On Mill Street (Pennsylvania Route 487) 0.1 miles south of Shichshinny Road (Pennsylvania Route 239), on the right when traveling south.
Alarmed about draft resistance, the federal government deployed 800 troops to the Fishing Creek Valley in August 1864 to suppress the opposition. Peace Democrats suspected of Confederate sympathies were questioned at the Christian church near this . . . — — Map (db m89911) HM
On 3rd Street at Mack Street, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Street.
Dedicated to all firefighters, police officers,
EMS workers and all others
who lost their lives to the tragic events of
September 11, 2001
and all those who carry on.
These metal fragments are
from remains of the Twin Towers that . . . — — Map (db m134844) HM WM
On Market Street north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
(front)
1747 — Evan Owen — 1819
Purchaser of the Site
and
Founder of the Town.
- First Settlers -
1786
Robert and John Brown
named the town Berwick,
after Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
- Pioneers - . . . — — Map (db m119515) HM
On East Front Street (US 11) at Fowler Avenue on East Front Street (US 11).
Name of Shawnee-Delaware Indian village located here. From Braddock's defeat in 1755 until Fort Augusta was built in 1756, it was a rallying point for Indians hostile to the English. — — Map (db m167150) HM
On Market Street north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this copy of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
and loyalty
The . . . — — Map (db m119508) HM
On 3rd Street at Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Street.
During WWII, 9,135 American Car & Foundry workers from the surrounding region produced 15,224 tanks for American and Allied Forces. The first US tank fabricated on an assembly line, the Stuart was favored for its speed and mobility and saw action . . . — — Map (db m134841) HM
On Market Street north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
These memorial rose beds
dedicated in commemoration
of our men and women
who served in World War II
Let none forget
they gave their all
and faltered not
when came the call — — Map (db m119529) WM
On Market Street north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to all men of Berwick and
Vicinity who fought in the World War -
to those who fought and lived, and
those who fought and died; to those
who gave much, and those who gave all.
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Arthur Belles . . . — — Map (db m119513) WM
Formed March 22, 1813 out of Northumberland County. Named in honor of America. County seat, Bloomsburg, became this State's only incorporated town in 1870. A Friends meetinghouse was built at Catawissa about 1789. "Twin covered bridges" at Forks are . . . — — Map (db m89850) HM
The first Columbia County Courthouse was built on this site in 1848. It was designed by Napoleon LeBrun, the same architect who designed the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. The original courthouse is not the core of the building you see here. If . . . — — Map (db m89892) HM
On Ferry Road (Pennsylvania Route 487) at Airport Road, on the right when traveling south on Ferry Road.
A pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss bridge spanned the north branch of the Susquehanna River at this site from 1894 to 1987. The bridge superstructure constructed of steel and iron by King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio had six . . . — — Map (db m211406) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 11) just south of Red Mill Road, on the left when traveling south.
Early in 1781 the McClure house was stockaded by the noted Indian fighter, Moses Van Campen, to protect settlers in this region after destruction of Fort Jenkins in 1780. Site on the north bank of the Susquehanna in present Bloomsburg. — — Map (db m46287) HM
On Lightstreet Road (PA 487) at Paper Mill Road on Lightstreet Road (PA 487).
A stockade-type fort was built here in 1778 along Fishing Creek by Moses Van Campen. It served during the Revolution as a refuge against the Indians, by whom it was once attacked. Van Campen was the noted Indian scout of this region — — Map (db m89909) WM
On W. Fort McClure Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Miquon Chapter
Daughters of the American Colonists
in remembrance of the
Native American inhabitants
here over the past 6000 years.
— — Map (db m163640) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Market Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Frank Patterson Pursel
Proprietor, (1893-1936)
Frank P. Pursel, Jr. & Charles W.M. Pursel
Proprietors, (1936-1957)
Pursel Store Building Trust
(1957-1975)
Frank P. Pursel, III & Charles W.M. Pursel, Jr.
Owners, (1975-2003)
The "Pursel . . . — — Map (db m119392) HM
On Market Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Market Street.
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this copy of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
and loyalty
The . . . — — Map (db m119324) HM
On Covered Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north.
Plaque 1
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Plaque 2
Rupert Covered Bridge
Columbia County Commissioners
William M. . . . — — Map (db m163642) HM
On Covered Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north.
