A report from the Summit Branch Railroad Company in 1865 details the growth of a new community at the northern tip of Dauphin County.
Anthracite coal and the Civil War fueled the birth of Williamstown in the 1860s
“Abandoned as Unprofitable” – Williamstown Colliery Closes Forever
In January 1942, workers began dismantling the once thriving Williamstown mining operation.
A coal town is born – Williamstown, Pennsylvania in 1864
As the Civil War raged, the village of Williamstown began growing on the slopes of Big Lick Mountain in upper Dauphin County.
