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Grand Army Day in Mahanoy City, 1890
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on November 19, 2018
An 1890 photograph of an elaborate arch erected in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, by the Knights of the Golden Eagle, in tribute to the Severn Post No. 110, G.A.R.
The photo appeared in the Pottsville Republican and Herald, series entitled “Glimpses Into Yesteryear,” 4 January 1879, via Newspapers.com.
The caption reads:
Schuylkill Cuntians always have been proud of their war veterans, and the Civil War vets were admired as heroes. This fact is evident in this 88-year-old photo of Mahanoy City, showing the elaborate preparations made for annual Grand Army Day. Several arches were constructed on Centre Street, the most imposing of which is the one pictured above, erected under sponsorship of the Knights of the Golden Eagle in honor of the Severn Post No. 110, Grand Army of the Republic. The post was formed in May 1968 and named for Captain Isaac Severn of Mahanoy City.
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