Lykens – Main Street Looking West with Trolley
An undated photo view from a picture post card of the intersection of Main and Market Streets, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, looking west. A trolley passes through the intersection heading […]
Lykens – Coal Breaker
An undated colorized post card view of the coal breaker at Bear Gap, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Lykens Valley Slope
An undated photo of men coming out of (or being lowered into) the Lykens Valley Slope at Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The men are not identified. From an old […]
Lykens – Main Street Looking West
An undated photo view of Main Street looking West, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from an old post card. Hensel’s Clothing Store is at the right. _____________________________________ Corrections and additional information […]
Lykens – Main & Market Streets with Trolley
An undated colorized photo view from a picture post card of the intersection of Main and Market Streets, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, looking west. A trolley passes through the intersection […]
Lykens Post Office, 1866
A cover mailed from the Lykens Post Office, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 5 September 1866 to an attorney in Harrisburg. The stamp, identified as Scott Type A25, was first […]
Gratz Sisters of Lykens Visit Gratz, 1929
In November 1929, two Gratz sisters, Della Gratz (1875-1946) and Carrie Gratz (1872-1942), of Lykens, visited properties in Gratz that were associated with their great-grandfather, Simon Gratz. Simon Gratz is […]
The Murder of Jennie E. Barr – An Unsolved Crime from 1977
In the late evening of 29 March 1977, the widow Jennie E. Barr was found dead in the first floor den of her home by a neighbor. She had been […]