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Schuylkill Haven History
Welcome to a view into the past.....
Welcome to a view into the past.....
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| One hundred years ago, one of these four views may have been how you entered Schuylkill Haven. Clockwise from the upper left image is: the trolley entering town from Pottsville to the north , Center Avenue how it would have appeared entering the town in a horse and wagon, the Pennsylvania Railroad station on Haven Street and the Reading Railroad station on Main Street. |
| Note: Click on each picture here and on many throughout the site and you will have a larger view. Clicking on it again to zoom in, may increase clarity and expose greater detail in the picture. |
| The website consists of eighteen different pages at the present time, each offering information within a distinct topic. Each page is in a different stage of progress and will be updated with new information and images at varying paces. Navigation on the site is done simply by clicking on any blue banner. |
| This website is dedicated to my wonderful wife, Lynn M. Nagle, who will be forever missed. March 27,1959 - September 17, 2006 |
| Go to the "Help" page for further information. |
| Thank you for your continued interest. On May 15, the site logged it's 30,000th page view. |
| Welcome to the Schuylkill Haven History Web Page. This web page was created due to my life long interest in the history of our town. It is not affiliated with any group or organization. All the information contained here is being presented with as much accuracy as possible. This site will be a work in progress with changes and additions occurring regularly. Enjoy your visit and feel free to send your comments and suggestions. If you have pictures or information you would like to share, contact me at: richardjnagle@schuylkillhavenhistory.com Richard J. Nagle - Site Administrator |
| UPDATES LAST ADDED TO THIS SITE: MAY 15 NOW OVER 500 PHOTOS THROUGHOUT THE SITE !! PERSONALITIES: BIO OF CHARLES "BAGS" GRAEFF CIVIL WAR PAGE: NEW PICTURES OF CIVIL WAR VETS MORE OBITUARIES OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS OF TOWN UNION CEMETERY PAGE: NEW PICTURES OF CEMETERY GATE AND CIVIL WAR VETS ON MEMORIAL DAY, GHOST STORY EXPLAINED, NEW TOMBSTONE IMAGES AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES LISTS PAGE: EARLY TOWN BURGESSES HISTORY PAGE: OVER TWO DOZEN NEW ARTICLES INCLUDING MORE MAJOR FIRES, THE GOVERNORS VISIT OF 1922,CRIMES INCLUDING BICYCLE THIEVES AND A RIOT AT THE CIRCUS, A GHOST IN SPRING GARDEN YEARS GONE BY FOR APRIL 1908 PHOTO ALBUM PAGE: MORE NEW PICTURES ADDED BUSINESS PAGE: NEW JEWELRY STORE OF 1915, NEW SWIMMING POOL AT BITTLE'S DAM, ADS FROM "THE CALL" IN 1892, BIOS OF THE DENTISTS DETWEILER, MEMORABILIA PICTURES HOTEL GRAND ARTICLES AND IMAGES TUMBLING RUN PAGE: PICTURE OF DANCING PAVILION,NEW STORIES ON A TROLLEY WRECK, DROWNINGS AND FAKE MONEY TRANSPORTATION PAGE: SMOKETOWN RESIDENTS CAUGHT WITH COAL NEW STORIES OF THE CANAL INCLUDING A GHOST STORY MANY NEW RAILROAD AND TROLLEY ARTICLES BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN CONSPIRACY TRIAL CANAL PICTURES FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SCHOOL DAYS PAGE: DEDICATION OF ROTARY FIELD, OPENING OF EAST WARD CORNERSTONE 1916 PLANS FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL FUMIGATION AND EARLY GRADUATION NUMBERS CHECK EACH PAGE FOR BEST RESULTS See individual pages for specific updates |