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Railroad Memories of Lenker Station

The Lenkers Railroad Station, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was located on the east side of Lenker Station, Mohr Road, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Heading west from Elizabethville on […]

January 16, 2024
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Halifax – White Horses

A representation of the White Horses, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced on a wood block by Hometowne Collectibles for the Halifax Area Historical Society. On the back of the block is the following […]

December 18, 2021
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The “Doodlebug” Experiment on the Lykens Valley Railroad, 1928

“Doodlebug” was the nickname given to gas-electric self-propelled rail cars that had a passenger seating area, a baggage or freight area, and engineer controls at the motor end. The car […]

November 8, 2021
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McClellan Storage Yard, 1900-1930

A drawing representing McClellan Storage Yard, at McClellan, near Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as it appeared in 1756. The drawing was featured on a souvenir or commemorative plate issued for […]

October 31, 2020
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Wiconisco Canal, 1848-1889

A 72-page-book, Wiconisco Canal from Purpose & Hope to Only Memories: Clark’s Ferry, Halifax, Millersburg, 1848-1889, by Pearl Bretz Hane, was published in 2013 by the Halifax Area Historical Society, […]

October 30, 2020
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Post Cards of Halifax Community

A 250-page-book, Post Cards of Hallifax Community, Its Borough and Three Rural Valleys: Post Card Treasures of Historical Moments, by Pearl Bretz Hane, was published in 2018 by the Halifax […]

October 5, 2020
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Three Arrested for Coal Theft at McClellan, 1931

In the same edition of the Elizabethville Echo in which the editor, Milton A. Miller flippantly dismissed African American criticisms to the radio show, Amos ‘n Andy, an article appeared […]

August 9, 2020
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McClellan – Loading Coal, 1930

A photograph believed to have been taken around 1930 of a coal-loading operation at McClellan, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________ From the 1969 yearbook, Wildcat, of the Halifax High School, Halifax, […]

October 25, 2019

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