This newly acquired postcard shows Millersburg, Pennsylvania and the wide Susquehanna River as it winds through the mountains.
A colorized postcard of Millersburg, Pennsylvania
A New York Times correspondent’s 1874 visit to Wiconisco Township
A dispatch to the New York Times from August 1874 details life and work in the thriving Dauphin County mining community.
“We want a vigorous prosecution of the war” – Chaplain calls for hard war against Confederacy in 1863
"I pronounce this rebellion wicked," thundered John Chandler Gregg in a speech given in Wiconisco, Pennsylvania.
Williamstown Tunnel – A closer look at a Pennsylvania coal mine in the 1860s
Williamstown Tunnel began shipping coal from Northern Dauphin County in 1866 and became the most prosperous coal mine in the state.
“Lykens Valley and the Coal Region” – Journalist Predicts Bright Future For Northern Dauphin County in 1833
"None can tell what a busy scene will be presented near these mines."
“First Lykens Boy Enlisted in World War”
The Lykens Standard reports on Charles Buffington joining the Army in April 1917 while encouraging others to volunteer.
“Pleasant excursion” – A ride on the Lykens Valley Railroad in 1833
Explore a rare 1833 account of riding Pennsylvania's Lykens Valley Railroad, one of the state's earliest railways. Discover how this horse-drawn line connected Bear Gap coal mines to Millersburg, spurring growth in the Coal Region and shaping Pennsylvania's industrial history. Dive into this snapshot of 19th-century railroad innovation. Read the full story.
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.
Newspaper office in Lykens sent four young printers off to fight the Civil War in 1861
Four young men walked out of the offices of the Lykens Journal in 1861 to join the Union Army. Only one came back.
“A Serious Disturbance” – A Brawl in Williamstown in December 1874
The fight took place outside the Washington House Hotel on Market Street in Williamstown and raised some serious eyebrows.