The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-01-19
r ON The Miltonlan.
OLD Northumberland County
Annals.

I ON lhe MlltOnan.
OLD Northumberland County
Annals.
TOWNS or SAME
Allow me to give your readers some
brief notes of important historical
events 10 the history Of old Nprihum-
berlaud county, which originally in
cluded its now adjoining counties OF
Moutour, Columbia, Snyder, Cnion
Lycomiug, Centre, Sullivan, &c.
l172 - March. Northumberland
county was erected out Of parts oi
the counties Of Lancaster, Cumbcr.
land, Bcrks, Bedford and Northamp-
ton. This same year U772) the fol-
lowing towns we're laid out ard set led
viz:
SuNnuRY was laid out by John
LuScns the Surveyor General vf Penn
sylvania.
NORTHUMBERLAND was laid out by
Capt. John Louden and William Pat
ter,ou. who soon after sold ont all oI
their lands and town-plot to Reuben
lIaiues, q wealthy brewer Of PhiIa-
dclpbia. Sunoury aud Nor,humber-
aud were called SO ai,cr towns Of the
same name in England.
l7Sj-LEwIsBURG, now in Uuion
Co was laid out by Ludwig or Louis
Derr, a German, after whom it was
ut first called Derrstowu,' and then
" Louisbcrg," aud lastly Lewis
burg"
l7S1-CATAwISsA, now in Colum.
bia county, was laid out by William
Hughes, q Quaker from Bcrks county,
It's FIST settlers being Quakers
l79l-MILToN, in the present
county of Northumberland, was laid
cut by Andrew Straub, who soon after
tuiIt u l!tlc log grstmjll near the
mouth of the Limestone Run, near
he centre of the town, which caused
his town to be called Miltown," after.
ward contracted into Milton.
l79j--WiLLIAMsPoRT, now the city
of WilIamsport, in Lycoming county.
was laid out by Michael Ross. Some
say it was called " William SPORT ai.
ter William Hepburn, Esq. one OF the
first Associate Judges of the Lycom-
county Court, while others give diff
crent account Of the origin Of it's name
"A dispute which have no time to
investigate,
l797--MUNoy, now in Lycoming
Co., was laid out BY Benjamin Near
ty. Its first name was Peunsborough
aud il bore that name for twsnty-niue
years, or until 1926, when il was in
corporaied into borough by the
name Of Muucy.
l79S--MiFFLINBURG, now in Union
county, was laid out by-Young-
man, after whom il was called Young.
mausiown," but was soon after called
"Miillinburg," in honor Of Governor
Mitllin, of Penua., l persume.
l79s-SELIN,GRovE, now in Sny-
der county, was laid out by Anthony
Solin, n man OF Swiss decent, aud
was called alter his name.
lS0O--NEw BERLIN, now in Union
county, was laid out by-Long, af-
ter whom il was called Longslown
for fifteen years or until 1915, when
it's name was changed to New Berlin
by an act Of our Legislature directing
the Court o. Union comfy to be held
there.
ls00--JERsEy SHORE, now in Ly.
coming county, was laid out by Jere-
mah and Reuben Manning from the
State oil New Jersey. Tho Maunings
called their towu "wayuesburg," but
AS their fist settlers were Jerseymen
they preferred calling il Jersey Shore,
aud IL was finally, in 1925 Incorporate
ed as borough by the name OF Jersey
Shore
1901 DANviLLE, now in Montoar
Co., was laid out by Daniel Montgom-
cry, Jr., after whom Il was drst called
Dansville. But iu 1908 1t was con-
traetsd into Danvills BY our State
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