Fire Destroys Shops at Short Mountain Colliery, 1916
Short Mountain Colliery, located in Bear Gap north of Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was the scene of many fires over the years. A fire in early 2016 destroyed […]
Lloyd Neiswender (1933-1950) – Killed in Hunting Accident
DAYTON YOUTH KILLED IN HUNTING ACCIDENT Lloyd Neiswender, 17, of Dayton, near Williamstown, lost his life in a hunting accident, shortly before noon Saturday. According to State Police, the youth […]
Larry S. Byerly (1930-1978) – Minor League Baseball Player from Williamstown
Larry Byerly, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Byerly, of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was a Minor League baseball player in the farm system of the Philadelphia Athletics Organization of […]
Lykens – Baptist Church & Route 209 Railroad Crossing, 1968
A photograph of the Baptist Church in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken on 24 June1968. Note the railroad tracks in the foreground. The route to Wiconisco (to the left) and […]
Calder A. Enders (1890-1950) – P. P. & L. Employee
CALDER A. ENDERS Calder A. Enders, 60, of 578 Market Street, died last Thursday at the Harrisburg Hospital. In ill health since 17 March [1950], when he collapsed in his […]
Chester L. Matter (1910-1950) – Lykens Grocer
CHESTER L. MATTER Chester L. Matter, age 39 years, died at his home in Lykens Monday morning. Mr. Matter was a son of the late William Matter and Sula [Lebo] […]
Guy L. Klinger (1889-1948) – Rural Mail Carrier & Gratz Fair Official
GUY KLINGER, MAIL CARRIER and GRATZ FAIR OFFICIAL DIED THURSDAY at GRATZ Served as Rural Mail Carrier for Lykens, R. D., for Forty Years, and a secretary of the Gratz […]
Harvey H. Snyder (1968-1948) – Loyalton Merchant & Former Postmaster
LOYALTON MERCHANT DIED TUESDAY Harvey H. Snyder, Loyalton merchant, and former postmaster, died at his home at that place Tuesday morning. He had been in ill health for some time. […]