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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 |
| Thank you for your continued interest. On January 20, the site logged it's 242,000th page view. |
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| LAST UPDATED: JANUARY 27 MANY PAGES JUST UPDATED CIVIL WAR PAGE: OBITUARIES FOR DANIEL SHARADIN, JONATHAN HOFFMAN, WILLIAM DEIBERT AND JOHN DOUDLE JUST ADDED IN ADDITION TO A NEW SET OF TOMBSTONES OF VETERANS IN UNION CEMETERY CRIME PAGE: NEW ARTICLES BETWEEN 1904 AND 1920 INCLUDING A DISTRESSED FARMER, A NEED FOR A LARGER POLICE FORCE, INSURANCE FRAUD AND TROUBLE OVER THE PEST HOUSE JUST ADDED YEARS GONE BY: UPDATED FOR JANUARY 1915 WITH A COLLECTION OF INTERESTING ARTICLES FROM THE CALL INCLUDING NEWS ON ICE HOUSES, COASTING ACCIDENTS, BUSINESS NEWS AND OTHER NEWS GIVING A FLAVOR OF THE TIMES HISTORY PAGE: THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF EARLY SCHUYLKILL HAVEN CITIZEN, ISAAC PAXSON'S RECOLLECTIONS OF TOWN HISTORY FROM 1910 JUST ADDED NOTABLE NEWS: NEW ARTICLES INCLUDING ONE OF THE FIRST GAMES PLAYED BY SCHUYLKILL HAVEN FOOTBALL CLUB IN 1903, TWO MEN FROM TOWN WOUNDED IN VIETNAM, 100 YEAR OLD BARN RAZED AND ITS STORY TOLD, A RUNAWAY STOPPED WITH AN UMBRELLA AND AN ACCIDENT CAUSES GRIEF RAILROAD PAGE: NEW STORIES INCLUDING A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW READING PASSENGER STATION IN 1902. OTHER STORIES INCLUDE A READING WRECK AT CAPE HORN IN 1901, THE PENNSY SETS A NEW TRESPASSING POLICY, THE TROLLEY COMPANY AND TOWN TALK ABOUT CROSSING POLICY AND BOYS ARE HURT JUMPING THE TROLLEY IN TOWN SCHOOL DAYS PAGE: JUST ADDED ARE PICTURES FROM THE 1951 AND 1952 BLUE AND GOLD YEARBOOKS BUSINESS PAGE : NEW ARTICLES INCLUDING: NEW FIRST NATIONAL BANK OPENS IN 1904, PENNSY HILL IS DEVELOPED AND THE BRICK COMPANY OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN 1906, THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE MODERNIZES IN 1925 AND 1960 SEES THE CLOSING OF PARRIS LAZOS' CANDY KITCHEN AFTER 41 YEARS TUMBLING RUN PAGE: GREAT NEW PHOTOS OF "THE FUN FACTORY" AT THE RESORT AND MORE IMAGES OF THE UPPER DAM DURING DRAINING IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY PHOTO ALBUM: HIGH RESOLUTION NEW PHOTOS OF A SNOWSTORM IN 1920, REMOVAL OF TROLLEY TRACKS IN 1932 AND THE DEMISE OF THE PENNSY ARCH NORTH OF TOWN IN 1987 JUST ADDED WORLD WAR TWO PAGE: A SERIES OF ARTICLES OF SCHUYLKILL HAVEN MEN IN THE SERVICE ARE ADDED. A MISSING SOLDIER IS LOCATED AND FRANCIS STERNER IS REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION. AT HOME, THE FIFTH WAR BOND DRIVE IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO SUCCESS FIRES PAGE: ARTICLES JUST ADDED INCLUDE ARTICLES ON THE FORMATION OF THE FRIENDSHIP HOOK AND LADDER, A PLEA TO ASSIST THE COMPANIES IN TOWN AND FIRES AT BLIND BILLY BROWN'S AND THE GAS WORKS SCHUYLKILL CANAL PAGE: GREAT NEW PHOTOS INCLUDING THE MULE YARDS ON UNION STREET, CANAL EMPLOYEES POSE FOR PHOTO, TWO STUNNING VIEWS FROM NORTH AND SOUTH OF TOWN AND PICTURES OF THE LOCKS NORTH OF SCHUYLKILL HAVEN UNION CEMETERY PAGE: NEW HEADSTONES ADDED INCLUDING SCHUYLKILL HAVEN'S ONLY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR DEATH, A DOUGHBOY KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE AND ONE OF SCHUYLKILL HAVEN'S FIRST PHYSICIANS NOW OVER 1300 PHOTOS AND OVER 2300 ARTICLES THROUGHOUT THE SITE !! CHECK EACH PAGE FOR BEST RESULTS See individual pages for specific updates |