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A visit to the ruins of a Yuengling brewery in Richmond, Virginia

Posted on February 16, 2019February 13, 2019 by Jake Wynn

On a recent trip to Richmond, we visited the former site of a Yuengling brewery.

Posted in Reflection, Schuylkill CountyTagged Beer, Brewery, Pottsville, Richmond, Schuylkill County, Travel, Virginia, Yuengling7 Comments

“Ice cream unrivaled” – How Yuengling survived Prohibition

Posted on February 10, 2019May 30, 2019 by Jake Wynn

A sweet dessert helped save America's oldest brewery from disappearing during Prohibition.

Posted in Pottsville, Schuylkill CountyTagged Beer, Brewing, Coal Region, Great Depression, Ice Cream, Pennsylvania, Pottsville, Prohibition, Schuylkill County, Yuengling2 Comments

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Very excited to see one of my favorite #WW2 aircraft at the air show in Reading. I always enjoyed reading about the B-24 Liberator and their crews. Fantastic to see it roar by us during the show.

On the morning of June 6, 1944, residents of communities across #Pennsylvania’s #CoalRegion awoke to the news that Allied forces had landed in Normandy. They responded with hope, excitement, meditation, and prayer. They quietly gathered in churches, synagogues, and other quiet places to contemplate the meaning of this historic event. Click the link in my profile to read accounts of #DDay on the Pennsylvania home front. (Photos: women gather at a church in Scranton to pray on D-Day and American infantry lands on the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944) #DDay75 #WorldWar2 #WW2

Made a stop to see Rich and experience the extremely moving Flight 93 National Memorial this afternoon under an ominous sky.

Had the chance to live a childhood dream and visit the Horseshoe Curve above Altoona. We waited more than an hour to see a train pass by. Then within 15 minutes, we saw 3 freight trains and Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian negotiate the steep curve.

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