In 1888, William Edwards Charles, of Middleburg, at 18, was hired to tend four mules towing two canal boats from Port Trevorton in Snyder County to New York City and back in 1888. Read Part Two of the diary, beginning July 1st of that year, detailing his experiences, including the July 4th celebration.
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A mother's voice awakened her young son thousands of miles away, serving with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War 1. As a result, the Montour County soldier and his comrades were alerted to approaching enemy planes, sparing their lives.
Daniel Towner, who was born in Bradford County in 1850, was one of several singers and songwriters from Pennsylvania. His best-known hymn was inspired by a young man's testimony at a Dwight L. Moody Revival in 1885 at Brockton, Massachusetts, where Towner was leading the singing.
