Lykens – History of the Post Office, 1857-1932
The first post office in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was established in 1857 on Main Street, in a building known as “ten pin alley,” which was located just to the […]
Wiconisco – Mossop Hosiery Mills, 1902
The following article appeared in the Lykens Standard, November 28, 1902, describing the Mossop Hosiery Mills of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________________ A GREAT INDUSTRY Hosiery Mills of Issac Mossop […]
Dog Attacks Woman in Wiconisco, 1968
DOG ATTACKS WICONISCO LADY LAST FRIDAY A Wiconisco woman was admitted to Polyclinic Hospital on Friday after her dog turned on her and mauled her, hospital authorities reported. Mrs. Gertrude […]
The Romberger Family in the Lykens Valley
A photograph from 2019 of a Romberger Family Reunion held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the table (center) is Bob Averell, family historian, sharing some […]
The Great Lykens Fire of 1912
Reports from two newspapers on the fire that destroyed a portion of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in November, 1912. ______________________________________________ From the Harrisburg Daily Independent, November 13, 1912: LYKENS VISITED […]
Wiconisco – Birds-Eye View of Colliery
An undated newspaper birds-eye view of Wiconisco Township and the colliery in operation there. This was the Susquehanna Coal Company’s mine at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Reading Railroad Takes Over Operation of Williams Valley Railroad, 1907
___________________________________________________ From the West Schuylkill Herald, April 19, 1907: PHILADEPPHIA & READING TO OPERATE WILLIAMS VALLEY Tuesday, April 16th [1907] marked a new epoch in the history of the Williams […]
New Williams Valley High School – Expected Completion, 1972
An article that appeared in the Lykens Standard, May 28, 1970, indicated that the construction on the new Williams Valley High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was expected to […]