C. Wayne Bair (1921-2021) – Almost a Centenarian
C. WAYNE BAIR C. Wayne Bair, age 99, of Hegins, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at his residence. He was born on Wednesday, June 22, 1921, in Tremont, a […]
Tremont – Westwood Colliery
An undated post card view of the Westwood Colliery, near Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Tremont – Basketball Game Started with Klan Explosion, 1925
In 1925, a basketball game in Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was started with a bomb exploding on a hill near the town. The explosion was attributed to the Ku Klux […]
Curtin C. McLaughlin (1884-1938) – Businessman & Auto Dealer
The death of Curtin Cleveland McLaughlin on February 10, 1938, brought to an end a garage and auto dealership (McLaughlin Motor Company) located on Market Square, Millersburg, in the brick […]
Tower City – Zion Evangelical Church, 1922-1943
An undated colorized photograph of the Zion Evangelical Church, northwest corner of Grand Avenue and Fourth Street, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. This brick building was built on the site […]
Early Railroads Near Tower City
A colorized photograph of the Williams Valley Railroad station at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, built after 1892 when a rail line was extended to Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According […]
Henry Keiser of Lykens and the Whiskey Ration
This blog post presents “whiskey-related” information from the Henry Keiser Diary. Henry was a Civil War soldier from Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________________________ The print of a political cartoon shown […]
Tremont – Reading Railroad Station & Rail History
An undated newspaper photograph of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Station at Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, September 1, 1977, along with the […]