On Phoenix Lane, 0.2 miles north of Knoebels Boulevard when traveling north.
Character cutouts were made by artist Frank Meisel who was
hired by Pete Knoebel around 1950 to paint everything
from signs to scenery panels. The clown appeared
at Burch Drug Store in Elysburg to announce
the entertainment for the weekend and . . . — — Map (db m122681) HM
On Phoenix Lane, 0.1 miles Knoebels Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1907 as a Barrel organ in North Tonawanda NY. organ
Co. and converted about 1914 by Wurlitzer Co. to a double paper
roll system, it was obtained by
Knoebel's in 1948 from Croop's
Glen Park, Hunlock's Creek, Pa.
During the winter of . . . — — Map (db m166174) HM
The 28 horses on this carousel were hand-carved in 1912 by Solomon Stein & Harry Goldstein of Brooklyn, N.Y. Purchased by Lawrence Knoebel in 1948 from Croop's Glen Park, Hunlock Creek, Penna., it was used at nearby fairs and carnivals. It was . . . — — Map (db m122672) HM
On North Main Street (State Highway 147) at Front Street:, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m14912) HM
On State Highway 147, on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m14403) HM
On State Highway 147, on the right when traveling south.
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. . . . — — Map (db m14402) HM
On N. Front Street at Broadway Street on N. Front Street.
In 1971, Fred G. Hastings, who had been the editor of the Milton Standard, 1910 to 1956, returned to write a special series of articles for the newspaper called "Remembrance of Things Past." Among many personal accounts of early Milton, several of . . . — — Map (db m87622) HM
On N. Front Street at Broadway Street on N. Front Street.
Baseball has been a very popular sport in Milton for many years. The numerous leagues date back to the late 1890's. Probably the shortest-lived league started one week before the Spanish-American War in 1898, folding after little more than a . . . — — Map (db m87618) HM
On Broadway Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) just west of South Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405), on the right when traveling west.
A major consideration following the Great Milton Fire of 1880 was the housing of out-of-town construction workers to rebuild Milton. Therefore, reconstruction of the town's hotels was a top priority, and it is said that the Broadway House was the . . . — — Map (db m191563) HM
On Broadway Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) just west of South Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405), on the right when traveling west.
[left side] Above the Betsy Ross Tea Room, located at 16 Broadway was founded by Nick Orphan, who occupied several shops on Broadway. Left the famed Leeser's Shoe Store was established in 1940 at 18 Broadway. Francis "Doc" Leeser is on . . . — — Map (db m191586) HM
On Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405) just north of Mahoning Street (Pennsylvania Route 642), on the right when traveling north.
Undoubtedly, the most famous family in Milton's industrial history was the Boiardis brothers Hector, Paul, and Mario. The Chef Boiardi Food Products Company was established in Milton in 1938. In an effort to help non-Italian Americans pronounce . . . — — Map (db m178196) HM
On South Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405) just south of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
Clinger Lumber CompanyThe oldest, continuously-operated major business in Milton is Clinger Lumber Company, founded in 1854. Many of the older framed residence and business structures in the Milton area were built from materials . . . — — Map (db m191591) HM
On Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405) just north of Mahoning Street (Pennsylvania Route 642), on the right when traveling north.
Milton Car Works, now ACF, is Milton's oldest industry. Samuel Wilson Murray, William Dougal, John McCleery, and Charles McCormick founded Murray, Dougal & Co., in 1864. Within a year, production began with an order for ten gondola cars . . . — — Map (db m178272) HM
On N. Front Street at Broadway Street on N. Front Street.
In 1948, the Milton Borough Recreation Commission was formed and during the summer months four community parks were used under organized supervision for youth programs. The parks included Center Street, Marsh Park, Lincoln Street and Pollock . . . — — Map (db m87617) HM
On Broadway Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) just east of North Filbert Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Catawissa Railroad, later to become a part of the Philadelphia and Reading System, finished laying the first rails into Milton on September 23, 1854. The next day, the first locomotive steamed into town, which was the western most destination . . . — — Map (db m178175) HM
On S. Front Street at Mahoning Street on S. Front Street.
It was built in 1803 by Peter Swartz for Dr. James Dougal, Milton's first permanent physician and the ancestor of a long line of physicians to practice in this community.
It survived the great Milton fire of 1880, and was demolished in 1974. Stones . . . — — Map (db m87628) HM
On Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405) just north of Mahoning Street (Pennsylvania Route 642), on the right when traveling north.
Charles A. Godcharles founded the C.A. Godcharles & Company in 1875 to manufacture iron and steel cut nails, spikes, and muck bars. The plant was located south of Cameron Avenue. Twenty years later, his son Frederic reorganized the company as the . . . — — Map (db m178281) HM
On N. Front Street at Broadway Street on N. Front Street.
