Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – Events of 1916
News of the year 1916 of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad is presented here as reported in area newspapers. For all previous articles on this doomed project, see: Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. […]
Farmers Picnic at Scheib’s Grove, August 1911
The big event of August 1911 for promotion of the Lykens Valley Board of Trade and the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad was held at Scheib’s Grove near Springville [now Spring Glen], […]
World War II – Leon Artz – MIA, POW, then Liberated
A World War II military portrait of Leon Artz, that appeared in a local newspaper at the time he was reported missing. MISSING IN ACTION Private Leon Artz, son of […]
Hubley Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Hubely Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Sacramento, Spring Glen, and Fearnot are part of […]
Gratz – Sale of Westmont Lots, 1911 – “No Lots Sold to Colored People”
In 1911, with the hoped-for coming of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad to Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a new development was planned at the west end of town. Named “Westmont,” this […]
Gratz – Westmont Lot Plan, 1911
In 1911, with the hoped-for coming of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad to Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a new development was planned at the west end of town. Named “Westmont,” this […]
Harry E. Umholtz (1875-1948) – Killed By Auto in Gratz
GRATZ MAN, 74, KILLED BY AUTO Harry E. Umholtz, 74, was instantly killed when struck by an automobile on the highway near his home in Gratz Friday evening. He sustained […]
Guy R. Klinger (1889-1948) – Rural Mail Carrier
GUY R. KLINGER LAID TO REST SUNDAY Guy R. Klinger, aged 59 years, died Thursday afternoon at the home of Walter Umholtz in Gratz. He was a son of the […]