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Northumberland County
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Explore this county on the map →American Legion Post 44
Oak Hall, a stone Georgian house near Northumberland, became the home of American Legion Post 44. Local miller Jesse Horton bought the property in…
Former Hotel Milton
The Hotel Milton on North Front Street began as the Queen Anne home of Charles A. Godcharles, whose company manufactured iron and steel nails and…
OutdoorsFormer Mid-Valley Colliery vicinity near Wilburton and Aristes
On June 17, 1948, United Airlines Flight 624 crashed near the Mid Valley Colliery outside Wilburton and Aristes in Columbia County. All thirty-nine…
Former Milton Public Library in the Milton National Bank building
Milton Public Library once occupied the former Milton National Bank building on South Front Street. The town acquired the building for the library in…
Bridges & railwaysHimmel’s Church Covered Bridge over Schwaben Creek
The Wolfman of Schwaben Creek is a Northumberland County legend about a mysterious stranger and a girl named May Paul. In the story collected by…
Inns & businessesHotel Edison
Hotel Edison stands at Fourth and Market streets in Sunbury. On July 4, 1883, when it was still called the City Hotel, it became a showcase for…
Kulpmont Protestant Cemetery
The wooded ground behind Kulpmont Protestant Cemetery is known in local ghost stories as Sleepy Hollow. Its traditions include organ music at…
Inns & businesses · Aerial viewPenn’s Tavern
Penn’s Tavern stands beside the Susquehanna at Fishers Ferry, south of Sunbury, where travelers once crossed the river by ferry. Its ghost lore…
Bridges & railwaysRishel Covered Bridge over Chillisquaque Creek east of Montandon
Rishel Covered Bridge carries the road across Chillisquaque Creek near Montandon. Built around 1830, its single wooden span replaced an earlier…