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Investigating the 1877 Lykens Mine Fire – The Pennsylvania Mine Inspector’s Report

Posted on January 18, 2018February 14, 2019 by Jake Wynn

The Pennsylvania Inspectors of Mines report details findings about the devastating mine fire in the Short Mountain Colliery in Wiconisco Twp.

Posted in LykensTagged 1877, Central Pennsylvania, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Featured, Lykens, Lykens Mine Fire, Mine Fire, Pennsylvania, Wiconisco, Williams Valley1 Comment

Wynning History’s most-read stories of 2017

Posted on December 26, 2017December 21, 2017 by Jake Wynn

A collection of the most popular stories from Wynning History in 2017 all in one place.

Posted in ReflectionTagged 1877, Central Pennsylvania, Charity, Civil War, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Food, History, Lykens, Lykens Mine Fire, Pennsylvania, Reflection, Wiconisco, Williamstown, World War 2Leave a comment

One Year in Hell: The Aftermath of the 1877 Lykens Mine Fire

Posted on July 20, 2017April 5, 2019 by Jake Wynn

In Lykens, Pennsylvania the year 1877 was spent in economic desperation after a devastating mine fire.

Posted in Coal Region, LykensTagged 1877, anthracite, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Lykens, Lykens Mine Fire, Mine Accident, Mine Fire, Pennsylvania, Short Mountain, Short Mountain Colliery, The Long Depression, Wiconisco, Williams Valley3 Comments

One Spark: The 1877 Lykens Mine Fire

Posted on January 1, 2017April 4, 2018 by Jake Wynn

On a cold and snowy day in 1877, a fire began at the bottom of Short Mountain Colliery in Wiconisco, Pennsylvania. Two communities would be forever altered by its flames.

Posted in Anthracite mining, LykensTagged 1877, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Depression, Featured, Lykens, Lykens Mine Fire, Pennsylvania, Short Mountain, Wiconisco, Williams Valley7 Comments

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Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to this incredible guy
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.
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