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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. |
| Welcome to the Schuylkill Haven History Web Page. This web page was created on January 1, 2007 due to my life long interest in the history of our town. It is being presented with as much accuracy as possible from the sources where the information is obtained. The site is 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 Creator and Administrator |
| The website consists of twenty 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 bar. |
Schuylkill Haven History
Welcome to a view into the past....
Welcome to a view into the past....
| 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. |
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| This website is dedicated to my wonderful wife, Lynn M. Nagle, who will be forever missed. March 27,1959 - September 17, 2006 |
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| LAST UPDATED: JULY 27 MANY PAGES JUST UPDATED RAILROADS PAGE: NEW ARTICLES TO THE TROLLEYS SECTION ADDED: THE INFAMOUS 1911 CHRISTMAS WRECK AND IN 1920, BLIZZARD CLOSES THE LINE, MOTORMAN GETS BURNED, "PAY AS YOU ENTER" CARS ORDERED AND IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO CARS AND TRACKAGE NOTABLE NEWS: NEW ARTICLES ADDED INCLUDING AN EXPOSED FORTUNE TELLER IN 1916, WILD MULE RIDE IN 1918, WILLOW TREES REMOVED FROM PARKWAY IN 1920 AND IN 1925 A RECORD SNOWFALL AND A TOWN EFFORT TO CLEAN AWAY THE GROWING ACCUMULATION WORLD WAR TWO PAGE: JUST ADDED ARE A SERIES OF ARTICLES FROM THE CALL KNOWN AS "SHOTS FROM CAMP" DETAILING THE ACTIVITIES OF MANY TOWN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS AND INCLUDING THEIR PHOTOS THE GREAT WAR: ARTICLES JUST ADDED INCLUDE: JONATHAN KRAMER OF LONG RUN SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA WHILE IN FRANCE AND A GROUP OF LETTERS FROM THE FRONT TELL FOLKS BACK HOME WHAT THE WAR IS LIKE YEARS GONE BY: UPDATED FOR JULY 1920 WITH A COLLECTION OF INTERESTING ARTICLES FROM THE CALL GIVING A NICE FLAVOR OF THE TOWN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO ALONG WITH SOME NICE PERIOD ADS SCHOOL DAYS PAGE: NEW ARTICLES ADDED INCLUDING: SUPERINTENDENT HOOVER RESIGNS IN 1920, NEW FURNITURE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1939 AND LABOR DISPUTES WITH CONTRACTORS ARE AN ISSUE WITH THE BOARD IN 1938 AND CAUSE A SCHOOL LOCKOUT IN 1939 BUSINESSES PAGE : NEW ARTICLES JUST ADDED INCLUDING ROLLING MILL REOPENS AND A NEW POOL ROOM IN TOWN IN 1920 AND IN 1939 STANDARD OIL BUILDS A DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN TOWN, A NEW SALOON OPENS, TAXI BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS AND A SELF SERVICE MARKET IS STARTED CIVIL WAR PAGE: NEW ARTICLES ADDED INCLUDING 1862 LETTER HOME FROM JERE HELMS, DRUMMER BOY KILLED AT ANTIETAM, ROTARY CLUB HONORS LAST TWO WAR VETS AND AMERICAN LEGION ACCEPTS ALL GAR MEMBERS AS HONORARY MEMBERS. FOUR NEW GRAVESTONE PHOTOS OF VETS IN THE SAINT AMBROSE CEMETERY HISTORY PAGE: NEW STORIES IN THE "MUNICIPAL" SECTION JUST ADDED INCLUDING: GRACE EVANGELICAL CHURCH CELEBRATES ITS CENTENNIAL IN 1937, EAST MAIN STREET PROJECT COMPLETED IN 1938, LIBERTY STREET PLAYGROUND IMPROVED, NORTH WARD WANTS A PLAYGROUND AND GIRL SCOUTS WANT A HOUSE, ALL IN 1939 AND IN 1942 PARKWAY RESIDENTS PROTEST COAL DIRT FIRES PAGE: A SERIES OF NEW ARTICLES INCLUDING: BOY SCOUTS CALLED OUT TO FIGHT 1920 BRUSH FIRE, WILLOW LAKE HOME BURNS TO THE GROUND, FAIRMOUNT BRUSH FIRE AND A KITCHEN FIRE ALL IN 1939 AND IN 1942 A SLIGHT FIRE AT THE ALMSHOUSE CRIME PAGE: A NEW SERIES OF ARTICLES JUST ADDED INCLUDING: CRESSONA YOUTHS HAVE CRIME SPREE IN TOWN, AN ATTACK AT THE ALMSHOUSE, BOYS STEAL CAR FOR JOY RIDE, TWO BOYS SENT "UP THE RIVER " AND SEVERAL OTHER CRIMES OCCUR IN THE LATE THIRTIES UNION CEMETERY PAGE: NEW ARTICLES ADDED INCLUDING ENLARGEMENT OF THE JERUSALEM CEMETERY, IMPROVEMENTS AT THE UNION CEMETERY AND THE UNION OBSERVES THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING. BURIAL RECORDS UP TO 1996 ARE NOW ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST PHOTO ALBUM: ANOTHER OUTSTANDING SET OF PHOTOS OF THE CAR SHOPS OF THE READING RAILROAD AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN JUST ADDED, RECENTLY APPEARING IN THE WELL DONE BOOK BY BENJAMIN BERNHART TUMBLING RUN PAGE: JUST ADDED ARE A SET OF MAPS OF THE TUMBLING RUN RESORT DURING ITS PEAK WITH A DETAILED LOOK AT THE LOCATIONS OF ALL THE BUILDINGS. ANOTHER GROUPING OF NEW IMAGES OF THE RESORT HAS ALSO JUST BEEN ADDED. SCHUYLKILL CANAL PAGE: NEW ARTICLES JUST ADDED INCLUDING THE INTERESTING OBITUARY FOR LOCK TENDER JOHN BOUSSUM, LOW WATER FROM DROUGHT IN 1841, A RIOT BY BOATMEN IN TOWN, A MOTHER AND CHILD SAVED FROM DROWNING IN THE CANAL AND SHIPPING COAL ON THE CANAL GETS BUSIER OVER 2200 PHOTOS AND OVER 4000 ARTICLES THROUGHOUT THE SITE !! CHECK EACH PAGE FOR BEST RESULTS See individual pages for specific update |