Plans are set to resume for this years Heritage Day/250th Anniversary Celebration! Be sure to mark your calendars for October 16, 2021 ! Stay tuned!
From the Rivers to the Valleys...
Dauphin-Middle Paxton Historical Society collects history covering the
lands of Dauphin Borough and communities in Middle Paxton Township,
along with the three valleys of Clarks, Stoney and Fishing Creek.
Within the township and to both the north and east is the southern most
tip of the Anthracite Coal Region in Pennsylvania. The Dauphin &
Susquehanna Coal Company, which at one time owned much of Dauphin and
Middle Paxton Township, constructed a railroad during the 1850's to
connect the coal mines to the outside world. Bordering Middle Paxton
Township and Dauphin Borough to the west is the Susquehanna River which
was once home to the Pennsylvania Canal and caused Dauphin to prosper
before the railroads came. Throughout its early history, Dauphin was a
transportation hub, home to not only the Pennsylvania Canal, but the
Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad
(eventually Penn Central, Conrail and Norfolk Southern), Northern
Central Railroad and the Reading Railroad.
Directions
Dauphin-Middle Paxton Historical Society
300 Church Street, Dauphin, PA 17018
From the North
Dauphin is off interstate 22/322. Take the Route 225 North exit for Dauphin/Halifax. Turn right onto Allegheny Street and then another right onto Church Street before the center median begins. Parking is behind the old school.
From the South
Dauphin is off interstate 22/322. Take the Dauphin Boro/Stony Creek exit. Head north on Allegheny Street until the center median and street lights end. Turn left onto Church Street. Parking is behind the old school.
Dauphin-Middle Paxton Historical Society
300 Church Street, Dauphin, PA 17018
From the North
Dauphin is off interstate 22/322. Take the Route 225 North exit for Dauphin/Halifax. Turn right onto Allegheny Street and then another right onto Church Street before the center median begins. Parking is behind the old school.
From the South
Dauphin is off interstate 22/322. Take the Dauphin Boro/Stony Creek exit. Head north on Allegheny Street until the center median and street lights end. Turn left onto Church Street. Parking is behind the old school.
Hours of Operation
4th Thursday the Museum opens at 6:00 p.m.
The Monthly Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. (except July, August, November & December)
Check our Facebook page & website for upcoming programs!
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 532
300 Church Street
Dauphin, PA 17018
Email:
dmphist@comcast.net
On Facebook as Dauphin-Middle Paxton Historical Society (see link at top of page)
4th Thursday the Museum opens at 6:00 p.m.
The Monthly Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. (except July, August, November & December)
Check our Facebook page & website for upcoming programs!
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 532
300 Church Street
Dauphin, PA 17018
Email:
dmphist@comcast.net
On Facebook as Dauphin-Middle Paxton Historical Society (see link at top of page)
