A Danville, Pennsylvania, man found a plug of hair inside an old apple tree in 1920. What was its purpose? Plugging illness into trees was part of older Pennsylvania folk-healing traditions. Similar remedies were used for ailments such as croup, whooping cough, asthma, seizures, paralysis, and other lingering illnesses.
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Stone walls stretching into the river. Wooden eel baskets waiting in the current. And fishermen watching for a creature that had traveled all the way from the Atlantic Ocean. It was part of everyday life at one time in the Middle Susquehanna Valley.
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In 1891, the Columbia County Courthouse received a major facelift. It included the removal of the old, reliable town clock, which was going to get a loftier view of the town.
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Today, hikers entering Masten, Laquin, or the country around Ricketts and Grays Run in northern Pennsylvania may believe they are walking through wilderness. In reality, they are walking through old neighborhoods of lumber towns long since forgotten.
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