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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29OD_l-l-stearns-sons-history_Williamsport-PA.html
In 1850 Laten Legg Stearns, a farmer from Massachusetts, came to Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, and opened his first store - L.L. Stearns. Shortly after the Civil War, he moved his merchandise by raft down the Susquehanna River to Williamsport, estab…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29OA_downtown-on-the-move_Williamsport-PA.html
Downtown Shopping
Throughout much of the 20th century, Williamsport shoppers found everything they needed right downtown, from fresh farm produce to clothing, home furnishings, books, and gifts. L.L. Stearns & Sons department store, on this site …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29NR_transportation-tribute_Williamsport-PA.html
These four sculptures stand in tribute to the role of public transportation in Williamsport's growth, economy and quality of life.
The Streetcar Era: 1865-1933
The first mode of public transportation in Williamsport was the streetcar, which serv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29NP_architectural-artifacts_Williamsport-PA.html
The L.L. Stearns & Sons department store actually consisted of two separate buildings along with several additions. On this wall and the adjoining wall of the plaza are several artifacts from the facades of the Stearns buildings. The porcelain mol…