Norman Gasbarro | January 6, 2013
The Gettysburg Address was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, 19 November 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. The historical marker […]
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Norman Gasbarro | October 28, 2012
The Shamokin Cemetery is located at the intersection of South Anthracite Street and West High Street in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Within the cemetery there is a monument to the men who died in the Civil War. There is no direct path or road to the monument from South Anthracite Street and West High Street, […]
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Norman Gasbarro | October 20, 2012
Part 2 of 2. The Grace United Evangelical Cemetery is located on south Keystone Street in Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. From Interstate-81 (I-81), take the Tower City Exit (Route 209) and travel west on Rt. 209 to the community of Muir. At the sign for the United Methodist Church (Grace United Methodist Church) and the […]
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Norman Gasbarro | October 19, 2012
The Grace United Evangelical Cemetery is located on south Keystone Street in Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. From Interstate-81 (I-81), take the Tower City Exit (Route 209) and travel west on Rt. 209 to the community of Muir. At the sign for the United Methodist Church (Grace United Methodist Church) and the Porter Township Municipal Building, […]
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Norman Gasbarro | June 17, 2011
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, located in Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, has a relatively new cemetery for the Lykens Valley area, the first recorded burial being recorded there in 1894, the same year the church was built. It was that of Barbara [Wiest] Klinger (1832-1894), the wife of David S. Klinger (1827-1916). The church is located […]
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