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. […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – Events of 1912
News of the year 1912 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. […]
Williamstown – Williams Valley Hospital, 1917-1933
An early 20th century photograph of the Williams Valley Hospital, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A brief history of this hospital was included with the above photo in the Williamstown Sesquicentennal […]
Williamstown House Hotel (2)
An undated photograph of the Williamstown House Hotel, 205 E. Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This photo appeared in the Williamstown Sesquicetennial Book along with the following description of […]
Tower City High School – Class of 1948
A photograph of the 1948 graduating class of the Tower City High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured are: Front Row (seated): Phyllis Schwenk; Colleen Thompson; Fay Rudisill; Betty […]
Porter Township High School Baseball, 1937
A 1937 photograph of the two star baseball players of Porter Township High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania: Pete Sherack and Anthony Sherack. ________________________________ Photo appeared in the “Memory […]
Rausch Creek – Markson Colliery
A map of the Markson Colliery at Good Spring near Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The abandoned Markson Colliery workings are located within the Donaldson Syncline of the. Southern Anthracite […]
The Murder of Jennie E. Barr – An Unsolved Crime from 1977
In the late evening of 29 March 1977, the widow Jennie E. Barr was found dead in the first floor den of her home by a neighbor. She had been […]