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“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

When the Klan came to Williams Valley – 1924

Posted on May 17, 2018May 16, 2019 by Jake Wynn

A recent visit to a cemetery in Schuylkill County inspired an examination of a dark chapter of local history.

Posted in Reflection, Tower CityTagged Central Pennsylvania, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Gratz, Immigration, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Lykens, Muir, Pennsylvania, Politics, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Tower City, Williams Valley, Williamstown3 Comments

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