| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Herndon — Herndon Formerly Trevorton Junction |
| | By deed dated Oct. 7, 1750, Richard and Thomas Penn conveyed the land upon which Herndon is located to Conrad Weiser for negotiating the Treaty of 1749 with the Indians. In 1850, the Trevorton, Mahanoy and Susquehanna Railway Co. erected a railroad from Trevorton to Trevorton Junction and the Susquehanna and Union Bridge Co. erected a bridge across the Susquehanna River to the Pa. Canal at Port Trevorton. Both were in operation by 1854 it is alleged that the bridge was as far north as the . . . — Map (db m14912) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Herndon — John Scull Trading Post |
| | In 1701, here, John Scull operated a trading post. He was the first known Englishman to visit the Indian village of "Shamokin" and was here as late as 1729. On October 17, 1750 Thomas and Richard Penn executed a deed for this land, including in excess of 800 acres, to Conrad Weiser for assisting in negotiating the 1749 treaty. Thereafter, his son, Samuel Weiser, operated a tavern here. Consisting of a two story log building which was adjacent to the Iroquois Indian path leading from the New . . . — Map (db m14403) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Herndon — Line Mountain A.K.A. Mahanoy Mountain |
| | Line Mountain, established 8/22/1749 by treaty negotiated by Conrad Weiser and Canassatego, Chief of the Onondaga Indians, extended from the Susquehanna to the Delaware River, and was the northern boundary of the province of PA. for almost 20 years. It was called in Onondago language "Cantawghy" and in Delaware language "Makooniahy" or "Mahanoy"; near here at the Mahanoy Creek, in 1701, John Scull established a trading post; here the Conestoga and Delaware Indians had one of their strongholds . . . — Map (db m14402) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Herndon — Tulpehocken Path |
| | The Indian Ambassadors Road turned east near here over the hills to the Tulpehocken Valley. Used by Iroquois chiefs from Onondaga, now Syracuse, carrying peace wampum from the "Fire that Never Dies" to Philadelphia. Often traveled by Shickellamy. — Map (db m14405) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Mt Carmel — Gen. James M. Gavin — 1907-1990 |
| | US Army officer; he rose to lieutenant general, 1955. Military tactician & strategist of airborne operations and limited wars. In World War II a paratrooper, regimental & division commander, 82nd Airborne Division; was in Sicily, Salerno, Normandy, Holland invasions. — Map (db m14286) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Northumberland — Pennsylvania Canal |
| | The North Branch and West Branch Divisions, built 1828-34, joined here in Northumberland at a canal basin. Boats with coal from Nanticke or lumber from Williamsport locked down into the river nearby and re-entered the Canal on the west bank. — Map (db m14327) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Sunbury — Danville-Pottsville R.R. |
| | Opened Sunbury to Paxinos in 1835, operated on wood rails by horsepower. Steam locomotive first used in 1838; and iron rails, 1853. The terminal was nearby; here anthracite was loaded on canal boats for shipment to Philadelphia, Baltimore. — Map (db m14389) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Sunbury — First Electric Light |
| | First successful use of a three-wire electric lighting system was made July 4, 1883, in the City Hotel building in Sunbury. Thomas A. Edison directed the work. The Edison Electric Illuminating Co. plant was at 4th and Vine Street. — Map (db m14352) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Sunbury — Fort Augusta |
| | Built in 1756-57 by Cols. Burd and Clapham and the key frontier outpost of the region. Mansion built 1852. — Map (db m14359) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Sunbury — Shikellamy |
| | Oneida chief and overseer or vice-regent of the Six Nations asserting Iroquois domination over conquered Delaware and other tribes. He lived at Shamokin Indian town, Sunbury, from about 1728 until his death, 1748. Said to be buried near here. — Map (db m14371) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Sunbury — Shikellamy |
| | Erected as a memorial to Shikellamy, also Swataney, "Our Enlightener," the Representative of the Six Nations in this province. First sent to Shamokin (Sunbury) in 1728; appointed vicegerent in 1745. Died Dec. 6, 1758; He was buried near this spot. This diplomat and statesman was a firm friend of the province of Pennsylvania Erected by the Fort Augusta Chapter, D.A.R. in co-operation with the Pennsylvania Historical Commission June 1915 — Map (db m14374) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Sunbury — Shikellamy's Profile |
| | If you stand on this spot and look across the Susquehanna River toward the bridge on the right, you can see the face of Chief Shikellamy profiled in the cliff above the opposite shore. Visible are his hairline, forehead and nose. In colonial times, the Iroquois Indians claimed control of this valley by right of conquest. They sent Shikellamy here to serve as their territorial administrator over other tribes living in the region during the mid-1700s. His efforts helped in extending the peace . . . — Map (db m14373) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Sunbury — Sunbury |
| | Laid out 1772 as the county seat of Northumberland on the site of Indian Shamokin by surveyor-General Lukens and William Maclay. Borough incorporation Mar. 24, 1797. Here Fort Augusta was built in 1756. Historic center of travel, trade and industry. — Map (db m14390) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Sunbury — The Sullivan Expedition |
| | The Sullivan Expedition Against The Iroquois Indians 1779 Fort Augusta First selected as rendezvous for the Sullivan Expedition Lt. Col. Adam Hubley's Command the only Regiment quartered here to march against the Six Nations — Map (db m14370) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Sunbury — Thompson's Rifle Battalion: — Capt. John Lowdon's Company |
| | Recruited from nearby points in June 1775, Lowdon's Company was part of the first battalion in the colonies authorized by Congress. Among those who entered Continental service in this company was Timothy Murphy, whose many feats of marksmanship were to make him a hero of the Revolution. — Map (db m14360) |
| Pennsylvania (Northumberland County), Sunbury — William Maclay |
| | Lived in the house opposite 1773-86, and then moved to Harrisburg. Member of the first U.S. Senate; wrote a famous Journal of its debates. A critic of Washington and Hamilton; pioneer leader of Jeffersonian democracy. He helped survey Sunbury, 1772. — Map (db m14388) |
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