In an effort to boost weekend ridership, Pennsylvania trolley companies would build recreational parks. They included athletic grounds, picnic groves, amusement rides, theaters, and dancing facilities among the amenities. One such park was located in the Shamokin area of Northumberland County, developed by a local businessman and former Congressman Monroe Henry "Farmer" Kulp.
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Before railroads handled the bulk of passengers and cargo in Pennsylvania, the canal system played an important role in handling the mails, cargo, and travelers.
The golden age of vaudeville began in the late 1890s. And a Shamokin, Pennsylvania, man was making a name for himself on the vaudeville circuit with his illusions and magic act. George W. Shade, "the Wonder Worker," was a respected entertainer among his peers.
Both the old country store and the neighborhood store have just about disappeared from the landscape of the Susquehanna Valley. But a Columbia County man well remembered his decades of work behind the counter.
