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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Folklore or Fact? Residents of the West Branch tell the story of a Susquehanna River monster in the 1800's near Kettle Creek in Clinton County.
The Williamsport and North Branch Railroad, usually abbreviated W&NB, was a north-central Pennsylvania short line that served Lycoming and Sullivan Counties from the early 1870s until abandonment in the late 1930s. It was among many short lines serving smaller counties in the Susquehanna Valley.
