Pennsylvania Canal (West Branch Division)
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Division was built from Northumberland to Lock Haven in 1828-34. Until 1889 boats carried iron, lumber and manufacturers from this area to eastern markets. Here the Bald Eagle Cross Cut Canal joined the division connecting with it by two locks, a dam and a tow-path bridge.
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Tiadaghton Elm
NE of Avis, PA
Here July 4, 1776, pioneer settlers of the West Branch resolved independence from Britain.
Fort Reed
Lock Haven, PA
William Reed's stockaded house was the westernmost defense for Susquehanna Valley settlers.
The Great Island
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Many Indian nations have occupied the Great Island in the river just south of here.
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Daniel H. Hastings
N of Long Run Rd. (PA 477) NW of Salona, PA
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1895-1899; born, 1849, on a farm 4.5 miles SE of here.