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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29PL_john-h-bower_Williamsport-PA.html
In 1921, Bower founded and organized America's oldest Sunday school basketball league. The league is still in operation today and is known locally as the "Bower League." He helped organize the first Boy Scout troop in Lycoming County in 1919. Over…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29PI_ross-brown-homes_Williamsport-PA.html
Site of the original home of city founder, Michael Ross. James and Carile Brown, benefactors of the local library, built their home here in 1875, which later became the residence of the Episcopal bishop and then a hospital. The building was destro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29PG_old-walton-cemetery_Muncy-PA.html
In Memory of Those Buried Here
Among whom are the
pioneer McCarty brothers
Benjamin 1763-1828 and William 1766-1813
founders of Muncy in the year 1797.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29PD_gary-chrisman_Williamsport-PA.html
Chrisman is the voice of sports broadcasting for the Williamsport region. A graduate of Williamsport Area High School, he returned permanently to Williamsport in 1975 after earning a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Miami. In 1987, he was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29PB_kelly-mazzante_Williamsport-PA.html
Mazzante was a three-time Kodak All-American basketball star at Penn State University, and formerly held the Big Ten scoring record for both men and women. A graduate of Montoursville Area High School, she is a four-time all-state basketball selec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29P6_ken-sawyer_Williamsport-PA.html
Sawyer served as the voice of Williamsport High School football and basketball, and Lycoming College football. Since 1971, he has broadcast hundreds of Little League World Series games. In 1991, he was presented with the Ray Keyes Sports Award fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29OY_paul-babe-mayer_Williamsport-PA.html
Mayer has served as an educator, coach, sports broadcaster, and sports trainer in the Williamsport area for over four decades. In 1988, he was named the National Secondary School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. He retired from Pennsylvania…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29OL_john-wilcox_Williamsport-PA.html
In 1966, Wilcox became the first American bowler to win a World Cup title. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania State Bowlers Association Hall of Fame in 1998 and the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1999. His 885 series in 1972 stood as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29OJ_bill-byham_Williamsport-PA.html
Bill provided exceptional commentary for over five decades, covering Lycoming College athletics and the Little League World Series. In recognition of his service, the press box section at Little League Volunteers Stadium was named in his honor dur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29OG_chief-woapalanne_Williamsport-PA.html
Peter Wolf Toth was born one of eleven children, December 1947, in the newly formed Republic of Hungary. His early childhood was influenced by the hardships his fellow countrymen were experiencing after World War II. During an uprising in 1956, Pe…