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The Pennsylvania State College Library THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY : 1 '*P*11-1 Iil ('()l- THI'MAS W. HISTORY OF LYCOMING COUNTY PENN SYLVANIA By COLONEL THOMAS W. LLOYD Secretary of the Lycoming Historical Society IN TWO VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED VOLUME ONE HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY TOPEKA-INDIANAPOLIS 1929 -I -< ?2A N- / N- / 2 f,. r;1 ol / I.) PREFACE One definition of history is "that branch of knowledge that records and explains past events as steps in human progress." This is a history. Hence it is more largely devoted to the treatment of the past than of the present. But the present has not been neglected and an effort has been made to give full consideration to things that are as well as to things that were. To write a history of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, is no easy task. So many things enter into a discussion of the subject, many of them of minor importance except as they are related to others of greater moment, that to fully cover the entire ground is somewhat difficult. In the present history that of the late John M. Meginness has been freely drawn upon and no attempt has been made to supersede his great work. That veritable mine of informa- tion will remain for all time the source of original research for everything relating to the early history of Lycoming County. It has only been the aim of the writer to supplement the labors of Meginness and bring them down to date as well as to amplify some of the subjects which he treated only briefly. One of the most important of these is the giant lumber industry which made the city of Williamsport famous and its present prosperity a possibility. Others chapters have been added covering subjects of special historical interest which seemed to warrant more extended treatment. There has been no attempt at fine writing, but only an earnest effort to tell in plain, simple language the story of the wonderful progress and development of Lycoming county and the city of Williamsport. A few chapters of the book are taken from the expansion edition of the Williamsport Sun, published in 1926 and the Mii ~35 ~1 HISTORY OF LYCOMING COUNTY anniversary edition of the Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin of the same year. Other chapters relating to industries and institutions are given just as they were furnished by the heads of these activities. The chapter on the Geological Formation is taken from a report on the subject by the late Abraham Meyer, the well known geologist of the county. The writer wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness for valuable assistance to 0. R. Howard Thomson and Miss Kath- erine W. Bennett, librarian and assistant librarian, respec- tively, of the J. V. Brown library, to Major William P. Clarke, Ferd W. Coleman, C. Clyde Mussina and to all those whose cordial co-operation has made the preparation of the work a pleasure rather than a task. THOMAS W. LLOYD. Williamsport, Pa., May 16,1929. iv This work is dedicated to the memory of my mother. v I HISTORICAL INDEX A Civil War Organizations _______ 283 Animals and Birds, Wild_--------- 559 Climate - -- =-- ----- - 158 Anthony Township --------------- 248 Clinton Township ---------------- 194 Armstrong Township ------------- 223 Clubs -__-_______________--___ 419 Art and Literature _________- 5504 Cogan House Township------------ 246 Andastes Indians ----------------- 66 Cogan Station-------------------- 280 Antes Fort ----------------------- 242 Collonsville ------------------ 239 Connecticut Invaders ------------- 80 B Coroners ------------------ 123 Balls Mills ---------------------- 230 County Commissioners1----- - 26 Bar, Members of The-------------- 206 County Officials, First--------- -118 Bastress Township --------------- 244 County Seat Selected.---------- 117 Battle of Monmouth, Effect of The__ 93 Courts, First-' -______________-_ 27 Battle of Muncy Hills, The--------- 71 Covenhoven, Robert -------------- 501 Big Runaway, The---------------- 90 Cummings Township --- _-_---- 2.54 Big Water Mill------------------- 156 Black Hole Valley---------------- 194 D Booms--------------------------- 358 Deed Recorded, First_--______ 1n Boroughs ------------------------ 1 District Attorneys ._---------.125 Boy Scouts ---------------------- 415 Duboistown- ------------- _----- 174 Brady, Death of Captain John ----- 101 Brady, Death of James_----------- 100 Brady Family, The_-_____________ 499 Eldred Township-------------- 231 Brady Fort, John ----------------- 106 Elinmport ______________------ 192 Brady Township -________________193 English Center - -_----- 25_ Brown Township -------- 252 F Building, First Brick in Williams- port_________________ 312 Fairfield Township 211 Business Enterprises, Pioneer_ 141 Fairplay Men A -_ ------ 83 Business Men, Pioneer. _ 31 Fairplay System 84 Farming, Pioneer _ _____ 66 C Financial Institutions 431 Cammal 256 Fire Department 435 Canaling in the Old Days 513 Fires, Great Lumber _ 441 Cannon Hole _ 73 Fithian, Phifip Viar _ 3 Cascade Township 217 Five Nations, Te_ 67 Cedar Run 2.53 Forts, Frontier 545 Chamber of Co nnerce 380 Fort Muncy, Building of 93 Churches 272 Fort Stanwick, Mrey ofL - 74 Civil War Activities 290 French and Inriy War- . 