A photograph taken shortly after the Civil War shows mining operations in Wiconisco Township in Dauphin County in the 1860s.
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A Closer Look – The Breaker at Short Mountain in the 1860s
“We gave them hell” – Company G, 96th Pennsylvania in the Battle of South Mountain
Soldiers from a company in the 96th Pennsylvania describe their experiences in the Battle of South Mountain in September 1862.
“The War Feeling” – Pottsville and the Dangerous Days of September 1862
When a Confederate army threatened Pennsylvania in September 1862, the citizens of Pottsville jumped into action. They also felt the harsh hand of war.
“And Where’s Williams Valley?” – An 1877 Travel Guide to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
A writer and his friends rode the Reading Railroad in 1877 to write a travel guide. They reached the end of the line in Williams Valley.
“Revolutionary Disloyalty” – A Coal Miners’ Rebellion in Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill County During the Civil War
In October 1862, Irish miners in Schuylkill County staged an armed revolt against the government. Their actions foreshadowed even bloodier events.
A Dauphin County Newspaper Describes the Birth of Williamstown, Pennsylvania in 1865
The Upper Dauphin Register describes the new town being constructed in Williams Valley in a September 1865 edition.
From Lykenstown to War – Captain James Douden’s Company Marches to Pottsville
The young soldiers of Company G, 96th Pennsylvania rode wagons from Lykens to Pottsville in September 1861.
The Spanish Flu Outbreak in Williamstown – 1918
In the autumn of 1918, several hundred residents of this Pennsylvania town came down with influenza during the Spanish Flu pandemic.
A Coal Town is Born – Williamstown in 1864
As the Civil War raged, the village of Williamstown began growing on the slopes of Big Lick Mountain in Upper Dauphin County.
