Fire that began in a stable in the city of Williamsport on the night of August 20, 1871, destroyed 45 buildings, near East Third and Mulberry streets, then one of Williamsport’s principal residential and business districts. Among the buildings destroyed was the Russell Inn, a log cabin building as seen in the photo.
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Walk along Millionaires’ Row in Williamsport, look at Trinity Church, remember the great lumber boom—or encounter that curious old word, herdic—and you can still find the footprints left behind by Peter Herdic
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Sometimes history begins with politics. Sometimes it begins with industry. Sometimes history begins simply because two rivers meet.
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Someone once said, "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." There's a mixture of both in the folklore of "Little Red Riding Hood of the West Branch."
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