72 vii HISTORY OF LYCOMING COUNTY French Margaret -------- 71 Logging Camp, The_-------------- 342 Fraternal Societies --------------- 421 Logs, Cutting and Hauling_-------- 344 Franklin Township --------------- 197 Loyalsock Township -------------- 226 Lumber Industry, The Great_------ 337 G Lumberjack, The ----------------- 341 Gamble Township ---------------- 219 Lycoming County Erected_--------- 113 Geology ------------------------- 144 Lycoming Historical Society …__-___-397 H Lycoming Township -------------- 233 Hartley's Expedition, Colonel______ 97 M Hepburn Township --------------- 228 McHenry Township --------------- 256 Herdic, Peter -------------------- 477 McIntyre Township --------------- 216 Heshbon_ ------------------------ 137 McKinney's Forge ---------------- 138 Hey Colonization Scheme, The ----- 572 McNett Township ____________.___ 222 Home for The Friendless---------- 401 M arsh Hill ----------------------- 217 Hospital, Williamsport…------------398 Massacres, Indian ---------------- 549 Hughesville ---------------------- 176 Massacres, Indian and Tory 109 Huntersville --------------------- 209 Medical Society ------------------ 270 Mexican Border ------------------ 294 I Mifflin Township ----------------- 248 Independence Elm ---------------- 87 Military Organizations ------------ 280 Indian Customs ------------------- 67 Military Training, Early___________ 589 Indian Guides -------------------- 70 Mill Creek Township_------------- 209 Indian Trails_-------------------- 543 M uncy --------------------------- 167 Industries, Diversity of________-___ 329 Muncy Creek Township_----------- 204 Industries, Early …____________.___137 Muncy M anor -------------------- 79 Industries, Williamsport's _ 454 Muncy, Settlement at______________ 106 Iroquois Confederacy_------------- 68 Muncy Township ----------------- 187 Islands …---------------------542 Musical Organizations ------------ 445 Montgomery --------------------- 174 J Montoursville ------------- ----- 170 Jackson Township ---------------- 251 Moravian Missionaries ------------ 70 Jail, First ------------------------ 117 Moreland Township --------------- 200 Jaysburg ------------------------ 232 Mosquito Valley ------------------ 224 Jersey M ills ---------------------- 256 Jersey Shore --------------------- 159 N Jordan Township ----------------- 207 Nesbet -------------------------- 244 Judges ----------------------- 257 Newspapers…----------------------364 Judges, Associate ---------------- 262 Nippenose Township ------------- 240 Nippenose Valley----------------- 236 L Navigate the River, Attempt to____ 136 Lairdsville ----------------------- 199 Northumberland County Erected --- 81 Land Sales ----------------------- 76 Larry's Creek -------------------- 251 0 Lawyers, Early ------------------ 263 Officers, County …______________…121 Lewis Township ------------------ 233 Officials, Railroad …---------------- 134 Library, James V. Brown__________ 394 Officers, Williamsport City…________-335 Limestone Township -------------- 239 Old Lycoming Township_---------- 232 Linden -------------------------- 245 Oregon Hill …-------------------- 255 Localism s ------------------------ 579 Oriole …---------------------…239 viii HISTORY OF LYCOMING COUNTY Ormes Kirk _______________ __ 595 Stage Coach --------------------- 129 Oval ------------------ ---------- 239 Streams ------------------------ 5636 Susquehanna Township ------------ 243 P Susquehanna Trail, The___---------- 528 Packer, William F._-______________ 490 Sylvan Dell ---------------------- 226 Pastimes in the Early Days_------- 676 Penn Township ------------------- 209 T Pennsdale ----------------------- 188 Tiadaghton Creek ---------------- 82 Perkins, Maj. James H.II_--8______ 350 Timber, Varieties of_____---------- 388 Physicians ----------------------- 267 Topography --------------------- 149 Piatt Township ------------------- 249 Tories--------------------------- 107 Picture Rocks _------------------- 180 Townships ----------------------- 187 Pine Township ------------------- 254 Transportation, Early River and Plunkett's Creek Township_-------- 210 Land -------------------------- 581 Population of County-------------- 65 Treasurers, County --------------- 124 Porter Township -------------- 247 Trout Run ----------------------- 236 Products, Williamsport ------------ 328 U Prothonotaries ------------------- 121 Underground Railroad ------------
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