Lykens High School – Class of 1911
A newspaper photograph of the Class of 1911, Lykens High School, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This photo appeared in the Lykens Standard, August 26, 1910, with the following caption: THE […]
Lykens & Wiconisco Diamond Jubilee, 1913
A 1913 souvenir badge from the Lykens & Wiconisco Diamond Jubilee, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The badge features a picture mining car with men going into or coming out of a […]
Some Early Stories of the Lykens Valley Railroad, 1834-1913
An undated photograph of the railroad station and supporting buildings at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This post consists of a selection of early stories about the Lykens Valley Railroad, from […]
Trial of the Jackson Township School Directors, 1906
A portrait of Judge George Kunkel (1855-1920), who presided over the trial of the Jackson Township school directors and community members in late March, 1906. The portrait is from the […]
After the Trial of the Jackson Township Anti-Vax “Conspirators”
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Commissioner of Health for Pennsylvania, took the results of the March 1906 trial as a victory for compulsory vaccination even though the court had ruled that […]
Wiconisco – Trolley Bridge
An undated real photo post card view of the trolley bridge at Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Jedediah Hotchkiss, Confederate Mapmaker, and Lykens Valley School Teacher (2)
A portion of a map made during the Civil War by Confederate Mapmaker Jedediah Hotchkiss. The map was drawn from notes Hotchkiss made while serving as a teacher in the […]
Carol J. Underkoffler of Wiconisco, 1953
A 1953 portrait photograph of Carol J. Underkoffler, of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1953 yearbook of the West Chester State Teachers College, West […]