The fur-trading industry in Pennsylvania, including the Susquehanna Valley frontier, spanned roughly from 1701 to 1763. One writer describes it as " a strange compound made up of honest men, scheming rogues, misfortunes, rich profits, fierce competition, incredible deception, Indian threats, bold risks, and untold hardships."
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Two brothers from Sunbury, Pennsylvania, having read General George Washington's report to Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia, of the rich lands and valleys that were unoccupied in what is now called Venango and Crawford Counties, determined to explore that region for themselves. They were the first to blaze a trail through what is now Jefferson County.
The Chef Boyardee Foods that many of us grew up with played an integral part in feeding American troops during World War Two. The Milton Pennsylvania plant was instrumental in the war effort.
Former schoolteacher Dr. Margaret Young Coleman of Williamsport is identified as the first woman physician to practice in north-central Pennsylvania. She remained in practice for more than forty years.
