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
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.
“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.
“In A Very Unenviable Light”- Denying Charges of Drunkenness in the 96th Pennsylvania
Lt. Colonel Jacob G. Frick refutes a report of a wild, drunken party that included numerous officers of the 96th Pennsylvania.
“Abandoned as Unprofitable” – Williamstown Colliery Closes Forever
In January 1942, workers began to dismantle the once mighty Williamstown mining operation.
Sudden Death On The Road To Williamstown – January 1877
Drunken sleigh-riding not advised.
“Remove the Stigma” – A Civil War Soldier Writes to Save His Reputation
Private Stephen Gribben's January 1862 letter to the Pottsville Miners' Journal pleads with the editor to right a wrong done to him in its pages.
“The Northern Mother to Her Son” – A Poem from the 96th Pennsylvania
Soldier-poet John T. Boyle writes home to the Pottsville Miners' Journal with this poem about the emotions of the mothers on the Northern home front.
The Sauerkraut – The 96th Pennsylvania in December 1861
The members of the 96th Pennsylvania received a rare luxury from home in December 1861 -- three barrels of sauerkraut.
Fire On the Mountain – The Brookside Colliery Fire of November 1869
On November 20, 1869, a massive fire swept through the Brookside Colliery above the growing village of Tower City, Pennsylvania.