Rupert Covered Bridge was built in 1847 by Jesse M. Beard at a cost of $1,637. It is located in the village of
Rupert named after Leonard Rupert who established a ferry across the river and his home became a
popular stopping off place for . . . — — Map (db m163644) HM
On Penn Street at Penn Argyle Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Penn Street.
The Bloomsburg State Normal School Class of 1919 dedicated this memorial to 16 former students - 15 soldiers and a nurse - who died during World War I. It included sixteen trees in the shape of a six-pointed star, one for each of the fallen. By . . . — — Map (db m116477) HM
On Lightstreet Road (Pennsylvania Route 487) north of Swisher Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Freedom — no word was ever spoken that has held out greater hope, demanded greater sacrifice, needed more to be nurtured, blessed more the giver, damned more its destroyer or come closer to being God's will on earth.
General of the . . . — — Map (db m119006) WM
On West Main Street (U.S. 11) just south of Red Mill Road, on the left when traveling south.
Important path linking the many Indian settlements in the Wyoming Valley with Shamokin, now Sunbury. In 1742 Count Zinzendorf, organizer of Moravian missions, came this way after visiting the Shawnees at Wyoming. — — Map (db m46286) HM
On South Street, on the right when traveling west.
The nearby friends meeting-house, built about 1775, was the place of worship for early Quaker settlers among the pioneers of this region. Catawissa itself was laid out by William Hughes, a Berks County Quaker. — — Map (db m46230) HM
On Mountain Road at Old Reading Road, on the right when traveling south on Mountain Road.
(Plaque 1)
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
(Plaque 2)
Hollingshead Covered Bridge
Columbia County Commissioners
Leroy . . . — — Map (db m163637) HM
1940 Chevrolet Fire Truck
Originally owned by the
Ralpho Fire Company, Overlook, PA
Purchased by Knoebels in May 1972
Used for the flood clean-up in June
1972 & various pumping duties since
Body restored in 2007- 2008
Currently . . . — — Map (db m166175) HM
[plaque]Grand Carousel Purchased: 1941. Opened: 1942 Previous Location: Riverside Park, Rahway, NJ This large 4 abreast carousel was built by George Kremer in 1913 using a Looff platform and horses carved by Charles Carmel. It features 63 . . . — — Map (db m122649) HM
Hand carved in 1913 by master carver Charles Carmel. This carousel was purchased by Knoebels in 1941 and moved here from Rahway, N.J. Its 63 horses and 3 chariots make it one of the largest remaining carousels in the country. — — Map (db m213064) HM
On Knoebels Road, on the right when traveling west.
Swimming Hole A natural swimming hole on Roaring Creek attracted the first visitors to Knoebels farm. Admission: With bath house 10’ Visitors Horse Fed & Stabled 25’ — — Map (db m122641) HM
The newest Old Covered Bridge in the world, built 1975. "The Park's Beginning" was 100 feet upstream where the original Knoebels Groves Covered Bridge and old swimming hole were located. That bridge was replaced by the modern highway bridge in 1940. — — Map (db m122643) HM
A stockaded house used as a settler's refuge was situated here on the bank overlooking the river, 1778-80, when it was destroyed by the Indians. The land was later owned by James Wilson, an author of the Constitution. — — Map (db m89910) WM
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 254), on the left when traveling east.
These grist mill drive wheels, eight feet in diameter and each weighing 2,770 pounds, placed here in 1995 through the special efforts of two local residents, Glen (Bud) Gillaspy and Raymond Weaver, with the help of a number of proud citizens, are . . . — — Map (db m161946) HM
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) east of Little Fishing Creek, on the right when traveling west.
On this site, the first settler in Columbia County erected a mill in 1785 or 1786. It burned to the ground in 1849 while owned and operated by George Masters. Rebuilt in 1852 by George Masters and John Betz, the business prospered and passed . . . — — Map (db m161951) HM
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) east of Green Street, on the left when traveling east.
In the year 2000 through the generous support of the following community spirited individuals, families and organizations our town became a better place to live. Our Park was enhanced by the installation of eighteen Victorian lights around the . . . — — Map (db m161945) HM
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) east of Green Street, on the left when traveling east.
To E. Eugene Eves and Elizabeth Eves Thomson, descendents of original organizers of the Greenwood Seminary, who in 1965 made a gift of this property to the Millville Borough for recreational purposes.
This land was the site of the Greenwood . . . — — Map (db m161944) HM
