Lykens – The Great Locomotive Theft, 1909
On August 30, 1909, Elmer L. Johns of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on a dare while under the influence of alcohol, hijacked a steam locomotive from the Pennsylvania Railroad yards […]
Fire at Snyder Lumber Mill Near Woodside, 1928
From the Elizabethville Echo, April 26, 1928, a news story about a fire which started in a grass field near a saw mill between Woodside Station and Millersburg and spread […]
Fires Near Lenker Station
Lenker Station was a flag stop on the Lykens Valley Railroad. It was located between Elizabethville and Millersburg. The area around the station was heavily wooded and fires often broke […]
Some Happenings In and Around Lenker Station
A map showing the location of Lenkers, also known as Lenker’s Station, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (violet dot). The station was located on the Lykens Valley Railroad between Millersburg and Elizabethville. […]
Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1931-1935
Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]
Millersburg – Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands, 1866
“A considerable sensation was created in Millersburg by having a live Queen passing through that place. Her Imperial Highness, Emma, Queen Consort of the Sandwich Islands [Hawaii], accompanied by a […]
Young Man Dies in Hut Fire Near Woodside, 1928
In the early morning hours of Easter Sunday, 1928, near Woodside Station on the Lykens Valley Railroad, a young man died in a tree hut that he had constructed and […]
The Trolley From Millersburg to Gratz, 1906
In late December 1906, a brief news story appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph about a proposal to build a trolley line from Millersburg to Gratz. The story was picked up […]