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Explore this record →C. C. Leader Store
A two-page 1923 newspaper account records the C. C. Leader store expanding and improving its downtown Shamokin premises.
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Shamokin enterprises, shops, industries, and institutions.
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C. J. Lessig, Painter and Paper Hanger
C. J. Lessig advertised house painting, sign writing, paper hanging and wallpaper at 200 East Independence.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Central Drug Store
Remembered as a busy Shamokin corner and neighborhood gathering place, Central Drug Store survives in public memory through a city mural and its accompanying history.
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D. D. Heim, Contractor and Builder
D. D. Heim advertised building, lumber and planing-mill services at Franklin and Clay Streets.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Dime Trust and Safe Deposit Company
A surviving Shamokin postcard preserves the name and imposing downtown building of the Dime Trust and Safe Deposit Company.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Eagle Run Brewery
Eagle Run and Fuhrmann & Schmidt’s picture books and newspaper publicity show a brewery business built around brewing, cold storage, bottling, workers, and regional deliveries.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Organized with local capital, Shamokin’s Edison Electric Illuminating Company brought a central-station lighting system into service in September 1883.
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F. B. Andrus, Plumber and Gas Fitter
F. B. Andrus advertised plumbing, gas fitting, heating, ventilation and drainage at 509 Commerce Street.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Fetterolf Chevrolet
A partnership formed about 1922 grew into Fetterolf Chevrolet at Rock and Spurzheim Streets, serving Shamokin motorists through the city’s centennial year.
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First National Bank of Shamokin
First National Bank moved from Sunbury Street near Washington to the Sunbury and Rock corner before appearing in the 1908 city portrait.
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Francis A. Miller, Justice of the Peace and Conveyancer
Francis A. Miller advertised conveyancing, claims collection and insurance agency from a West Independence Street office.
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Graemar Hotel
A 1908 photograph shows the Graemar Hotel in Shamokin. Its exact address has not been established, so it remains off the historical atlas.
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J. B. Zimmerman, Carriages and Wagons
J. B. Zimmerman advertised carriages, wagons, wrought-iron railings and blacksmithing at Market and Independence Streets.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →J. H. & C. K. Eagle Silk Company
The Eagle company’s Shamokin mill became one of the city’s major textile workplaces, remembered today through maps, a historical study, and its preserved bell and sculptural eagle.
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J. S. Aucker, Undertaking and Furniture
J. S. Aucker advertised undertaking and furniture at Market and High Streets.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Kershner Buick
A surviving advertisement documents Kershner Buick at the corner of Market and Commerce in Shamokin, where the business promoted sales, service, storage, and repairs.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Lark Dress Company
Thomas E. Lark and Blanche Sowers Lark founded a women’s dress company in 1930 at Fifth and Walnut, where the firm remained part of Shamokin’s garment industry in 1964.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Market Street National Bank
Market Street National Bank’s 1964 anniversary advertisement placed it at 12 South Market Street and described 64 years at that location.
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Monroe H. Kulp, Lumber
Monroe H. Kulp advertised lumber, shingles, lath, prop timber, railroad ties and construction work.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Moser’s Store
Moser’s Store served shoppers at 100 East Independence Street from 1910 through the centennial year, with Joseph Moser and later Arthur Moser guiding a long-running dry-goods business.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →National Ticket Company
National Ticket traces its Shamokin publishing work to 1903, its incorporation to 1907, and a rebuilt plant completed after a devastating 1942 fire.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Reed’s Dairy
A small milk route begun by the Reed brothers in October 1914 grew from 11 customers and deliveries on foot into a dairy store at 12 South First Street.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Rennas Hotel
Rennas Hotel belonged to the era when downtown Shamokin’s hotels served travelers, salespeople, workers, and visiting families.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Shamokin Banking Company
Shamokin Banking Company appears beside National Bank in the 1908 album, but changing Sunbury Street numbers require address-level rather than shared-building certainty.
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Shamokin Hotel and Restaurant
John Schabo's Shamokin Hotel advertisement offered a hotel and restaurant opposite the printed N. C. R. W. Depot.
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Shamokin Iron Works
John Mullen & Son's advertisement offered steam engines, coal-mining machinery, boilers, castings and forgings at Independence and Franklin Streets.
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Shamokin Marble and Granite Works
Peter Barr's marble and granite works advertised memorials and stonework at Independence and Market Streets.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Shamokin News-Dispatch
Published from 1933 to 1967, the Shamokin News-Dispatch recorded local events, businesses, photographs, advertisements, and daily community life.
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Shamokin Novelty Works
Shamokin Novelty Works advertised locks and hardware specialties, with bicycle and light-machinery repairs.
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Shamokin Roller Flour Mill
Robertson & Osler advertised blended flour, grain, feed and hay at the Shamokin Roller Flour Mill.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Stevens Coal Company
In the 1939 Jubilee booklet, Stevens Coal Company identified itself as operator of Cameron Colliery and producer of Cameo Coal, with additional operations at Trout Run and Trevorton.
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The Daily Dispatch, Steel & Guterman
Steel & Guterman advertised the Daily Dispatch from 519 North Rock Street, issued every day except Sunday.
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Trout Run Ice Co.
McWilliams & McConnell advertised Trout Run Ice Co.'s spring-water ice for wholesale and retail sale.
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Union Brick Company
Union Brick Company advertised red, pressed, drain and fire brick at 609 East Sunbury.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Victoria Theatre
Opened in January 1918, the Victoria Theatre served Shamokin audiences for generations before demolition and its formal removal from the National Register in 2004.
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W. H. Boyd, Directory Publisher
W. H. Boyd advertised a regional directory-publishing concern from a Reading home office.
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West End Planing Mill
West End Planing Mill advertised lumber and finished building components at Spruce and Fifth Streets.
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Windsor Hotel
The Windsor Hotel stood at Independence and Liberty Streets, where an 1890s address and the 1907 mapped footprint support the hotel pictured in 1908.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →WISL Radio
WISL’s arrival in 1948 brought a new AM signal to Shamokin. Trade papers and an engineer’s account trace the applications, staff appointment, and four-tower installation behind it.
Historic BusinessExplore this record →Yoch Bakery Company
Yoch Bakery Company advertised Butter-Nut Bread as a Shamokin product in the 1939 Diamond Jubilee booklet.