Lykens Valley Coal – When Discovered
LYKENS VALLEY COAL – WHEN DISCOVERED On a Sabbath day in the year 1825, Jacob Burd Sr., and Peter Kimes, then living at the lower end of Short Mountain, in […]
Lykens – N. E. Snyder Jeweler & Optician, 1908
N. E. SNYDER – JEWELER & OPTICIAN Another well-known successful business man here [Lykens] is Nathaniel E. Snyder, who since purchasing the jewelry business of John Sweager, in 1892, has […]
Edward H. Fennel – Lykens Painter & Paperhanger, 1908
At Mr. Fennel’s establishment, in the Kirchoff Building on East Main Street, can always be found one of the largest, most up-to-date lines of wall paper, moulding, etc., to be […]
Lykens – Globe Clothing House, 1908
A colorized newspaper photograph of the Globe Clothing House, appearing in the Lykens Standard, March 13, 1908 as part of a special Souvenir Edition. The store was located at the corner […]
Man With Two Names Killed in Mines, 1903
He was known by various combinations of Benjamin Walter “Archie” Roe [or Row] and also known as Benjamin Row Dietrich [or Deitrich]. He died as a result of falling down […]
Lykens – Union Restaurant, 1908
UNION RESTAURANT CHARLES J. WITMER Charles J. Witmer, who succeeded William Morris as proprietor of The Restaurant in December, 1907, has thoroughly renovated the entire establishment since and changed the […]
Wiconisco – Mossop Hosiery Mill, 1908
Standing first and foremost in the ranks of industrial enterprises in the Lykens Valley is the hosiery knitting mill of Isaac Mossop & Company, of Wiconisco. The company was organized […]
Henry Feindt – Postmaster of Lykens, 1908
As postmaster of Lykens since 1902, Henry Feindt has proved one of the most satisfactory official the borough has ever had. Mr. Feindt is one of the old, substantial citizens […]