An 1875 newspaper interview with one of the oldest settlers of the West Branch Valley provided valuable insight into the trials and hardships of pioneer life. At the time, James Caldwell had spent seventy years in that section of northern Pennsylvania.
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American landscape artist T. Addison Richards took an 1853 journey on the Susquehanna River, sketching scenery and providing his thoughts during stops along the way. His work appeared in Volume seven of Harper's Weekly magazine that year. This story includes his perspective on parts of the middle Susquehanna Valley.
Pennsylvania certainly stands prominently among the states that produce musicians and songwriters, including many of Christianity's most famous hymnwriters. We feature another composer from northern Pennsylvania, Daniel B. Towner, a native of Bradford County, who is best known for providing the music for "Trust and Obey," inspired by the testimony of a young man at a Dwight L. Moody revival in Massachusetts.
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