The Tiadaghton Elm - The Historical Marker For A Tree That Doesn't Exist & An Event That May Not Have Happened

 

The Tiadaghton Elm Historical Marker

A Historical Marker for an elm tree that no longer exists.

For a historical event of which there is no written record.

And if that historical event, for which there is no written record,  did occur, it  [almost certainly] did not happen under the old Tiadaghton Elm Tree, but at another location entirely.

"Under this elm  on July 4th 1776, resolves declaring independence were drawn prior to the news of action by Congress at Philadelphia.  This was a expression of the spirit of common to the frontier and led by the famous Fair Play men."

1949 Photo Quiz - Statues In Philadelphia

 

In 1949, The Philadelphia Inquirer ran a page of photos asking "How often have you passed unnoticed these statues of people of glory and achievement?  How many can you identify?"

ANSWERS:

Fort Horn, By Capt. John M. Buckalew

 Fort Horn was built in 1777, and was named for Samuel Horn, a German Pioneer whose cabin was located on the site of the stockade. The remains of Horn's fort could be seen until 1856/58, when "by the building of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, the last vestiages of it were destroyed." The fort was located "about midway between Pine and McElhattan Stations on the P. & E. R. R., west of Fort Antes" 

"Strange as it may seem, nothing has been preserved to show who Samuel Horn was, whence he came or whither he went after abandoning his fort. Neither do the records show that he ever warranted any land in that vicinity."

The Muncy Train Station

The Muncy station was located on West Penn Street, with the Keystone Company on the other side of the tracks.

There were at least 3 railroad stations in the town of Muncy Pa, over the years.

The first station, a brick building, was destroyed in a storm in June of 1883.  The roof was blown off, and the walls collapsed.

In 1855, the Sunbury & Erie Railroad built a station in Muncy.

March - A Focus On Women's History, In The Central Susquehanna Valley

 
Women's History Month began with a week long "Women's History Week" in schools in California in 1978.  This initiative eventually led to March being declared Women's History Month in March of 1987.

Here's a list of some of the notable topics from our area, focused on local women's history:

When Milton Had A Ferry

 
Although I have photos of the ferry in Watsontown, and in Montgomery, and in Danville...  I've never found a photo of the ferry in Milton.  It is possible none exist, as it appears that the ferry company operated for a short time only, after the 1899 flood.   The sketch above is of an early ferry at Watsontown, and is what I imagine the ferry at Milton may have looked like.  

Below are all the mentions I have found, of a ferry in Milton, Pa. 

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