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
“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.
“The Stark Truth” – A Pennsylvania Soldier Witnesses the Collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945
A letter written by a soldier from Williamstown, PA details what it was like to be in Germany with American soldiers in the spring of 1945.
“Hungry Fans Plan Big Welcome” – Baseball Star Jake Daubert Returns in 1919
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.
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.
One Year in Hell: The Aftermath of the 1877 Lykens Mine Fire
Across the United States, the year 1877 was marked by tumult and violence. In Lykens, Pennsylvania the year was spent in economic desperation after a devastating mine fire.
Report Details the Opening of Williamstown Tunnel in 1856-1857
In a report written in April 1857, Joseph Ostermann details his work in opening the Williamstown Tunnel in Upper Dauphin County.
“Strike Among the Coal Miners”- Labor Strife in Wiconisco Township During the Civil War
In the spring of 1863, a series of strikes among miners stopped all work in the anthracite coal mines of Wiconisco Township.
“There was no fighting to speak of” – A Pennsylvania Town Marks Independence Day in 1862
Here's how citizens celebrated "the glorious Fourth" in Lykens, Pennsylvania during the dark years of the American Civil War.
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.
