Norman Gasbarro | November 30, 2011
St. Mark’s Cemetery lies off Lykens Valley Road (Route 25) in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and is the last cemetery that can be seen from the road as the traveler heads west out of Schuylkill County into Dauphin County toward the Borough of Gratz. The cemetery is off the main road on School Street. […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 11, 2011
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, by Herman Atkins MacNeil, 1927. Designed as a formal gateway to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, these 40-foot pylons commemorate military men of the Civil War. The figures at the base of the north column portray soldiers and the group at the south column honor sailors. Carved in relief a […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 4, 2011
Jacobs Lutheran Church is located along Suedbery Road (Route 443), in Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In front of the church is a stone memorial to the early settlers who were members of this Revolutionary War era congregation who are buried in the cemetery adjacent to the church. In front of the stone are […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 2, 2011
A revised and expanded edition of Civil War Harrisburg: A Guide to Capital Area Sites, Incidents and Personalities has recently been published by the Camp Curtin Historical Society. The book which is edited by Lawrence E. Keener-Farley and James E. Schmick, is available directly through the web site of the Camp Curtin Historical Society and […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 10, 2011
Yesterday, the All Wars Memorial of Pine Grove‘s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post was featured. Today the focus will be on the Pine Grove American Legion All Wars Memorial. The American Legion Post #374 of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is located at the corner of Pottsville Street and Tulpehocken Street. The All Wars Memorial […]
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