Wiconisco – The Great Fire of 1904
A photograph of the destruction at Schaeffer’s Knitting Mill, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the fire of September 27, 1904. Photo from Liberty Hose Company No. 2, Lykens. From the […]
Tower City High School, 1922
This building was erected in 1922 for use as Tower City High School, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It remained in use as Tower City High School until Pennsylvania urged the creation […]
Tower City School, 1894
A colorized photograph of the 1894, two-story, eight room brick school building erected on the south side of Grand Avenue, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was used by all […]
Porter Township High School – 1874
The first building used as Porter Township High School, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was built in 1874 and was located on the northeast corner of Fourth Street and Wiconisco Avenue, Tower […]
Stuart E. Trevitz (1931-2022) – Banker & Township Official
“He began his banking career at the former Millersburg Trust Company, now Mid Penn Bank where he worked for over 41 years retiring as Vice President of loans. He served […]
History of Schools in Tower City & Porter Township to 1871
At the time of the Tower City & Porter Township Centennial, 1968, this building in Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was the oldest existing school building. It was built in 1871. […]
Log House at Foot of Stoney Mountain
An undated colorized photograph of the log house at the foot of Stoney Mountain, just west of the Dauphin County Line and south of Clark’s Valley Road. Pictured in front: […]
Sarah [Spatzer] Miller (1868-1968) – Almost a Centenarian
MRS. SARAH A. MILLER – CENTENNIAL MOTHER AND OLDEST RESIDENT, DIED Mrs. Sarah A. Miller, 99, of 115 N. Fourth Street, Tower City‘s oldest resident, died Thursday evening at her […]