Riverside Park was located along the Susquehanna River between Milton and Watsontown, where Fort Boone Campground is now located. Owned by the Lewisburg, Milton and Watsontown (L.M.& W.) Passenger Railroad Company, it was built as an attraction for . . . — — Map (db m87625) HM
On S. Front Street at Mahoning Street on S. Front Street.
The center of the Milton Historic Downtown Walking Tour logo is a reproduction of the design used on the 1864 two-cent coin, which was the first coin minted by the United States with the inscription "In God We Trust." The Director of the Mint at . . . — — Map (db m87630) HM
On S. Front Street at Mahoning Street on S. Front Street.
The lower Limestone Run area of Milton, bordered by Broadway, Front, Mahoning, and Filbert Streets, had already begun to develop mostly as an industrial and business area in the early 1800's. While the east side of Front Street was mostly occupied . . . — — Map (db m87634) HM
On Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405) just north of Mahoning Street (Pennsylvania Route 642), on the right when traveling north.
Samuel J. Shimer came to Milton in 1871 to assist his brother, George, in operating a lumber mill under the name of Applegate, Shimer & Company. They built a small machine shop along with the mill, and it was here that Samuel and George Shimer . . . — — Map (db m178190) HM
On Broadway Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) just west of South Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405), on the right when traveling west.
[left side] Above upper left photo is the interior of the Broadway Lunch, which was opened in 1923 by George Callos, standing to the left. Peter D. Pappas was his partner. The Golfieris acquired the business in 1946. They are in the right . . . — — Map (db m191577) HM
On Broadway Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) just west of South Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405), on the right when traveling west.
One of the most memorable landmarks in Milton's downtown was the Capitol Theater, which opened June 30, 1934 showing "Baby Take a Bow" starring Shirley Temple and James Dunn. Also on the bill were a cartoon, "Beauty and the Beast," a travel film, . . . — — Map (db m191567) HM
On Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405) north of Race Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first European settlers in this area came primarily from eastern Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey and Delaware. They were mostly English, German, Irish, and Scotch. Among the best known of these early settlers was Marcus Huling, who built a . . . — — Map (db m178306) 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
On Broadway Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) just east of North Filbert Street, on the right when traveling east.
Electricity made its debut in Milton in the latter part of the 1800's, when in 1891 a small power plant was built by the Pennsylvania General Electric Company. The power plant was taken over by the Lewisburg, Milton, and Watsontown (L.M.&W.) . . . — — Map (db m178176) HM
On N. Front Street at Broadway Street on N. Front Street.
The Milton Fair was first held in 1885. The annual event was conducted each fall and soon grew to become one of the largest annual events in the state. The organization that operated it was the Milton Driving Park and Fair Association. Located on . . . — — Map (db m87623) HM
On Broadway Street (Pennsylvania Route 254) just west of South Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405), on the right when traveling west.
Milton earned prominence in the musical world because it was the smallest community in the United States to support a full symphonic orchestra, performing regular concerts each season. The Milton Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1919 and conducted by . . . — — Map (db m191566) HM
On N. Front Street at Broadway Street on N. Front Street.
The Otzinachson Country Club, built in the 1920's, was a 9-hole course for many years. The unusual name "Otzinachson" was derived from the Indian name given to the Susquehanna River, meaning "the river of caves."
Over the years, the club grew in . . . — — Map (db m87620) HM
On Arch Street (Pennsylvania Route 405) north of Race Street, on the right when traveling north.
In March 1828, the state legislature authorized the construction of the "canal system" so that the products of Pennsylvania could be transported effectively. The West Branch Division of the Pennsylvania Canal System started at Muncy, went through . . . — — Map (db m178289) HM
On N. Front Street at Broadway Street on N. Front Street.
The first settler of Milton was Marcus Huling, who established a tavern in 1772 along the Susquehanna River at this location, which is now Lincoln Park. The British and Seneca Indians stormed and burned the famed Fort Freeland located north of . . . — — Map (db m87626) HM
On Pennsylvania Route 405, 0.1 miles south of Pennsylvania Route 45, on the left when traveling south.
Organized in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg by the Baptist Church. Named Bucknell University in 1886, honoring William Bucknell, donor and trustee. Degrees first conferred upon women students in 1885. — — Map (db m87636) HM
On Front Street, on the right when traveling south.
