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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Following America's fight for independence, Revolutionary War Captain Thomas Strawbridge and his wife Margaret came to the Susquehanna Valley. They are among the earliest of settlers buried in the Historic Chillisquaque Church Cemetery near Pottsgrove, Northumberland County
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.
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