Norman Gasbarro | October 23, 2015
Notice of the results of a coroner’s inquest into the death of Peter D. Eby at Lykens appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph on 5 January 1882: KILLED IN THE MINES A Man’s Neck Broken While Riding on the Cars Coroner Shindler was called to Lykens yesterday to hold an inquest on the body of Peter […]
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Jake Wynn | July 7, 2013
The Lykens Valley was mostly known for one major item in the years of the Civil War. Anthracite coal. This hard, stony coal burned hotter and longer than almost every other fuel available at the time, and the Lykens Valley anthracite was considered by many to be the best in the world. One article, published […]
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