Summit Branch Railroad – “The Adams Express”
“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 […]
Williamstown – Coal Storage Yards Below the Breaker
An undated photograph of the 4-track storage yard below the coal breaker at the Williamstown Colliery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. These cars were joined into long trains that moved the […]
Williamstown – Elementary School, 1907
A photograph of a Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, elementary school class of 1907. None of the persons have been identified. A number key is provided below to assist in identifying […]
Two Men Killed in Train Wreck at Black Lick, 1902
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 Death of Frederick Weaver of Elizabethville, 1898
The Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced a special one page insert to its 10 November 1898 edition which memorialized Frederick Weaver and noted his significant contributions to the […]
Williamstown (Dayton) – Midway General Store, 1922
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. […]
Passenger Railroad Service at Elizabethville, 1894
The passenger railroad schedule for trains arriving and departing at Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as printed in the Elizabethville Echo, 6 September 1894, was as follows: Six trains stopped at […]
The Crime Wave of 1900 and the Killing of “Shorty Jones”
In September 1900, Elizabethville and area was besieged with the worst wave of crime and terror it had experienced to date in its history. The Borough Council took the matter […]