On June 19, 1863, an overcrowded passenger train jumped the tracks in Northern Dauphin County. Six people died in the disaster.
The Gettysburg Campaign’s Forgotten Railroad Disaster
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Jake Daubert Goes From Williams Valley to the Big Leagues
Jake Daubert played his first professional baseball in Williams Valley in 1906. By 1910, he was playing in the big leagues.
A Central Pennsylvania Newspaper Marches to War in 1861
Four young men walked out of the offices of the Lykens Journal in 1861 to join the Union Army. Only one came back.
Honoring Civil War Veterans: Memorial Day 1889
A writer in Lykens, PA describes the town's Memorial Day ceremonies in May 1889.
Practicing for War – Blackout Drills in May 1942
In May 1942, vast swaths of Central Pennsylvania went dark. Local air raid wardens planned blackout drills to prepare for enemy bombers.
Killed at Spotsylvania Court House – The Workman Brothers of Wiconisco, Pennsylvania
On May 10, 1864, Josiah and Franklin Workman were killed in combat during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
“Hard Skirmishing All Day” – 96th Pennsylvania in the Battle of West Point
The 96th Pennsylvania experiences its first contact with the enemy at the Battle of West Point, Virginia on May 7, 1862.
“Now, Let the Eagle Scream” – Elizabethville Prepares for War in April 1898
The Elizabethville Echo describes the scene as the United States marched to war with Spain in April 1898.
“A Shocking Mining Accident” in Williamstown, Pennsylvania – April 1872
"The excitement is great," reported the Lykens Register in April 1872. Williamstown Colliery had just experienced its deadliest accident to date.
“Cut Off From The Rest of The World” – Life in the Upper End in 1917
Residents of Northern Dauphin County complained after a change in train schedules left them "cut off from the rest of world" in July 1917.
