Carlos Rogers, has quite literally made history in Riverton in more ways than one. Besides bringing back a new era of competitive bicycling to Riverton after more than a century’s … Continue reading Historic Riverton Criterium includes women’s races
During the height of the late 1800s bicycling craze, Riverton decided to crack down on speeding cyclists, or scorchers, as they were known. An 1897 Borough ordinance limited the speed … Continue reading The 9th Annual HRC is just a month away
Hello, Everyone, If you have read the Special Historic Riverton Criterium Edition of the Gaslight News you know that this year, money raised from this town-wide tradition will benefit the … Continue reading A note from Iris Gaughan, HRC Marshal Coordinator
On June 9, 2019, Carlos Rogers, Riverton’s most preeminent advocate and civic champion, will reprise his role as the promoter of the premier bicycling event that he originated in 2011. … Continue reading Historic Riverton Criterium needs sponsors’ financial support
Regular readers here know that we here at the Historical Society do not have all the answers and regularly ask for help in finding information and images about Riverton’s past. … Continue reading And the Universe answers… again
Former resident and PHS grad, Ed Shoemaker, recently found our July 4, 2011 post and left a poignant comment. In it, he articulates the sweet nostalgia that memories of Riverton … Continue reading Past celebrations remain vivid for former resident
The bike events of last weekend may be gone, but the memories remain. The history and love of cycling came alive Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the start of Riverton’s … Continue reading Glory Days in Riverton
During the height of the bicycle craze well over a century ago, William E. Harvey bicycled over 12,000 miles, the equivalent of riding coast-to-coast over four times, to win a … Continue reading Some serious cycling ahead
Come to our Annual Meeting, next Tuesday, May 23rd at Nellie Bly’s, 529 Main Street, Riverton, at 6 PM. We invite Historical Society of Riverton members to be our guests for pizza and ice … Continue reading Annual Meeting Tuesday, May 23
In A Grateful Community, Mrs. Patricia Smith Solin explains the Borough’s efforts to memorialize the courage and sacrifice of its hometown members of the armed forces after World War I, and tells how two … Continue reading Gaslight News – May 2017
