Historic Place
Explore this record →A Dedication to Youth Sports
A mural honoring C. Richard 'Dick' Kashner and more than 50 years of youth-sports service.
Shamokin Stories collection
Places
Buildings, parks, streets, institutions, and landscapes that hold Shamokin’s history.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →American Legion Building
A prominent civic building connected to veterans, community gathering, and downtown service.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Ann Koshinskie Legacy Park
A park honoring the first woman hired locally for a coal company office.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Anthracite Italian Specialties Mural
A mural on the Original Italian Pizza building depicting Shamokin's Italian immigrant heritage.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Cameron Colliery
A 1908 photograph names Cameron Colliery, while period addresses and mapping support only a broader northern industrial corridor for its public atlas location.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Celebration of the Arts Mural
A Kallaway Center mural reflecting the importance of art and its impact on children.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Central Drug Store Mural
A corner mural remembering Central Drug Store as a busy local hub.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →City Hall Flagpole
A civic memorial honoring Sgt. Matthew J. Sandri and Capt. Robert C. Scheetz Jr.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Claude Kehler Park
A park honoring a councilman and public safety director who served Shamokin.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Eagle Silk Mill
The Eagle Silk Mill was one of Shamokin’s major textile complexes. Its preserved bell and sculptural eagle keep part of that industrial story in public view.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Edgewood Park
A 1905 postcard shows Edgewood Park already serving as a recreation destination, although the park’s exact opening date is not yet known.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Edison Electric Illuminating Company Power Plant
The locally financed central station that brought Edison's three-wire electric-light system to Shamokin.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Former Historic Post Office
A limestone-faced civic building now being reconsidered for a new chapter.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Fuhrmann & Schmidt Bottling House and Offices
Fuhrmann & Schmidt operated offices, cold storage, and a steam bottling works at Washington and Commerce Streets, separate from the main Eagle Run brewery plant.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Gardens Mural
An interactive garden mural with butterfly and dragonfly wings for children to pose with.
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Garfield School
Garfield School stood on East Sunbury Street, where period address records and the 1907 map agree with the school pictured in the 1908 album.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Gateway to the Coal Region Mural
A Coal Township gateway mural inspired by the region's mining landscape and history.
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Grant School
Grant School is pictured on Shamokin Street in 1908 and labeled on the 1907 map between Webster and Race Streets.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Honor the Brave Mural
A mural thanking people who serve in the military, police, EMS, and firefighting ranks.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Ice Cream and Dairy Memories Mural
A mural celebrating milk delivery, ice cream shops, and Shamokin's neighborhood gathering places.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Illumination Station Pocket Park
A pocket park created from blighted buildings and recognized for public-space improvement.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →John Mullen Iron Works
The iron works associated with an Edison company treasurer and Central Pennsylvania's first electric arc-lighting plant.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Knights of Columbus Building / Former Edison Station Site
A fraternal landmark standing at the block associated with Shamokin's early Edison power story.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Made in the USA Mural
A patriotic mural dedicated to the pride of being made in the USA.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →McConnell Mansion
The residence remembered in local accounts as Shamokin's first electrically lit home.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Myron Thomas Photography Studios
The Shamokin studio where Thomas Edison sat for one of his best-known portraits.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Pennsylvania Railroad Station
A 1908 view identifies Shamokin's Pennsylvania Railroad Station; contemporary mapping labels the passenger-depot setting under a different railroad name, so both descriptions remain visible.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Reading Railroad Station and Eagle Run Curve
A 1908 view locates a Reading Railroad curve near Eagle Run Brewery, while a separate documented photograph places the Shamokin Band beside the Reading Station.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Rennas Hotel Building
A downtown hotel building tied to Shamokin's commercial growth and street life.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Shamokin High School in 1908
The high school pictured in 1908 belonged to a sequence of school buildings and must be placed as its own era-specific occurrence rather than merged with earlier addresses.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Shamokin History Mural
A community mural gathering coal, textile, rail, and everyday city stories in one view.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Shamokin Theatres Mural
A mural recalling Shamokin's movie-theater era and three beloved theaters.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →St. Edward's
Founded in 1836, St. Edward’s served generations of German and Irish Catholic families before fire destroyed the historic church on April 8, 1971.
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St. Edward's Roman Catholic Church
A landmark church linked by local tradition to one of the earliest uses of incandescent lighting in worship.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Stanley A. Coveleski Marker
A monument honoring Shamokin-born Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Stanley Coveleski.
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Stevens School
Stevens School appears across three reviewed address periods near Third and Spruce Streets and is labeled on the 1907 map before its 1908 photograph.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →Stirling Colliery Office
The site associated with Edison's first meeting with Shamokin investors.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →The Way It Was Mural
A mural built from Earl Sherrif's memories of community life and Friday night games.
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Victoria Theatre
Built in 1917 and opened in January 1918, the Victoria Theatre became a beloved downtown landmark before its demolition and 2004 delisting.
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Washington School
The 1908 album places Washington School on Sunbury Street, and a reviewed period address identifies its numbered range while footprint-level confirmation remains limited.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →When Coal Was King Mural
A mural on the Heritage Restaurant honoring anthracite mining history and bootleg coal stories.
Historic PlaceExplore this record →William Douty Building
The commercial building remembered as Shamokin's first electrically lit business.