Tower City – East Brookside Mine Shaft
An undated colorized post card view of the mine shaft at East Brookside Colliery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Note that the car refers to Tower City as “Tar City,” […]
Tower City House
An undated print showing the Tower City House, H. K. Updegrave, proprietor, an old hotel in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as […]
History of the Berrysburg Seminary (3)
A History of Berrysburg Seminary, from an address by D. G. Lubold at a reunion of alumni and students held at Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, August 11, 1904. Published […]
Five Injured in Bus Crash North of Halifax, 1943
In February 1943, on a return trip to the Lykens Valley from the Middletown Air Depot, a bus operated by the Williams Valley Transportation crashed into a bridge north of […]
Charles J. Price – First Dauphin County Mine Inspector, 1906
DAUPHIN COUNTY’S FIRST MINE INSPECTOR IN OFFICE Charles J. Price of this place [Lykens] on Monday assumed the duties of Dauphin County’s first mine inspector, a position to which he […]
Tower City-Porter Township Centennial Medal, 1968
Both sides of the centennial medal issued for the Tower City-Porter Township Centennial (1868-1968), Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Obverse: “Hardworking Past, Building a Better Future.” Reverse: “100 Years – […]
Suicidal Millersburg Man Found in Lebanon, 1901
In 1901, much was attention was given to a missing man from Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On February 8, 1901, the Lykens Standard reported that he had been found in […]
Man Killed While Sleeping on Railroad Tracks, 1932
Strange, but true, this story appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, July 15, 1932, about a man who was fishing and hunting who became tired and decided to rest between […]