History of the 8th Street Bridge demolition; both articles and photos are included. The website historicbridges.org has all relevant information about the location, structure, type, construction, date, builder, engineer, span, general dimensions, history, and historical significance. It also has photos from different angles and video of crossing the bridge from…
A look back in time 90 years. Photo of the Senior “Revealer” Staff at Pittston High, 1929-1930 from a Sunday Dispatch April 19, 1970 newsprint article. Mark Skesavage says: My grandfather. Joseph Menn. Far left of back row. I own the original of this picture and all the original photos…
This article starts in the 1800’s and then moves as far as the very early twentieth century. It talks about trenches dug in the area, marine engineers brought in, reservoirs built and holding dams erected. It also mentions several of the water companies. This item is from the digitized Charles…
Another interesting article from Mr. McCarthy on how early settlers crossed the river, beginning in the 1780’s. The article continues through the colonial period and then into the early twentieth century. We really need to show thanks to Mr. Tom Weeks for spending months organizing, laying out, and scanning hundreds…
1976 newsprint clipping from the Sunday Dispatch Bicentennial Edition. The first set of clipping covers general Jenkins Township history from the late 1700’s to the mid 1800’s. This includes information about the earliest inhabitants, early coal interests, the villages of Jenkins, Captain Blanchard, Colonel John Jenkins, Inkerman, and finally Sevastpol.…
