Mr. Stanley Poe lived in Tempe, a city in the East Valley region of Maricopa County in central Arizona. Today, Tempe lies within the metropolitan
In 1940, the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened between Irwin, PA (in Westmoreland County outside Pittsburgh) and Carlisle, PA in south-central Pennsylvania. (Extensions to the Ohio border
This lovely rural scene is identified as York County, Pennsylvania. York County, in south-central Pennsylvania remains a significant agricultural center. I identified this postcard as
In November of 1938, Alena was on a trip through the southern United States. It appears that she is traveling with others as she writes,
Mrs. Betty Reed lived in Trevorton, a census-designated place in Northumberland County of central Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevorton,_Pennsylvania In June of 1938, Betty received a postcard from
Myles (or, Miles) Standish is best-remembered today by those who encountered the poem by Longfellow, “The Courtship of Miles Standish”. The poem is a long
Miss Jane Naftzger lived in West Salem, a village of Wayne County in north-central Ohio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Salem,_Ohio In August of 1939, Jane received a postcard from
Mrs. Carroll Wilhelm lived in Westfield, a town of Union County in northeast New Jersey. Westfield is about 16 miles southwest of Manhattan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfield,_New_Jersey In
Mr. Leon Wickersham lived in West Chester, the lovely college town of Chester County in southeast Pennsylvania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Chester,_Pennsylvania In December of 1939, Leon received a
The city of Reading, and Berks County, began planning an airfield in 1934. The airport was completed in 1938 and dedicated in 1939. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Regional_Airport During
Benedict Arnold, whose name is now synonymous with “traitor”, was once a hero in the fight for American Independence. His daring exploits for the Colonial
The Conowingo Dam – circa 1950 The Conowingo Dam is the third of the three great hydro-electric dams on the lower Susquehanna. Constructed between 1925