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When The Road Between Watsontown and McEwensville Was Paved In Brick
When McEwensville Had A Newspaper
When McEwensville Had A Newspaper
1957 Centennial
"The first settler within the territorial limits of present day McEwensville was John Quigley, who came here about 1805. He built a log house on the spot which is now the entrance to the Watsontown road diagonally across from the United Church of Christ. Here he began the trade of plough-maker and carpenter, at which he was reasonably prosperous. There was a good demand for work in his calling among the Montgomerys, the Vincents, and other substantial falters in Paradise, Warrior Run, and other parts of Old Turbot Township. In this way, he continued until 1812 when he sold his business to a Mr. Stahlnecker.
After Quigley, other settlers followed. Among them a Scotsman, Alexander McEwen, unmarried and a weaver by trade. He arrived in 1809 and first lived in the home of Thomas Wallace, a farmer of the vicinity. During the thirty years of his residence here.... When the early settlers arrived here, what is now Mc Ewensville and a large area surrounding was covered by a magnificent pine forest..... With the luxurious growth of pine all around, it is obvious how the settlement became known as Pine Grove. This name clung to for years after the Post Office Department had set the seal of approval upon the name which the town now bears. " McEwensville In History By George Wesner
“Around the turn of the century there were two telephones in the town. The Bell was at Watson’s Store and at the home of Armstrong’s. Later phones were installed at the Gearhart Foundry, A. & C. Mauser’s carriage works and the J.G. Smith’s residence. A number of years later, the West Branch Bell Telephone Company began operations and built lines throughout the area.” - McEwensville In History By George Wesner
The Hotels
According to a 1928 article in the Miltonian, the Tavern was known as the "Washington House". Governor Curtain of Belleftone visited. "The old bench in the bar has neither sag nor break after 100 years... Here was the headquarters where the democratic chieftains gathered to plan their political campaigns in northern Pennsylvania. here was the old voting place of the Delaware Township. The old pike passed before it's doors; the old canal was built two miles away. In those early days, McEwensville was a thriving center, socially, politically, and industrially. Grain was stored in the winter in teh village, then shipped down the canal in the spring.
The railroad came. Population shifted to Milton, Watsontown, Dewart, and White Deer sprang into being. The Old Tavern stayed on, and at last came the Susquehanna Trail....
It is said that before the coming of the railroad, visitors slept two and three deep, so crowded was the tavern."
Schools
Transportation
Stores & Industries
Shuman's Dairy Golds Mill
Everit & Co Sunbeam Washers Reeder Hotel Armstrong's Store
Churches
Maps
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McEwensville Schools 1800-1958 By Thomas S. Kramm
McEwensville In History by George Wesner
Do you know where I can purchase a copy of each of these booklets: McEwensville in History by George Wesner and The History of McEwensville Schools 1800-1958 by Thomas Kramm.
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