On February 7, 1862, a roof collapsed inside the Short Mountain Colliery killing a respected miner and wounding several others.
“This community sustains a great loss” – A fatal mine disaster in Wiconisco Township during the Civil War
A Pennsylvania coal town expressed astonishment that it celebrated July 4th without violence in 1862
Wiconisco Township marked Independence Day 1862 with surprisingly peaceful demonstration.
“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.
Simon Cameron and the coal mines of Williams Valley – 1862
The disgraced Secretary of War often invested in industrial ventures in Pennsylvania.
