The Culbertson House / Minnequa Club, Duboistown

 

The White Mansion. 

On verso of photograph: "This historic old house, once known as the "White Mansion", due to its neat white-washed appearance, was in many hands since the demise of the Culbertsons. 

It was for years a farm house, known as the Turley Farm, it was later purchased by the eccentric Peter Herdic (who was the greatest asset that Williamsport ever had or probably will have). 

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The old "draw well" at the Culbertson Home. Handwritten on back of photo: "The old 'draw well' at the Culbertson Home. This well was destroyed, caused by a wreck on the Linden branch of the Penna R.R. when a freight car plunged over the track and into the well. Time about 1898. C. Lee Berry".

Unidentified clipping attached to back of postcard reads: "There was also a never-failing supply of well water on the place procured by the aid of a draw well, from which many a thirst was quenched, and many a jug of water carried away from the well. This old well was destroyed several years ago by a freight wreck on the railroad when a car jumped the track caveing (sic) in the well. Much of this information was procured from writings of Charles Whitehead, who settled in DuBoistown in 1848, also from Dudley A. Martin and from the laborious researches of Mr, John Meginnes."

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The taxes on this farm were so high ($125.00 per acre) that it was impossible to meet the payments and the farm was sold to the South Williamsport Land Co.

 In 1894, Mr. John B. Otto purchased the property for a summer home. He gave it the appropriate name, "Lacomic Terrace", by which it was known until 1915, during which time it was visited by thousands of people.

 In 1915 a company of men, all members of the Masonic fraternity, leased this home as a club house and named it the "Minnequa Club", due to the fact that they met from time to time, at Peter Herdic's summer resort, Minnequa Springs, near Canton, Penna.

 In 1928 this historic old mansion was sold to Mr. Gottlieb Kohlberger.

1954

1960

1961 - Susquehanna Hotel

Culbertson Trail

Indian Path from Allenwood To South Williamsport

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THE FATAL WEDDING NIGHT...In February, 1807, when the old mansion was occupied by Charles Sarch, a very distressing accident occurred. A party had assembled to witness the nuptials of William Ray and Margaret Morris. Among the guests was James Duffy, of Larry's Creek. In the south west room of the upper story in the house was a door which had been intended to open on a balcony, but it had not been built. Young Duffy being upstairs, and seeing this door, opened it and stepped out. He fell to the ground, landing on a large flat stone which lay at the door of the north entrance, and was instantly killed. The stone was there a few years ago, scarcely changed from the position it occupied on that fatal night

Indian Relics Found

1936

More Notes:

Later Jack's place, Susquehanna hotel.  Susquehanna Hotel was torn down.

The chestnut logs were salvaged, and used to build a cabin on the mountain above Nisbet.