Robert Johnson specifically bought his home because of his dream to build a giant model railroad. He spent the next 21 years ...

The devastation hit collieries hard, but railroads suffered even more. Reading and Pennsylvania railroads announced that all through traffic between Pottsville and Philadelphia had been canceled ...

He was 30 years old, and worked for the Reading Railroad. He left behind a wife and four children. Jack, as he was known, “was a good citizen in town and had a host of friends,” the Republican ...

The northward migration toward freedom for escaped slaves passed through Pennsylvania. Most supportive Pennsylvanians who ...

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