Norman Gasbarro | October 24, 2012
A biographical sketch of Jacob Good (1842-1904) appeared in the Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County: Jacob Good, foreman of the boiler department of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 22 October 1842. His father died when he was quite young and he removed with his mother to Dauphin County and […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 13, 2012
David W. Brown, born on 25 September 1802 in Northumberland County, England, came to America in 1829 and soon after settled in the area of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He had learned coal mining at the Hetton Colliery in Durham, England, where he worked from 1826 to 1829. Knowing of the opportunities available to develop […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 29, 2012
A biography of Jacob Kissinger appeared in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, page 886-887, published in 1896 by the J. M. Runk Company of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. A slightly edited version of that article appears below: Jacob Kissinger, farmer and stockman of Gratz, Pennsylvania, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 14 November 1843. […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 15, 2012
Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is located south of Grand Avenue (Route 209) in Tower City. To locate the cemetery from Grand Avenue, turn south on 4th Street and continue across the bridge over the Wiconisco Creek and the street becomes Greenwood Road. The cemetery is on the right just after the road […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 10, 2012
The community of Ravine can be located by heading north out of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on Route 125, toward Exit 104 of I-81. On the west side of the road is a memorial dedicated primarily to those students of Ravine School District who served in World War II. At the top of the […]
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