A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (3)
This is Part 3 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by Local Historian C. H. Willier
In 1955 for the Gratz Sesqucentennial, Clayton H. Willier, a local historian and a member of the souvenir book committee, penned a history of the Great Gratz Fire of 1924. […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Harrisburg Evening News
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Harrisburg Telegraph
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
Valley View – Updegrave’s General Store, 1911
A photograph of the interior of R. R. Updegrave‘s General Store, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March 1911, as part of a essay […]
Valley View – Hotel, 1911
A photograph of the Valley View Hotel, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March 1911, as part of a essay on “Enterprising Business Firms […]
Hegins – Crossroads, 1910
An old picture post card view of the Crossroads, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1910 and looking north. The Mahantongo Mountain appears in the distance. At the left of […]
Millersburg – Leon E. Kocher Coal Company, 1957
An advertisement for Leon E. Kocher Coal Company, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. LEON E. KOCHER COMPANY Heavy – Media Cleaned Coal OFFICES Valley View, Phone OV 2-3181 Millersburg, Phone 270 […]