Steelton pa history books

We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. The steelton borough police department was established around 1894. Once a selfsupporting community, it had grocery stores, a brewery, boardinghouses, churches, a fire company, a lumberyard, a flour mill, coal yard, elementary school, hotel and 3,000 residents. Steelton, pa peer comparisons by rank and percentile. Steelton, pennsylvania, and its principal employer, bethlehem steel, are caught in the heat and pressure of the labor strike that will persist for months. Steelton real estate steelton pa homes for sale zillow. Jun 04, 2008 faculty members capture steeltons past in new book june 4, 2008 immigrants from all over europe, particularly slavs and italians, worked with african americans from the south at the bethlehem steel company and gave steelton its reputation for rich ethnic diversity, linked to its fame for industrial productivity. This is just a place to share images of historic steelton, pennsylvania. He was a 1961 graduate of steelton highspire high school, a member of the pa national guard and retired as an inspector. With genealogical memoirs, luther reily kelker pennsylvania county and regional histories.

Over 3,000 tombstone inscriptions listed in order of burial plus complete. He was a 1961 graduate of steeltonhighspire high school, a member of the pa national guard and retired as. The steel mill essentially ran the town, and many local politicians, mostly of anglosaxon extraction, had ties to it. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the. At the time of incorporation, the population of steelton was about 2,500. Steelton, pa residents, houses, and apartments details.

Steelton arcadia publishing local and regional history books. The johnstown flood by david mccullough, in the seven mountains. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Run tenant background checks, credit checks, eviction history, and more. Steelt on was incorporated as a borough on january 19, 1880. Dec 05, 2010 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Neal, 76, of steelton, died tuesday, march 17, 2020 in his home. Subjects steelton pa archive centre county historical society. Steelton, pa residents, houses, and apartments details percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017. Steelton in 1948 was a former big 15 conference member. Faculty members capture steeltons past in new book penn. Comprised primarily of southern blacks and eastern european immigrants, they formed the lower class of this town.

These include archives of pennsylvania folklife and ethnography, mac barrick collection of folklife and regional history, john yetter collection of steelton historical. Browse mls listings in steelton and take real estate virtual tours at realtor. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. It was named from the steel industry contained within its borders. Jul 30, 2019 the baseball special from harrisburg to philadelphia crashed in steelton on july 28, 1962. Find steelton from a vast selection of historical memorabilia. Steelton highspire school district 250 reynders avenue steelton, pa 171 phone 7177043800 fax 7177043808. Grimalkin books is located in steelton, pennsylvania, the first town south of harrisburg. Family history centers edit edit source family history centers provide oneonone assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. Pennsylvania steel company, later sold to the bethlehem steel company, has controlled much of our history including our name. Simon j bronner for much of the 20th century, the name steelton represented a great industrial complex that stretched nearly four miles along the susquehanna river near the states capital of harrisburg. Fire department is 100% volunteer based 247 365 days a year. Church records, 189319 first reformed church steelton, pennsylvania family history library steelton city directories boyds directory of harrisburg and steelton. The vintage images in steelton chronicle the history of this exceptional and diverse community.

Center for pennsylvania culture studies collection penn. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She was a retired claims adjuster for the credit bureau of greater harrisburg. The table below compares steelton to the other 1,761 incorporated cities, towns and cdps in pennsylvania by rank and percentile using july 1, 2019 data. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing.

The nation is gripped by a long and bitter steel industry strike. Funeral home services for kelvin are being provided by major h. The extensive works of the pennsylva n ia s teel company, later operated by bethlehem steel, are located along the susquehanna riv er in ste elton. The books images come mainly from the john yetter collection of photographs at the center for pennsylvania culture studies on the universitys campus. Steelton pa fire department, steelton, pennsylvania. Analyzes the social structure and dominance of the white, anglosaxon, protestant elite.

Steelton was incorporated as a borough on january 19, 1880. Jan 17, 2017 this is just a place to share images of historic steelton, pennsylvania. In some cases yards, stations, repair facilities, etc. From the patriotnews archives on july 28, 1962, the philadelphia phillies were scheduled to play the.

Gently rolling hills and unspoiled scenic views of the wide, slowly rolling susquehanna river. Steeltonhighspire school district 250 reynders avenue steelton, pa 171 phone 7177043800 fax 7177043808. Jun 09, 2008 the towns powerful athletes were often state champions, beating schools many times larger. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. Recently sold homes in steelton pa 348 transactions zillow.

Also present at one time were brickyards, a flouring mill, and machine shops. Dunkle along with a second cemetery a mile or so away called midland for folks of color not included in this record. Steelton white pages phone books in pennsylvania pa. Bent and adopted by a large list of signers by which this place will be known in the near future. Browse data on the 348 recent real estate transactions in steelton pa matching. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading steelton a novel. Grimalkin is old english for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, bob amsel, is a cat lover. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level.

Shields lubic, 99, of the masonic village, elizabethtown, and formerly of steelton, died monday, april 15, 2019 in the village. The extensive works of the pennsylvania steel company, later operated by bethlehem steel, are located along the susquehanna river in steelton. The two most popular reasons for wishing to consult railroadrelated land records are property ownership investigations and historical research. The baseball special from harrisburg to philadelphia crashed in steelton on july 28, 1962. In may of 1968 frederick fred douglas was appointed as the chief of police of the steelton borough police department, he was the first africanamerican to be appointed as a chief of police in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. A study of the immigrants who flocked to this central pennsylvania steel town in the late nineteenth century in search of employment. Also, if you have any stories to share about the towns history, id be very interested in listening. Fire department is 100% volunteer based 247 365 days a. She was the retired assistant vice president of dauphin deposit bank and manager of the steelton office. Steelton genealogy in dauphin county, pa usa 1,060,369 pennsylvania 62,615 dauphin county 1,397 steelton 35. Browse photos, see new properties, get open house info, and research neighborhoods on trulia. The towns powerful athletes were often state champions, beating schools many times larger. In addition, many centers have free howto genealogy classes.

Bethlehem steel, bethlehem steel corporation, centennial, collectibles, history, iron, pennsylvania, pennsylvania history, steel, steel mill, steelton steelton high football team 1928 steelton football team 1928 henry robinson was the first african american to play varsity at steelton he later graduated from. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. In 1957, steelton merged with neighboring highspire to become steeltonhignspire, but remained the steamrollers or simply rollers. Meetings will be held on the 1st tuesday of each month at 6. Great for discovering comps, sales history, photos, and more.

Read more october, 2019 by michael segina in history. The townsmen were all proud as well of their loyal service in u. After making contact with the driver, identified as raquel berrios, officers. Bronner are professors of american studies at the pennsylvania state university at harrisburg. This magnificently researched book tells a social history of steelton, pa. If you have any images of the steelton of yesteryear which youd like to share, feel free to contact me. Betty updegrove, 89, of oberlin, died monday, january 2, 2017 in frey village retirement center, middletown. Winfield funeral home corp the obituary was featured in. The history of steelton is not complete without the mention of the west side. Steelton a novel kindle edition by hall, keith warner. The center for pennsylvania culture studies collection, part of the penn state harrisburg librarys archives and special collections, provides resources for the study of pennsylvanias cultural heritage.