Bears, panthers, wolves, elk and buffalo, were all main characters in the stories shared by early settlers in the West Branch Valley. During the canal boat era, the tale emerged of a wolf that used the old Indian trail, which ran along the top of Bald Eagle Mountain, near Lock Haven, following the nightly path of a packet boat.
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Theodore Long shared memories of his life growing up in Perry County. Those letters were put into book form in 1939. Life in Pfoutz Valley, the country school, homemade shoes, sleigh riding, and Christmas and the Belsnickel, are just a few of the letters in the book. In this story, Long described making apple cider and apple butter on the farm.
Dr. James Curtis Hepburn, a native of Milton, Northumberland County, spent six years in China and another 34 years in Japan, dedicated to missionary work. Among his accomplishments was the 1867 compilation and publication of a Japanese and English Dictionary, which included an English and Japanese index.
