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Fire in 1900 spelled doom for a newspaper in Lykens

Posted on June 16, 2019June 7, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Fire swept through Lykens in December 1900 and destroyed the offices of the town's oldest newspaper

Posted in Lykens, NewspapersTagged 1900, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Fire, Lykens, Lykens Register, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Williams Valley2 Comments

Coal Region baseball star seen in 1906 photograph

Posted on January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Jake Daubert started his professional baseball career in Lykens, PA in 1906. He quickly rose to the big leagues.

Posted in Baseball, LykensTagged 1906, Baseball, Jake Daubert, Lykens, Pennsylvania, Photograph, Williams Valley, Williams Valley League, Williamstown2 Comments

The Curious Case of Dr. Charles H. Miller

Posted on July 26, 2018July 16, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Dr. Charles H. Miller grew up in Lykenstown, PA in the decade before the Civil War.

Posted in LykensTagged Charles H. Miller, Civil War, Dauphin County, Lykens, Pennsylvania, Wiconisco, Williams ValleyLeave a comment

“Wiconisco Marine killed on Saipan” – July 7, 1944

Posted on July 5, 2018June 19, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Corporal Raymond Holwig died during the fight for the strategically important Pacific Island in July 1944.

Posted in Lykens, World War IITagged Central Pennsylvania, Gratz, Lykens, Marine Corps, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Theater, Pennsylvania, Raymond H. Holwig, Wiconisco, Williams Valley, World War IILeave a comment

A young sailor from the Coal Region describes his first combat in the Spanish-American War

Posted on May 8, 2018May 5, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Clarence Holland was 16 when he first experienced battle during the bombardment of San Juan in May 1898.

Posted in Lykens, Spanish-American WarTagged Clarence D. Holland, Coal Region, Letters, Lykens, Newspapers, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Spanish-American War, U.S. Navy, USS Iowa, Williams Valley1 Comment

“I am a traveler by nature” – A long-lost son of Lykens writes home from the West

Posted on April 26, 2018April 15, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Frank Israel left his home in Pennsylvania and didn't look back for 15 years. While he was away, he traveled the world.

Posted in Lykens, TravelTagged 1900, Alaska, Dauphin County, Frank Israel, Lykens, Seattle, Spokane, Travel, Washington, Yukon1 Comment

After the First World War, miners in Williams Valley faced an uncertain future

Posted on March 22, 2018April 11, 2018 by Jake Wynn

A newspaper correspondent details life in Lykens and Wiconisco in the months after the end of the Great War.

Posted in Anthracite mining, LykensTagged 1918, anthracite, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Lykens, Pennsylvania, Wiconisco, Williams Valley, World War I1 Comment

Lykens Red Cross chapter knitted, baked, and volunteered to help local soldiers overseas in 1918

Posted on March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Women from the Coal Region volunteered to provide assistance to troops during the First World War.

Posted in Lykens, World War ITagged American Red Cross, Central Pennsylvania, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Lykens, Pennsylvania, Red Cross, Women, World War ILeave a comment

Investigating the 1877 Lykens Mine Fire – The Pennsylvania Mine Inspector’s Report

Posted on January 18, 2018February 14, 2019 by Jake Wynn

The Pennsylvania Inspectors of Mines report details findings about the devastating mine fire in the Short Mountain Colliery in Wiconisco Twp.

Posted in LykensTagged 1877, Central Pennsylvania, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Featured, Lykens, Lykens Mine Fire, Mine Fire, Pennsylvania, Wiconisco, Williams Valley1 Comment

Pennsylvania airman training for World War I writes home from his training camp in Texas

Posted on December 28, 2017February 8, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Victor Neiman penned a letter home to Lykens, PA from his training camp near San Antonio on December 26, 1917.

Posted in Lykens, World War ITagged Airplane, Aviation, Central Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Featured, Letter, Lykens, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, San Antonio, Texas, World War 1, World War I, WW1, WWILeave a comment

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