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
“No fighting to speak of” – A Pennsylvania coal town marked Independence Day 1862 with surprisingly peaceful demonstration
Here's how citizens celebrated "the glorious Fourth" in Lykens, Pennsylvania during the dark years of the American Civil War.
“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.
An 1862 letter reveals Simon Cameron’s connection to the coal industry in upper Dauphin County
The disgraced Secretary of War often invested in industrial ventures in Pennsylvania.
