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Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery

| August 11, 2012

The Halifax United Methodist Church Cemetery is located at the corner of Rise Street and Wind Hill Drive within the Borough of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  It is easily located for those coming into Halifax via Harrisburg Road (Route 147/225), turn left at Adams Drive, which becomes Rise Street, and the cemetery is on the […]

Sons of the American Revolution in the Civil War

| August 10, 2012

As mentioned in the post yesterday, a monument in the Hoffman Church Cemetery recognizes veterans of the Revolutionary War who are known to be buried in the cemetery or who are believed to be buried somewhere in the cemetery. The monument is located in one of the oldest cemeteries in the Lykens Valley area can […]

The Hoffman Church and Cemetery

| August 9, 2012

One of the oldest churches and cemeteries in the Lykens Valley area can be found on the Crossroads near Route 25 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  It is St. Peter’s Church, also known as the Hoffman Church. According to early records, the church was founded in 1771 as a German Reformed congregation, but no […]

Tower City, Porter and Rush Township Civil War Veterans – Part 13

| August 8, 2012

The Tower City Borough, Porter Township and Rush Township Veterans Memorial is located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery which is located along Route 209 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  It was the subject of a prior post on this blog on 30 December 2010. Within the glass cases on the monument are name […]

Tower City, Porter and Rush Township Civil War Veterans – Part 12

| August 7, 2012

The Tower City Borough, Porter Township and Rush Township Veterans Memorial is located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery which is located along Route 209 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  It was the subject of a prior post on this blog on 30 December 2010. Within the glass cases on the monument are name […]