Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-06-15
From the Leacisburg Chronicle.
Bradford County.

Some two or three years since, Miss Sedee
wick gave glowing picture, IN one oi The Mag
azlnes OF The day, OF her native county IN Betk
shire May one " no claims not her gifted pen,
give shght sketch OF her own County of Bad
lord There Is not, indeed. The tragic !u'er-
esl connected With the history of Bradford, that
belongs 10 Luzerne, aud some of the other
counlles of Pennsy ylvanIa, yel its early, rem'n-
lscences are not dcvoid of interest. Probably
there Is no county in The Stale, or indeed The
Unlon but thai has some circumstances in It's
history that would excite interest were they
but recorded. Campbell has rendered The Val.
lev of Wyoming almost classic ground and re.
Gently It's annals have been transferred 10 The
page Of history, by one who has passed The
Go.i Of his days, from early youth far towards
lies waning, within the precincts OF the Val
ley--Hon. Charles Miner.
There were Tories scattered along the Sus-
quehanna, during the war of The Revolution, bu
IEe first permanent settlement made 10 Brad
lord was IN 1878, by emigrans from Wyoming,
and mosiiy by those who had passed through
The horrors of savage mvasion, and civil s'rlle.
which had swept over that ill-faed Valley. and
there had learned endurance. This settlement
was made IN what Is now the township Of A.
ihens. then known as Tioga Point" and The
adjacent valley OF Shesheqnln. Col. John
Franklin, vino is styled, in Miners History"
The I" Hero OF Wyoming" was one pf this baud
of emigrsnl.. He resided upon farm on The
eastern slde OF the Susquehanna, opposite
where he village of Athens now stands, where
he died some years since, al an advanced age.
The prominent part that he took IN The strife
A A l.. -
al Wyoming, led 10 his Imprisonment, for Iw"
years. in Phlladel phia, under the charge OF high
treason. Where this settlement was made,
what is now Bradford, and the adjoining coun-
ties, including Luzerne, belonged TO the town
OF WesimoreIand-s township that embraced
nearly II noi quite as great all extent OF Ierriio-
~ as the S;arc OF Connecticut, OF which it was
an appendsger
Bradford is one of OF The northern tier OF
counties 10 Pennsylvania, aud is bounded on
me east by Susquehanna and on The west 10y
Tloga counties The Susquehanna enter. II at
the New York line, and cakes sonthefiy and
nearly a central course through the county,
The Tioga or Chemung unlles with ~ ahoI
-four miles and half below the New York line.
Tioga rises in the mountains west OF Bradiord.
sad after taking It's course through Tioga coun-
~. it bends around lhrough ihe SAFE Of New
York. receiving on lis way the Cowanesqne,
che Cauis,eo, and ,he Conhocion. On lis way
lhrough Bradford The Susquehsnna receives a.
rriba,sries, on the east The Wysox aud The Wy
aiusing and Or the west The Sugar and Tnwan-
da creeks. The Towanda and the Lycomlng
have their sources very near each oIher. IN
Canton, The south vest ioM nship of the coun-
~ The Lycoming winds aSay through It's
wild and rapid course TO the Wesi Bfancf-
she Towanda makes lis way To- Tho Naih
Bfanch of the Susquehanna, aud unlles With
IL Two miles below the borough OF Tow andd.
There is much scenery along lhs stream which
is wildly beautiful. There are ledges 81 rocks
along lis banks which would strike person.
accustomed only TO the pfa,fies OF the West,
with awe aud wonder
Athens is much The Oldest yllage in The |
cOunly. although II rs MOI place Of near the |
population or business of Towaada The Io- |
cation OF the village, aud the scenery of lhe |
whole valley. Is very beautiu. THIS vaify +
which looks " hen ia its qaai summer besnry 4
# The angel 1f peace had ever folded its |
wings over il. was the rendezvous of ,he army |
seni under he command al Gen Sdlilr All ,ao
The heart Of 'he Indian country. during the
summer Of l779. 10 endrasof TO ensufe safety
TO our frontier.
Sullivan. with part of the army destined 10
ihis sxpedniun. was detached BY ,he ~ay Of