Borough News

In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt opened up Marine Corps recruitment and basic training to African Americans at Montford Point from 1942-1949. This segregated training base was established on the grounds of Camp Lejeune to prepare the Marines for various duties while in combat. Some became gunners while serving in the Ammunition and Depot Companies. (more…)

Rap Dixon, born in Kingston, GA, migrated to Steelton just before the First World War. It was in Steelton where he finished his development as a major league caliber baseball player. (more…)

Born around 1900, Samuel Cole grew up in the Steelton Borough. He attended the Hygienic School for Colored Children located in the borough, followed by a post-graduate tenure at Shippensburg State Teachers College. (more…)