The earlier residence of the noted Oneida chief was near here. As the Six Nations' overseer or vice-regent of the Delaware and other refugee Indians, he spent the most of his time from 1728 to 1748 at Shamokin, now Sunbury, where he died. — — Map (db m87635) HM
A journey down the West Branch tells the tale of lumbering in Pennsylvania, from the early lumber mills to today's sustainable forests. As you float downstream you will see the legacy of lumber; the "rafting points" used by river pilots to navigate . . . — — Map (db m87639) HM
On Railroad Street, 0.1 miles Chillisquaque Street, on the left when traveling south.
🎖️
"Medal of honor"
-Posthumous-
2nd./Lt. George H. Ramer, U.S.M.C.R.
Killed in Action
September 12, 1951
"Heartbreak Ridge"
-Korean War-
To his memory this flag is dedicated
Semper fidelis
[Always . . . — — Map (db m176931) WM
On Railroad Street, 0.1 miles south of Chillisquaque Street, on the left when traveling south.
This memorial is
dedicated to
Sgt. Ray L. Ulrich
who paid the Ultimate Sacrifice
June 2, 1969 - Vietnam
Robert M. Graham, CPL/U.S.M.C., 2nd Light Armored Recon-Bn, 1991 - 1995
G.M. Campbell Jr., A.B.C.M. (A.W.), . . . — — Map (db m176935) WM
On 2nd Street at Oak Street, on the right when traveling east on 2nd Street.
U.S. 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, . . . — — Map (db m212748) HM
Who dared to die that we might live.
Born in Northumberland Pa.
Son of Geo. & Margaret Cooke
Enlisted in 102 Cavalry - Served 4 years W.W.II
Wounded in France Sept. 14 1944
Killed in Holland Oct. 27 1944.
Awarded Silver Star for . . . — — Map (db m119839) WM
Near Priestley Avenue at Hanover Street, on the right when traveling north.
On July 31 - August 1, 1874, chemists from 15 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and England met here to celebrate the centennial of the discovery of oxygen by Priestley. Discussions at that meeting led to the founding in 1876 of the . . . — — Map (db m176925) HM
Erected by
Capt. James Taggart Post, No. 350,
Dept. Pa., G.A.R.,
to the memory of
Soldiers of the War of 1861-1865.
"Left on the field of battle to moan out,
all alone, the death rattle."
Capt. James Taggart, Co. B, 5th . . . — — Map (db m119767) WM
On Front Street at Water Street, in the median on Front Street.
The noted English scientist, discoverer of oxygen, and Unitarian theologian lived in Northumberland 1794 to 1804. His home and laboratory along the river are now a Priestley memorial and museum. — — Map (db m87649) HM
Near Priestley Avenue at Hanover Street, on the right when traveling north.
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) Unitarian minister, teacher, author, natural philosopher, discoverer of oxygen, and friend of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson supervised the construction of this house and laboratory from 1794 to 1798, then . . . — — Map (db m176924) HM
Near Priestley Avenue at Hanover Street, on the right when traveling north.
The retrieval and preservation of the home of Joseph Priestley is due to the thought and action of
George Gilbert Pond chemist, teacher, friend
Born 1861 - Died 1920
Professor of Chemistry at the
Pennsylvania State College
for . . . — — Map (db m176926) HM
On King Street at Park Avenue, in the median on King Street.
Address by President Lincoln
at the dedication of
the Gettysburg National Cemetery
November 19, 1863.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the . . . — — Map (db m167294) HM
On Water Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
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) HM
In memory of
our valiant and
honored comrades
buried in
this cemetery.
Grant them peace
and eternal rest.
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1994 — — Map (db m119838) WM
On King Street at 2nd Street, in the median on King Street.
Dedicated to
the men and women of
Northumberland
and Point Township
who have honorably served
their country
in the Armed Forces
of the United States — — Map (db m167298) WM
On King Street at 2nd Street, in the median on King Street.
Let us hold in honored memory
those men and women from
Northumberland and Point Township
who gave the supreme sacrifice
for their country in all wars
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
War World I [sic]
John Fletcher Clair . . . — — Map (db m167297) WM
On Front Street at Water Street when traveling south on Front Street.
Section of the Iroquois Warriors Path, following the Susquehanna from the Wyoming Valley to Shamokin, now Sunbury. U.S. 11 follows its general route. South of here the trail crossed to Shamokin Island. — — Map (db m87648) HM
On Duke Street (Pennsylvania Route 147) at 10th Street when traveling south on Duke Street.
The noted English scientist, discoverer of oxygen, and Unitarian theologian lived in Northumberland, 1794 to 1804. His home and laboratory along the river are now a Priestley memorial and museum. — — Map (db m120475) HM
On Redman Acres Road (U.S. 11) at Redman Acres Road, on the right when traveling north on Redman Acres Road.
