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Old Shamokin Views #2

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Soldiers and Sailors Monument- Erected in 1898 under the sponsorship of Lincoln Post 140 of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was dedicated on Sept. 5, 1898, in an impressive ceremony on Lincoln Street. Local children helped secure funds for the monument by donating $.25, which, by those days was a considerable sum. At 30 feet high, the monument stands as a living memorial to the Civil War dead.
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument- Erected in 1898 under the sponsorship of Lincoln Post 140 of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was dedicated on Sept. 5, 1898, in an impressive ceremony on Lincoln Street. Local children helped secure funds for the monument by donating $.25, which, by those days was a considerable sum. At 30 feet high, the monument stands as a living memorial to the Civil War dead.

  • (May 1955) Scrubbing down the monuments on Lincoln Street are these members of the Shamokin High School Key Club under the direction of Joseph Curilla.
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument- Erected in 1898 under the sponsorship of Lincoln Post 140 of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was dedicated on Sept. 5, 1898, in an impressive ceremony on Lincoln Street. Local children helped secure funds for the monument by donating $.25, which, by those days was a considerable sum. At 30 feet high, the monument stands as a living memorial to the Civil War dead.
  • *Low-Res* A view of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument from Market Street. The old Eighth Street bridge, a double-arch stone design, is seen at bottom-left.
  • (10.01.1898) The Shamokin Red Men are seen on Sunbury Street in a parade held prior to the unveiling of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Lincoln St. Thousands of people turned out for the unveiling.
  • (10.01.1898) People march on Sunbury Street in a parade held prior to the unveiling of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Lincoln St. Students of the former Washington Grade School are in their Sunday best to watch the event.
  • (04.10.1952) Lincoln Street, looking east.
  • (1958) Lincoln Street near Eighth.
  • Eighth Street, Shamokin, in the snow.
  • Old photos of Shamokin Creek from Water Street.
  • Old photos of Shamokin Creek from Water Street.
  • Lincoln Street- The American Legion Building is seen at right. The cars are parked in the current location of the fire museum.
  • (1965) Comfort station at Water and Liberty streets.
  • (1962) Comfort station along Market Street.
  • (1962) Comfort station along Market Street.
  • (1965) Comfort station at Water and Liberty streets.
  • Construction of the Rescue Fire Comapany's new quarters.
  • [Photo Left] Another view. The Mill is dead center.
  • [Photo Right] Here, you can better see the first and second Shamokin High Schools.
  • Shamokin- This is one of my favorite photos, and I don't even own it. It is a large photograph, approximately two feet long, with a very high resolution. At center-right, you can see both the first and second Shamokin High Schools. The oddly shaped structure at center-left, in the distance, is the Luke Fidler Colliery. City Hall is the white building at center. (The next two photos are additional images of the photo.)
  • A view from the Glen Burn Bank. The Mansion House is at center-left, and the Walnut Hosiery (Walnut Towers/Coal Hole) and Croninger Packing (Brest Packing) is at center-right.
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