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Women faced great risks, but volunteered to save lives in Harrisburg during the 1918 flu epidemic

Posted on March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 by Jake Wynn

During the height of the 1918 influenza epidemic, the women of Central Pennsylvania jumped into action.

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“Hungry Fans Plan Big Welcome” – Baseball Star Jake Daubert Returns in 1919

Posted on August 14, 2017August 13, 2017 by Jake Wynn

Baseball fans from Upper Dauphin County gathered in Harrisburg in August 1919 to watch a local hero play for the Cincinnati Reds on City Island.

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Good for Old Dauphin! – The Election of 1860

Posted on November 8, 2016November 8, 2016 by Jake Wynn

Wiconisco Township and Dauphin County go for Lincoln in the election that sparked the Civil War.

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Christmas 1864 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Posted on December 21, 2014April 29, 2017 by Jake Wynn

The Harrisburg Telegraph wished its readers a "Merry Christmas" while the country prepared for its fourth Christmas at war.

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I could stand here forever. A stunning view of the Susquehanna.

Watching my new neighborhood being transformed into a 1980s street scene. Just got a little more excited for the next #WonderWoman film.

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