This Division, built 1829-32, carried coal until 1901, from Nanticoke mines to Northumberland, and from there to inland towns and seaport cities. From Lackawanna Creek downwards there were 2 dams, 14 locks, and 7 aqueducts. Traces of towpath and . . . — — Map (db m87646) HM
On Front Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
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) HM
On Front Street (State Highway 147) at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
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) HM
On Market Street at 3rd Street, in the median on Market Street.
When Imperial Germany surrendered at the end of World War I in 1918, many of its cannon were sent to the United States as war trophies. This cannon was acquired by the City of Sunbury and Milton Jarret Norman American Legion Post 201 and placed in . . . — — Map (db m87661) HM
On Market Street at 3rd Street, in the median on Market Street.
Mozart's librettist in the 1780s for "The Marriage of Figaro," "Don Giovanni," and "Cosi fan tutte" came to America in 1805 and lived in Sunbury from June 1811 to August 1818. Da Ponte wrote that on visiting Sunbury, the adopted home of his wife's . . . — — Map (db m87684) HM
On Market Street at 3rd Street, in the median on Market Street.
West Side Give them the meed they have won in the past Give them the honors their merits forecast Give them the chaplets they won in the strife Give them the laurels they lost with their life.South side Erected to the Memory of the . . . — — Map (db m87652) WM
On Market Street at 2nd Street, on the right on Market Street.
Formed March 21, 1772 from Lancaster, Cumberland, Berks, Bedford and Northampton counties. Some 27 counties today occupy its once vast area. Sunbury, the county seat, was laid out 1772. Site of Fort Augusta, a key post built 1756-57. — — Map (db m87686) HM
On North Front Street (State Highway 147), on the right when traveling south.
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) HM
On North Front Street (State Highway 147) near Augusta Street, on the right when traveling north.
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. . . . — — Map (db m14374) HM
On North Front Street (State Highway 147) at Julia Street, on the right when traveling south on North Front Street.
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, . . . — — Map (db m14373) HM
On South 2nd Street at South Front Street (Pennsylvania Highway 147), on the right when traveling north on South 2nd Street.
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) HM
On Highland Ave. (Pennsylvania Route 61), on the right when traveling west.
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 m87690) HM
On Pennsylvania Route 61 at Front Street, on the right when traveling north on State Route 61.
Laid out 1772 as the county seat of Northumberland on the site of Indian Shamokin by surveyor-General William Maclay. Borough incorporation Mar. 24, 1797. Here Fort Augusta was built in 1756. Historic center of travel, trade and industry. — — Map (db m95244) HM
On Market Street at 3rd Street, in the median on Market Street.
Center Monument Erected to the Memory of The World War Heroes by The Sunbury Civic Club Nov. 11, 1921 J. MacBrill Raymond Barnasconi Harold G. Edwards Hunter Foulkrod Herbert E. Kaufman Milton J. Norman Roy A. Thomas Willis L. . . . — — Map (db m87658) WM
This tablet commemorates the installation at Sunbury PA., of the first three-wire central station incandescent electric lighting plant in the world.
On the night of July 4, 1883, Thomas A. Edison, the creator of the incandescent lamp, and inventor . . . — — Map (db m89742) HM
On North Front Street (State Highway 147), on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m14360) HM
On Front Street (State Highway 147) at Arch Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
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) HM
On State Street (State Highway 147), on the right when traveling south.
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) HM
On Memorial Drive, 0.1 miles south of Shikellamy Avenue.
Here during the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763), one colonial soldier venturing from the garrison at nearby Fort Augusta, was fatally shot by an Indian foe. His blood is said to have crimsoned its waters. — — Map (db m87688) HM
Captain of Lancaster Co. militia with Col. Benedict Arnold on 1775 midwinter march to Quebec. In 1779, served as Vice-President of Pennsylvania Council. Died in 1794; buried here in an unmarked grave. — — Map (db m87581) HM
Jacob Freeland's house was stockaded in 1778 as a protection against Indians. On July 29, 1779 it was taken by British and Indians. The garrison of 21 were killed or taken prisoner. The site is a quarter-mile from here. — — Map (db m87576) HM
Mill built in 1773 and stockaded in 1778 by Jacob Freeland. Attacked, captured and destroyed by British Tories and Seneca Indians July 28, 1779. 108 settlers killed or taken prisoner. — — Map (db m87579) HM
On 8th Street Drive just east of Susquehanna Trail (Pennsylvania Route 1007).
Named for Indian occupation of the region. Presbyterian landmark. A log church was here in 1789. The present building erected in 1835. Restored in 1947 by Warrior Run Chapter D.A.R., aided by descendants and friends. — — Map (db m122484) HM
