This piece of steel from the Twin Towers is here as a
memorial to those whose lives were lost and a testament
to the heroism of the members of the
New York City Fire Department, New York Police Department
and the Port Authority of NY and . . . — — Map (db m180186) HM
A natural part of river life, floods reshape a river's contours and spread nutrients throughout the floodplain. Along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, thousands of years of periodic flooding created a fertile valley where massive white . . . — — Map (db m191991) HM
Fortunately, here in the Lumber Heritage Region both the forests and the forest industry have recovered from the unsustainable logging of the late 1800s and early 1900s. The state's single most valuable natural resource, trees now yield one billion . . . — — Map (db m191982) HM
Though it's hard to imagine when looking at today's verdant forests and clear-flowing streams, in the early 1900s, intensive logging had ravaged north-central Pennsylvania's seemingly limitless forests. Rain eroded treeless hillsides, depleting the . . . — — Map (db m191989) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m43517) HM
Little League was founded in 1939 by Carl E. Stotz in Williamsport, just four miles north of here. Since the first year, it has operated with a singular goal: to help teach children the values of teamwork, sportsmanship, and fair play so that . . . — — Map (db m91024) HM
"…Whereas the workingmen in the sawmills of the city of Williamsport work from 11½ to 12 hours per day, a period longer than that worked by other workingmen in the United States, which is an injury to the human system… Resolved: that 10 hours is . . . — — Map (db m191957) HM
Laid out 1795 by Michael Ross. Incorporated as a borough 1806; as a city 1866. At one time a leading lumber center of the nation. Trade and travel center for over a century. — — Map (db m43519) HM
