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Harrisburg Telegraph

“This is a thriving little village” – Williamstown in 1871

Posted on September 16, 2016March 2, 2025 by Jake Wynn
Williamstown PA in the early 1870s

A visitor from Pottsville describes a rapidly expanding community in upper Dauphin County in 1871.

Posted in Coal Region, WilliamstownTagged 1871, anthracite, Anthracite mining, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Harrisburg Telegraph, Miners Journal, Williams Valley, Williamstown, Williamstown Colliery1 Comment

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