Northumberland
Bucknell University
Organized in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg by the Baptist Church.
Captain John Brady - PLAQUE
Pioneer Surveyor, Indian fighter and Patriot Resided here 1769 to 1776 when he moved to Muncy Manor later known as Fort Brady.
Col. Matthew Smith
Captain of Lancaster Co. militia with Col. Benedict Arnold on 1775 midwinter march to Quebec.
Danville-Pottsville R.R.
Sunbury, PA
Opened Sunbury to Paxinos in 1835, operated on wood rails by horsepower.
Dr. James Curtis Hepburn (1815-1911)
Milton, PA
Physician and Presbyterian missionary to Japan in the late 19th century, he devised the widely used Hepburn romanization method to...
First Electric Light
Sunbury, PA
First successful use of a three-wire electric lighting system was made July 4, 1883, in the City Hotel building in Sunbury.
Fort Augusta
Sunbury, PA
Built in 1756-57 by Cols.
Fort Freeland
Jacob Freeland's house was stockaded in 1778 as a protection against Indians.
Gen. James M. Gavin (1907-1990)
Mount Carmel, PA
U.S. Army officer; he rose to lieutenant general, 1955.
Great Shamokin Path
Once the main Indian highway from Shamokin, now Sunbury, to the Ohio country.
James Pollock (1810-1890)
Milton, PA
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1855-58.
Joseph Priestley
Kapp Heights, PA
The noted English scientist, discoverer of oxygen, and Unitarian theologian lived in Northumberland, 1794 to 1804.
Joseph Priestley
Northumberland, PA
The noted English scientist, discoverer of oxygen, and Unitarian theologian lived in Northumberland, 1794 to 1804.
Northumberland County
Sunbury, PA
Formed March 21, 1772 from Lancaster, Cumberland, Berks, Bedford and Northampton counties.
Pennsylvania Canal
Northumberland, PA
The North Branch and West Branch Divisions, built 1828-34, joined here in Northumberland at a canal basin.
Pennsylvania Canal (North Branch Division)
This Division, built 1829-32, carried coal, until 1901, from Nanticoke mines to Northumberland, and from there to inland towns and...
Shikellamy
Sunbury, PA
Oneida chief and overseer or vice-regent of the Six Nations asserting Iroquois dominion over conquered Delaware and other tribes.
Shikellamy - PLAQUE
Sunbury, PA
Erected as a memorial to Shikellamy, also Swataney, "Our Enlightener," in the province.
Sunbury
Sunbury, PA
Laid out 1772 as the county seat of Northumberland on the site of Indian Shamokin by Surveyor-General Lukens and William Maclay.
Sunbury
Sunbury, PA
Laid out 1772 as the county seat of Northumberland on the site of Indian Shamokin by surveyor-General Lukens and William Maclay.
The Bloody Spring
Sunbury, PA
Here, during the French and Indian War (1754-1763), one colonial soldier venturing from the garrison at nearby Fort Augusta, was fatally...
The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians - Fort Augusta - PLAQUE
Sunbury, PA
First selected as rendezvous for Sullivan Expedition Lt. Col. Adam Hubley's Command.
The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians - Fort Freeland - PLAQUE
Mill built in 1773 and Stockaded in 1778 by Jacob Freeland.
Thompson's Rifle Battalion: Capt. John Lowdon's Company
Sunbury, PA
Recruited from nearby points in June 1775, Lowdon's Company was a part of the first battalion in the colonies authorized by Congress.
Tulpehocken Path
At Mahantango Gap, seen to the south, was the Double Eagle, a stopping place on the Indian path that ran from Shamokin (Sunbury) at the...
Tulpehocken Path
The Indian Ambassadors Road turned east near here over the hills to the Tulpehocken Valley.
Warrior Run Church
Named for Indian occupation of the region.
William Maclay
Sunbury, PA
Lived in the house opposite, 1773-86, and then moved to Harrisburg.
Wyoming Path
Northumberland, PA
Section of the Iroquois Warriors Path, following the Susquehanna from the Wyoming Valley to Shamokin, now Sunbury.