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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29TM_louise-larzelere-chatham_Williamsport-PA.html
Erected by
The Civic Club
to the memory of
Louise Larzelere Chatham
1872 - 1938
Conceiver and planner of
Memorial Park
1939
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29T3_canal-boat-building_Muncy-PA.html
In the 19th century travel by roads was slow and treacherous and railroads had not yet been established. Canal travel, for passengers and cargo, was a dependable means of transportation; canal boats helped to link Pennsylvania's major cities and i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29T2_canal-boats_Muncy-PA.html
You are looking at the bow and stern sections of a replica canal "cargo" boat that was salvaged from the National Canal Museum, Easton by Muncy Historical Society volunteers in January 2012. Brought to Muncy in many pieces, the sections were recon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29T0_the-lock-tender-and-his-house_Muncy-PA.html
You are looking at a replica of a lock-house façade that was salvaged from the National Canal Museum, Easton by Muncy Historical Society volunteers in January 2012. Dismantled and brought to Muncy, the sections were reconstructed on this site in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29SM_natures-highway_Muncy-PA.html
A thoroughfare for centuries, the Susquehanna River played a major role in the region's development. Here is one of the few places in Pennsylvania where all forms of transportation came together. The river, American Indian trails, canals, railroad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29SL_drinking-well_Muncy-PA.html
The lockkeeper and his family needed a source of water that was clean enough for drinking. Because of the proximity to the canal, the lockkeeper's family probably sold well water, homemade baked goods and produce from their garden to the canal boa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29SK_how-a-lock-works_Muncy-PA.html
Canals are long flat waterways that do not follow the slope of the land, as do rivers and streams. To travel uphill or downhill, canal boats were raised or lowered in a lock. When a canal boat approached a lock, the captain would blow a horn (some…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29SI_fisher-pond_Muncy-PA.html
Built by C. Donald Fisher in 1969, this 1.8 acre spring-fed farm pond gently slopes to a maximum depth of 8.5 feet. It was designed to provide a wonderful habitat for wetland plants and animal species using a wide array of food sources.
Experienc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29QZ_civil-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Muncy-PA.html
To
the memory of the
Soldiers
from Muncy and Vicinity
who fell in the
War for the
Union
1861-65
Died for their Country
[Roll of Honored Dead]
"Four hundred thousand men -
the brave, the good, the true
In tangled wood, in mountain gle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29PN_p-d-mitchell_Williamsport-PA.html
As executive director of the former Bethune-Douglass Community Center, Mitchell was an inspiration to the black community and the community at large for nearly 40 years. He was instrumental in organizing and coaching numerous youth sports teams. H…