Petition to “Rescue a Crime Infested People,” 1925
After a series of many robberies that occurred in a one month period between April and May, 1925, the leaders of the various communities in the Lykens Valley petitioned the […]
Dietrich – Zimmerman Suicide, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, December 14, 1906: SUICIDE AT DIETRICH Henry Zimmerman of Dietrich, who has been despondent for some time, committed suicide by shooting himself in the top of […]
Lykens Valley Coal Company, c.1868
A photo from the late 1860s taken by photographer Isaac Kunkel of the Lykens Valley Coal Company’s breaker on the eastern slopes of Bear Gap in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, […]
Lykens – Damage from the 1924 Flood
From the Lykens Standard, October 3, 1924, an article describing some of the damage from flood of 1924: FLOOD COST BOROUGH RESIDENTS $10,000 Not since 1889, when this section went […]
Contracts Awarded for Wiconisco School Gymnasium, 1930
CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR WICONISCO GYMNASIUM At a special meeting Wednesday evening, April 16th, the Board of School Directors, Wiconisco Township, awarded contracts amounting to $22,643.74, to erect a gymnasium building […]
Wiconisco Township Municipal Building, 2014
A 2014 GoogleMaps street view photograph of the municipal building for Wiconisco Township, located in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This building was formerly part of the Wiconisco Schools and much […]
Wiconisco Public School Building, 1970
A photograph taken about 1970 of the Wiconisco Public School, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________________ From the Souvenir Book for the Wiconisco Sesquicentennial (1839-1989). Corrections and additional information should be added […]
Black Residents of Upper Dauphin County, 1880
A portion of the 1880 Federal Census for Gratz Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing two families living in the same household. The 1880 Census used two terms to identify Blacks […]