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South Williamsport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Susquehanna Log Boom

 
 
Susquehanna Log Boom Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011
1. Susquehanna Log Boom Marker
Inscription. Six-mile series of piers, built by a company incorporated in 1846; used to collect and store logs during the spring log drives down the West Branch. Helped make Williamsport the world's lumber capital prior to 1900. Badly damaged in 1889 flood, the boom declined thereafter.
 
Erected 1962 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureIndustry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
 
Location. 41° 13.666′ N, 76° 59.119′ W. Marker is in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. Marker is at the intersection of Montgomery Pike (U.S. 15) and Tallman Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Montgomery Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Tallman Ave, Williamsport PA 17702, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Williamsport (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Legacy of Little League (approx. 0.2 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Saw Dust War (approx. 0.9 miles away); Growing a Sustainable Forest Industry
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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Restoring the Forests (approx. 0.9 miles away); Floods on the Susquehanna (approx. one mile away); Discover the Lumber Heritage Region (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Williamsport.
 
Also see . . .  James H. Perkins: Father of the Susquehanna Boom. One of the most important men of vision and entrepreneurial skill that helped to develop Williamsport and Lycoming County into a major center of commerce was Major James H. Perkins. His foresight and boldness helped to make Williamsport the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the mid- and late-nineteenth century. (Submitted on June 18, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.) 
 
Wide view of the Susquehanna Log Boom Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011
2. Wide view of the Susquehanna Log Boom Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 782 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photos of the stretch of Susquehanna River (West Branch) where the log booms were built. • Can you help?

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