Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Main Street, Bloomsburg Pa

When A Bloomsburg Inventor Stalked American Royalty

When A Bloomsburg Professor Tamed Lions For Walt Disney

The David Stroud Fountain - The Legacy Of A Bloomsburg Candy Merchant

The African Farm  & Feather Company - Bloomsburg's Ostrich Farm

The Bloomsburg Ferry

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-bloomsburg-ferry.html

The Only Dual Track Covered Bridge in Pennsylvania

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-only-dual-track-covered-bridge-in.html

Fort Jenkins

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/04/fort-jenkins-bloomsburg-pa.html

The Bloomsburg Fair - Through The Decades

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-bloomsburg-fair-as-shown-in.html

The Irondale Furnace

Bloom Furnace, Bloomsburg Pa

William Neal & Sons Manufacturers of Foundry and Forge Pig Metal

(showing part of the North Branch Canal

Sketch Of The Bloom Normal School

Residence of John Freeze, Corner 3rd & Center Streets, Bloomsburg Pa

The Pursel Store Fire, 1909

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2022/10/pursel-store-fire-1909-bloomsburg.html

The 1904 Ice Flood

Encampment at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds

Downtown Bloomsburg

Market Morning, Bloomsburg PA

The Hotel Magree

The Rupert Covered Bridge

The Bloomsburg Water Works on Fishing Creek

Athletics

When The Yankees Played The Tigers At The Bloomsburg Fair

The Bloomsburg Band

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/11/bloomsburg-band.html

Maps

1860 Map of Columbia & Montour Counties

Sanborn Fire Maps For Bloomsburg

1885  1891   1896   1901  

1907  1913   1929    1949

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Bloomsburg Today

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Bills Bike Barn

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/07/visiting-bills-old-bike-barn.html

Incredible Popcorn

A Popcorn, Candy, and Ice Cream Shop

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2018/01/incredible-popcorn-candy-store-in.html

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The first signs of European settlement date to the year 1772, when James McClure established a log cabin in the area. Until the mid-19th century, it was just a small village, known as Bloom Township. Traditionally, Bloomsburg's founding in 1802 has been ascribed to settler Ludwig Eyer, son of Johann Martin Eyer, acting as agent for his brother Johann Adam For 75 years after the discovery of ore in the area, Bloomsburg developed a booming iron industry. 

Since its incorporation on March 4, 1870, Bloomsburg has held the distinction of being the only town in Pennsylvania. While other municipalities may be colloquially referred to as towns, they are all officially classified as either cities, boroughs, or townships. One particular point of confusion regards McCandless Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which remains a township despite taking the name "Town of McCandless" when adopting a home rule charter in 1975. Bloomsburg's slogan of "The only incorporated town in Pennsylvania" reflects its unique status. 

The Bloomsburg Historic District and Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

On 28 October 2015, a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) blimp broke free from Aberdeen Proving Ground and headed north, taking out the town's power supply as it went.

In December 1899, two of Bloomsburg's Oldest Men were John Tittel and John Black

Bloomsburg Sesquicentennial June 15-21