A newspaper advertisement from the Millersburg Sentinel, February 9, 1951, for the River Side Bowling Center, Gearhart Street, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ALLEYS OPEN EVERY NIGHT OPEN BOWLING MONDAY AND […]
In his July 28, 1966, column in the Lykens Standard, “Lykens of Yesteryear,” C. L. Peters reflected on the earlier railroads of the Lykens Valley area. The photo accompanying the […]
An architect’s rendition of the new SEPTA-Amtrak Railroad Station at Ardmore, Pennsylvania. The new station is presently under construction. The former station building at the site has been demolished and […]
In 1906, Civil War veteran Harry Shoop was arrested and charged with raping the 12-year-old daughter of Dennis Crimmins of York, York County, Pennsylvania. The trial took place in January […]
A 2017 photograph from track-side of the SEPTA-Amtrak Railroad Station at Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Ardmore is a station stop on the railroad’s “Mail Line,” a route from Philadelphia to Harrisburg and […]
The murder of Mildred I. Wilson, of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, occurred in January, 1978. It was previously reported on this blog in a series of five posts. At the […]
Dr. Levi A. Shirk (a.k.a. L. A. Sherk), a well-known and respected medical professional in the Lykens Valley area with offices in Tower City and Millersburg, went to trial in […]
A colorized version of a black and white photograph taken in the 1930s in front of the Millersburg Railroad Station, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. There are two different interpretations of […]