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 […]
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 Adams Express” was a special passenger train that made daily runs between Williamstown and Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the Summit Branch Railroad. From a timetable of 1875, the […]
An undated, panoramic view looking east on a double picture post card of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Coal mining operations at Bear Gap are seen to the the left. Additional […]
Previously, on The Civil War Blog, the following was reported: A Civil War veteran, Samuel Ruch (1846-1902), a resident of Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was killed on 20 October […]
The Midway General Store, Dayton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Quality and Service” our Motto We carry a full and complete line of Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions and Miner’s Supplies. WILLIAM D. […]
While returning from a camp meeting at Dayton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Clara Zeigler of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and one other person were seriously injured when the wagon they were […]
The death of Albert Williams was reported in the Elizabethville Echo, 6 July 1899: Killed at Lykens Lykens, 3 July 1899 — Albert W. Williams, a young man about 25 […]