On St. Louis Street at Second Street on St. Louis Street.
Formed March 22, 1813 out of Northumberland County. Its name honors the Federal Union. The county seat was first Mifflinburg, and after 1815 it was New Berlin. Lewisburg, county seat since 1855, was incorporated 1822 and is home of Bucknell . . . — — Map (db m43445) HM
John Jacob LeRoy was killed by the Indians near this spot during the time of the Penns Creek Massacre, October 18, 1755. This was the first act of hostility by the Indians of this Province following the defeat of General Edward Braddock, July 9, . . . — — Map (db m87574) HM
On the plain stretching southeast from this ridge
was situated the Indian village of
Shikellamy’s Old Town,
which was visited by Conrad Weiser in 1737, when
on his way to Onondaga. Shikellamy was appointed vice-regent of the Iroquois . . . — — Map (db m43310) HM
Near Market Street (U.S. 15) just south of Susquehanna Beltway (U.S. 220), on the right when traveling south.
Getting goods and people to and from Williamsport in the early 1800s was no easy feat. Roads were few and often impassible. The West Branch of the Susquehanna served as a "water highway" for Williamsport's citizens — who numbered just 60 in 1806. . . . — — Map (db m191999) HM
On Saint Johns Road 0.3 miles east of Jonesboro Quarry Road, on the right when traveling west.
St. John's Cemetery contains the graves of four Revolutionary War Soldiers.
Jacob Hileman, born July 20, 1762 in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. As a private he served in the 4th company, 3rd battalion. Northampton County Militia in 1778 . . . — — Map (db m207797) HM WM
On 5th Street at Mill Street, on the left when traveling north on 5th Street.
The Buffalo Valley Rail Trail is the result of investment by the BVRA, Union County, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
After years of planning and feasibility . . . — — Map (db m180736) HM
On Whitmire Highway (U.S. 176) north of Beatty's Bridge Road.
One mile east of this point, built by the pioneers of
Union County, was one of the several stockades used as refuges during the Cherokee War, 1759-1761. It was probably named for James Otterson, an early settler on Tyger River. — — Map (db m11110) HM
On Brattonsville Road 0.1 miles north of Percival Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
The Homestead was built between 1823 and 1826 for Dr. John Simpson Bratton and his wife Harriet Rainey Bratton, the second generation of the Bratton family to live at Brattonsville. Bricks for the chimneys were made on the plantation. The two . . . — — Map (db m272030) HM
On South Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405) just south of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
Milton's first newspaper was the Miltonian, making its first publication on Sept. 21, 1816 only several months before the borough was even incorporated. Henry Frick was the first publisher. There were many other newspapers throughout the . . . — — Map (db m191588) HM
Leonard J. Hoffman was the first American soldier killed in
action during the liberation of the Netherlands.
On the morning of 12 September 1944, not far from this
spot, he lost his life. He had only just married his wife . . . — — Map (db m235968) HM WM
Near Leigh Street near Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Abraham Bonnells Tavern Forgotten History Trail
Bonnell's Tavern & the Minutemen/Militia
Bonnell's Tavern: A Crossroads of Rebellion
This ground once echoed with the voices of rebel Minutemen, weary travelers, Sons . . . — — Map (db m314023) HM
On 5th Street at Mill Street, on the left when traveling north on 5th Street.
"I do not think there can be in any part of the world a situation more beautiful than this."
-Joseph Priestly, 1733-1804
History of the Rail Trail
The Buffalo Valley Rail Trail follows the route of a railroad right of way that . . . — — Map (db m180731) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
