Coal Castles – Brookside Colliery
From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: Located north of Tower City in the Williams Valley, the Brookside Colliery was originally operated as two […]
Tower City Post Office, 1912
The stamped corner of a penny post card, mailed from Tower City Post Office, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, January 1, 1912, 2 P. M. ______________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information […]
Reinerton – New Bottling Plant for Canada Dry
A portrait photograph of Charles F. Nelson followed by an April 1941 photo essay on the production of a Canada Dry beverage at the new bottling plant of Charles F. […]
Tower City – Street Scene
An undated post card view of a street scene in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Pottsville – Bus Terminal
An undated photograph of the Bus Terminal at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. This facility was built next to the Reading Railroad Station, and until the rail service ended, connections were […]
Phillips-Jones Factory at Muir
On November 11, 1949, the West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City published an article on the relatively-new apparel factory, Phillips-Jones Corporation, at Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The article focused more […]
Pro-Coal Ads in 1949
Two examples of pro-coal ads appearing in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, August 5, 1949, August 12, 1949. These promotions were meant to encourage local area residents to stock […]
30th Anniversary of Porter Township High School Class of 1932
A photograph of the 30th Reunion of the Porter Township High School Class of 1932, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as it appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, October 5, […]