Shamokin Stories collection
Stories of Shamokin drawn from the newspapers of their day.
Factory plans, shoe repairs, brewery deliveries, theater programs, and an Elysburg warehouse fire reveal the work behind the region’s commercial life.
Newspaper coverage: 1918–1944
A 1942 fire and a 1950 construction announcement capture two sharply different moments in National Ticket’s history.
Newspaper coverage: 1942–1950
Directories and an 1885 map place hotels within Shamokin’s commercial streets. The Douty House fire of 1872 and a later hotel proposal show how loss and rebuilding shaped that landscape.
Newspaper coverage: 1872–1905