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1882 map Wilkes-Barre Atlas

Look Back: Where was the old Catholic Cemetery in Mechanic’s Square?

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A large crowd paraded around Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, on Aug. 14, 1945. Picture published Wilkes-Barre Record Aug. 15, 1945.

Look Back: End of World War II celebrated on Public Square

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Picture published Wilkes-Barre Record Aug. 3, 1931

Look Back: Millions moved one block in Downtown Wilkes-Barre

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Picture published Wilkes-Barre Record July 30, 1923

Look Back: 1923 Laurel Line robbery of $70,125 in coal miner...

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Edward Reibsamen, a Wilkes-Barre policeman, was killed in Poke Hollow, Luzerne Borough, on April 29, 1875.

Look Back: 1875 Poke Hollow riot claimed life of police officer

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Wilkes-Barre Record headline July 14, 1896

Look Back: Train bound for Wilkes-Barre crashed in 1896

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Civil War Union Col. Edmund L. Dana, who would become a Luzerne County judge. Dana’s great-great grandparents were killed during the Battle of Wyoming. ancestry.com

Look Back: Civil War veteran’s address removed from 1878 Battle of...

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Picture published Wilkes-Barre Record June 24, 1926

Look Back: 1926 ceremony for two Revolutionary War soldiers killed on...

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John Thomas Frantz

Look Back: Plains Township resident killed at Normandy

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Wilkes-Barre Record June 7, 1945

Look Back: Three Noxen brothers served in European Theater during WWII

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Times Leader headline Jan. 21, 1910

Look Back: Former sheriff deputy charged with forging miner certificates

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Elmer Bitzer, published Times Leader Evening News Feb. 21, 1943

Look Back: 1943 slaying of Acme manager unsolved

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Luzerne County Judge John M. Garman

Look Back: Sterling Hotel burglar received harsh sentence in 1923

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Picture posted in the Wilkes-Barre Record April 5, 1926, of Mildred MacDermott at Riverside Park Easter egg hunt.

Look Back: Easter egg hunts attracted thousands of children

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Dr. James Elmer Croop, picture from his 1924 passport. ancestry.com

Look Back: Nanticoke graduate pinned by King of England in 1919

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House erected and occupied by the Rev. Jacob Johnson. It stood at the northeast corner of River and Union streets, Wilkes-Barre, and in later years was owned and occupied by Dr. C. F. Ingham. Photograph taken in 1887. From the pamphlet published by the Wilkes-Barre Record in 1911 for Frederick C. Johnson, M.D. Historiographer Wyoming Historical and Geological Society.

Look Back: First pastor of Wyoming Valley was a Yankee

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Wilkes-Barre Record headline March 15, 1944 Times Leader headline March 15, 1944

Look Back: Kingston fireman saved 11-year-old boy in 1944

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Wilkes-Barre Record headline March 6, 1934

Look Back: Railroad policeman in 1934 fatally shot Wilkes-Barre Township teen

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Wilkes-Barre Record headline Feb. 2, 1899

Look Back: The jewelry swindler of 1899

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Headline The Sunday Leader Feb. 6, 1887

Look Back: Brother poisoned for sister’s marriage in 1887

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Wilkes-Barre Record Headline Feb. 2, 1934

Look Back: Love affair turned deadly in 1932

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The Sinton Store or Sinton Stand, which was located at South Franklin and West Market streets, Wilkes-Barre, was the largest retailer of dry goods during the early to mid-1800s. Building was razed in 1860. Picture published Wilkes-Barre Record Dec. 1, 1923.

Look Back: Sinton Store of the early 1800s

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Wilkes-Barre City Councilman Joseph G. Schuler, published Wilkes-Barre Record Jan. 5, 1926.

Look Back: Proposal to sell Wilkes-Barre City Cemetery in the early...

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An estimated 20,000 people gathered on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, on Dec. 4, 1923. Published Wilkes-Barre Record Dec. 5, 1923.

Look Back: Public Square scene of Christmas festival in 1923

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