From the Ashes: How Selinsgrove Rebuilt After the Great Fire of 1874
On October 30, 1874, flames devastated the town of Selinsgrove in Snyder County. Businesses, residences, and community landmarks were lost. Among them were the Methodist Episcopal Church, stores, homes, the Selinsgrove Times printing office, and the Pine Street school. But over 150 years later, "beauty from ashes" defines this 21st-century community.
October 29, 2026
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Terry Diener
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Additional Credits:
The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania) October 27, 1932, Pages 01 and 08; The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania) August 20, 1953, Page 12; Northumberland County Democrat (Sunbury, Pennsylvania) March 05, 1875, Page 04Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine, December 1978; Society of Architectural Historians; ; Photo: AI Enhanced by ChatGPT The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania) August 20, 1953, Page 12
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