Souderton-Telford Historical Society

Milk

A deadly case of spilled milk
A deadly case of spilled milk

It was a foggy Sunday morning – Labor Day weekend 1900. At the Hatfield, Pa. railway station, the excursion train to Atlantic City and a milk train collided, leaving more than a dozen people dead, and many more injured. A tragedy still talked about today.

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Delivering Lessons in a Milk Truck
Delivering Lessons in a Milk Truck

This issue highlights something that many of our readers have never experienced – a local milkman. These illustrations honor a time and a lifestyle that is now gone; but still valuable.

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