The Children of Charles G. Riegle Who Was Killed in Mines, 1913
On 19 March 1913, Minnie [Coleman] Riegle was notified that her husband, Charles G. Riegle was killed in a mine accident at Short Mountain Colliery. At the time, she was […]
Smaller Stations En Route on the Lykens Valley Railroad
A cut shown above from an 1895 railroad map gives the approximate location of the smaller railroad states on the Lykens Valley Railroad. Other than the main railroad stations on […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by Local Historian C. H. Willier
In 1955 for the Gratz Sesqucentennial, Clayton H. Willier, a local historian and a member of the souvenir book committee, penned a history of the Great Gratz Fire of 1924. […]
Loyalton – Post Office & Snyder’s General Store, 1952
A photo of the Loyalton Post Office, Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1952. The post office and mail boxes are at rear left. Identified in the photograph, left to […]
Lykens – Smith’s Fashion Shop, 1926
An advertisement for Smith’s, The Fashion Shop, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. H. E. Smith Emelie Grimm Smith SMITH’S The Fashion Shop COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, SHOES, MILLINERY, Etc. LYKENS, PENNSYLVANIA _______________________________ […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Harrisburg Evening News
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Harrisburg Telegraph
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
Summit Branch Railroad – “The Adams Express”
“The Adams Express” was a special passenger train that made daily runs between Williamstown and Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the Summit Branch Railroad. From a timetable of 1875, the […]