Williamstown – Two Injured in Mine Cave-In, 1944
TWO MEN INJURED IN MINE CAVE-IN NEAR WILLIAMSTOWN, MONDAY Two Upper dauphin County coal miners were injured, one critically, in a mine cave-in near Williamstown late Monday afternoon. The men, […]
Local Servicemen Meet on Pacific Island, 1944
GRATZ AND LYKENS BOYS MEEY VALLEY BOYS ON PACIFIC ISLAND One recent Sunday afternoon in the Southwest Pacific, a group of valley service boys spent an enjoyable afternoon reminiscing facts […]
Williamstown – Shadel’s Opera House
An undated photograph of three young men outside Shadel’s Opera House, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The young men are identified (let to right) as: George Klinger, Pat Fitch, Harry Shammo. […]
Williamstown – Summit Branch Breaker
An undated photograph of the Summit Branch Breaker, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Branchdale – William Irving Killed by Fall of Coal, 1903
DEATHS – From the Lykens Standard, December 25, 1903: William Irving, a much esteemed young man, aged 27 years, was badly crushed about the head and body by a fall […]
Williamstown – Levi Miller Killed in Mines, 1900
From the Lykens Register, May 17, 1900: A MINE DISASTER A fatal mine disaster occurred int eh mines at Williamstown, Monday morning, that resulted in the death of one man […]
Coal Castles – Brookside Colliery
From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald in 1997: Located north of Tower City in the Williams Valley, the Brookside Colliery was originally operated as two […]
Williamstown – Matter & Stroup, 1894
An 1894 advertisement for Matter and Stroup, Merchant Tailors, Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________________ From the Premium Book for the 1894 Gratz Fair. Corrections and additional information should be added […]