A writer and his friends rode the Reading Railroad to write a travel guide. They reached the end of the line in Williams Valley.
“And where’s Williams Valley?” – An 1877 travel guide pointed visitors to western Schuylkill County
“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.
First-baseman Jake Daubert went from Pennsylvania’s Williams Valley to National League MVP in 1913
Daubert played his first professional baseball in Williams Valley in 1906. A decade later, he was an MVP and World Series champion.
Honoring Civil War Veterans: Memorial Day 1889
A writer in Lykens, PA describes the town's Memorial Day ceremonies in May 1889.
“Cut off from the rest of the world” – First World War disrupted life in northern Dauphin County
A change in railroad schedules to support the American war effort in 1917 left residents of the Upper End isolated and angry.
Williamstown Takes on the Harrisburg Giants – July 1905
In an exhibition game in July 1905, the Harrisburg Giants traveled to the Upper End to take on Williamstown.
Poor sportsmanship? – An ugly incident on a Williams Valley ballfield in 1894
The fight during a game in August 1894 prompted an angry response from one Williamstown resident.
“The Homeliest of Villages” – Lykens, Pennsylvania in the 1850s
Dr. Charles H. Miller describes his hometown in an 1876 pamphlet. It gives a wonderful description of Miller's childhood in the growing village of Lykens, Pennsylvania.
“A Proposed New County” – Northern Dauphin County’s Long History of Separatism
During the 19th Century, Northern Dauphin County was "disposed to secede" and form a new county with Lykens, Pennsylvania as the county seat.
“A New County Out of Dauphin” – A Proposal from the Residents of Lykens, Pennsylvania
On March 8, 1879, residents of Lykens, Pennsylvania met to take their community out of Dauphin County and form a new government based in their community.
