Union Seminary, New Berlin Pa

 
Union Seminary, New Berlin Pa.  Constructed in 1855, the building was torn down in 1944.

Union Seminary, the first educational institution of the Evangelical Association operated for 50 years in New Berlin Pa.   It was renamed the Central Pennsylvania College in 1887, and in 1902,  merged with Albright College at Meyerstown.  From 1904-1911 a new Union Seminary school operated on the site, this one being non denominational and not affiliated with the Evangelical Association.  In 1919 a  Silk mill, billed as a "Silk Throwing School" operated in the building.  The building suffered a partial collapse in 1943, and was dynomited in 1944.

New Berlin, Union County Pennsylvania

 

The Borough of New Berlin is located in central Pennsylvania on the southern edge of Union County along the north side of Penns Creek.  Penns Creek is the dividing lines between Union and Snyder Counties. In 1782, the area along Penns Creek that is today New Berlin was known as Longstown.

 Union County was erected from Northumberland County March 22, 1813, with nearby Mifflinburg being made the  first county seat.  New Berlin became the second seat of the Union County Government. The first Courthouse built specifically for that purpose was completed in 1815. [the county seat was moved to Lewisburg in 1855]

The New Berlin Heritage Association on Facebook

New Berlin Band

 New Berlin Band, Organized 1910

"Earlier bands in New Berlin included the New Berlin Silver Cornet Bad in the 1870s and C.D. Bogar's Brass Band in the 1880s"

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 Recently  I was given access to a collection of old band photos.  Rather than stick them in a folder for later, I'm going to put them all online quickly, and then I can come back and fill in the histories at a later date.

Find the Index Of Band Photos Here
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2019/11/bands-in-susquehanna-valley.html

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For More Stories & History From New Berlin:

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/04/new-berlin-union-county-pennsylvania.html

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The New Berlin Covered Bridge

 
The New Berlin Covered Bridge, crossing Penns Creek,  was destroyed by the 1936 flood.

(In the above photo, the town of New Berlin is in the background)

 The two span Burr Truss Bridge was built in 1878 by Peter Keefer.

On the New Berlin side, the road from the bridge rose quicly up a slope, past Water Street.

Ice Skaters posing in front of the bridge

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An Index Of Covered Bridges In The Susquehanna Valley
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-covered-bridges-index.html

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For More Stories & History From New Berlin:

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/04/new-berlin-union-county-pennsylvania.html