“The Frenzy and What Came of It” | A Harper’s Weekly cover from 1877

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“The frenzy and what came of it.” After the fires burned out and the strikes were crushed, this 1877 illustration captured what remained. A worker sits in the wreckage, a reminder of the violence and destruction following America’s first great labor uprising. Read the Full Story.

“A boy with the right stuff” | John H. Williams of Pottsville, PA

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John H. Williams businessman Civil War veteran Pottsville Pittsburgh History schuylkill county

From runaway drummer boy to Pottsville’s own “Williams the Hatter,” John H. Williams carved a path of daring and enterprise. After Civil War service as a teenager, he founded a thriving hatter shop in 1870, becoming one of the county’s youngest and most renowned, respected merchants. Read the full story.