The Isle of Que near Selinsgrove
Historians report Conrad Weiser, who acted as an interpreter between the Indians and whites, was envious of the beautiful “island” and traded his gun to Chief Shikellamy in exchange for the Isle of Que.
Read MoreBradford County Was the Scene of a Battle in the Revolutionary War September 29, 1778
For the Middle Susquehanna Valley, 1778 was especially frightening. Raids threatened isolated farms and settlements. Settlers fled down the West Branch in what became known as the Great Runaway. Colonel Thomas Hartley demonstrated that a relatively small Continental force could reverse that movement during the Battle of Indian Hill on September 29, 1778.
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Jerry Church, The Eccentric Founder of Lock Haven
Known by others for having an eccentric personality, it was a characterization Jerry Church enjoyed. Church became an opportunistic land developer who turned a small village into the successful town of Lock Haven, in what became Clinton County.
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Bradford County Was the Scene of a Battle in the Revolutionary War September 29, 1778
For the Middle Susquehanna Valley, 1778 was especially frightening. Raids threatened isolated farms and settlements. Settlers fled down the West Branch in what became known as the Great Runaway. Colonel Thomas Hartley demonstrated that a relatively small Continental force could reverse that movement during the Battle of Indian Hill on September 29, 1778.
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