Coal Castles – Big Mountain Colliery (1853-1934)
A group of six miners pictured at the No. 2 slope entrance of the Big Mountain Colliery, located just south of Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. From a series of articles […]
Wiconisco Dyeing Company, 1908
WICONISCO DYEING COMPANY – FRITZ DYEING COMPANY One of the essential adjuncts to the industrial activity of Wiconisco and Lykens, in fact one that contributes materially to the superior products […]
George “Rinso” Marquette – Minor League Baseball Player from Shamokin
A colorized portrait photograph of George “Rinso” Marquette (1924-2008), born in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and died in Lebanon, Lebanon County. In 2013, he was inducted into the Middle Atlantic […]
Early Roads & Organization of Schuylkill County
A map of the Province of Pennsylvania, 1756, “drawn from the best authorities, by Thomas Kitchen.” Printed for R. Baldwin, 1756. Source: Library of Congress Map Collection. Below, an enlarged […]
French and Indian War South of the Blue Mountain
A portrait of Conrad Weiser (1696-1760). Early Colonial history in the area known today as Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is told by Joseph H. Zerbey in Volume 4 of his History of Pottsville and Schuylkill […]
Early Colonial History
The first of four pages of the Charter issued to William Penn in 1681 for the Colony of Pennsylvania. The portrait (or cartouche) in the upper left corner is of […]
Indian History of Schuylkill County
Benjamin West‘s painting in 1771 of William Penn‘s 1682 treaty with the Lenape Indians. The early history of Indians in the area known today as Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is told […]
Shamokin – Independence Street (2)
An undated colorized post card view of Independence Street, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Note the various autos and businesses on both sides of the street. ____________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]