The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-03-31
Original.
History Of Columbia County.
Copyright secured according to act OF Congress.
NUMBER XII.
TOWNSHIPS AND BoRoUGHS.


When in 1918 the County of Columbia
was separately organized, it consisted of the
twelve townships following, to wit; Bloom,
Briarcreek, Chillisquaque, Catawissa, Der
ry, Fishingcreek. Greenwood, Hemlock.
Mahoning, Miflin, Sugarloaf and Turbut.
The portions of Chillisquaque and Turbut
e-annexed to Columbia county by the act
of January %, 1916, were erected into the
townships of Liberty and Limestone, both
now in Montour county.
Madison township was erected out of part
of Derry, now also in Montour county, by
petition to the court at the April sessions, a..
ID. 1917.
Mount Pleasant was formed out of parts
of Greenwood and Fishingcreek and, we be-
lieve, Bloom, at the January sessions, A. D..
1918.
Berwick was created borough by act of
Assembly, on the 29th day of January, A.
d. 1915
Roaringcreek was cut off from Catawissa,
and became township at the January ses-
sions, A. ID. 1882.
Montour township was erected out of ter
rtory taken from Hemlock at November
sessions, A. ID. 1887
Jackson became township at the Novem-
Der sessions, A. d. 1888, being formed out of
parts of Greenwood and Sugarloaf
Valley, now in Montour county, was
stricken off from Mahoning and Derry, also
both now in Montour county, at the August
sessions of 1889. 1t was proposed by the
petitioners to call the township "Baldy, "but
i. was finally organized by the name of Val
ley.
Orange was for long time separate
election district, but not a township. But
at the April court, 1889, after some opposi-
tion, parts of Bloom, Mount Pleasant and
Fishingcreek were carved out and the name
Orange given to the territory.
Franklin township, including what is now
known as Mayberry, in Montour county was
stricken off from Catawissa at the April
court, A. ID. 1913.
Main was erected at the January court,
A. ID. 1914, out of portions of the townships
of Catawissa and Mifllin.
Centre was formed at the same court, Jan
uary, 1874, ou: of parts of Bloom and Briar-
creek.
Beaver-this was for considerable time
called the paxton District" in respect, we
believe, to Col Joseph Paxton but in the
year lS45, at November sessions, it was
erected into township by the name of Bea-
yer. 1t belonged formerly to MiIlin.
Anthony, now in Montour county, was
struck off from the upper end of Derry at
the November sessions, 1877, and named in
honor of Joseph b. Anthony, the then Pres
ident Judge.
Benton was cut Off from SugarlOaf at the
August session, A. d. 1850.
Pine was brought into existence by an
act of Assembly of 10 January, 1858, the
fruit Of the division process.
Locust came by its present name by an
act Of Assembly of April IS, 1853. 1t had
been received from Montour county in the
Strengthening of the division line, where il
had been known as the township of "Scott.
1t had formerly been part of Roaringcreek,
and upon being received back into Columbia
was named Locust
Scott township was formed out of part of
Bloom at the September session A. ID. 1853.
Conyngham, named in honor of the then
President Judge, was formed out of part of
Locust township at the February sessions, "A.
ID. 1856.
Centrala Borough, in said township of
Conyngham, was confirmed after warm
contest, at the February court in A. d. 1866.
"rhe town Of Bloomsburg' was organized
by an act of Assembly Of March 4, 1870. It
embraces all that had been left of the terri
tory of Bloom township at the date of the
act, The organization is quasi borough.
More than one effort had been previously
made to secure a borough charter, but the