Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-08-12
SusQuchanna and TiOga Turn.
pike.

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rurnbull, Anthony Morris, Ben
'amin r. Morgan, Samuel NJ. Fo
and Samuel Mifilin of Philadelphia
City ; Nathan Beach, Abel Fellow
OF Luzerne county. and John Frank
lin, Stephen Tuttle and Reubel
Hale of Lycoming county, commis
sioners to open books and receive
subscriptions for the Susquchann:
and Tloga Turnpike road. Th'
route described is rs follows: "B,
the best and nearest route from Ber
wick on the east branch of the Sus-
guehanna or from the mouth of the
Lower Whopehawley to the point il
the north line Of the state, which is
nearest to Newton on the river
Tioga in the state of New York"
Books were to be opened for re
ceiving subscriptions in the City o.
Philadelphia, Sunbury, Northum
berland and Berwick. Said subscip
tions being for shares f$l00 each OIL
which payment of SO per share
was to be made.
AS to the organization of the
Company we have not been able to
obtain any deiinate knowledge, but
lit is believed the Company was
within very short time after incor
porated. By a survey made for road
leading from said turnpike near the
LoyalSock Greek to connect with
the Muncy road at a point near
Lewis lake, the road is described by
viewers under date of September
Sth, 1908. From the history OF
Bradford county we learn that Daniel
Havelry took up tract of land on
the route of this road in 1910 the
writer assisted by c. G. Finch
chained this road from the Loyal
Sock creek to Greenwood in lS47.
There was no difficulty in determin.
ing the route excepting for about
one mile through swamp and fallen
timber about half mile south of the
Valentine Dohm's place.
The road run from near Monroe
ton through Smithfield and Ridge
bury to Wellsburg thence to Elmira.
The road for part of the distance in
Sullivan county is shown on the
county map and designated as the
old pike. The Doyle, Gamer, Barth,
and Bender places are along this
road.
Soon after the completion of the
first read the company were induced
to change the route over the North
Mountain crossing the LoyalSock
about three miles higher up the
stream and followed down the south
branch of the Towanda creek to
Monroeton. The new route was
adopted at the instance of citizens of
Bradford county, who offered extra
inducements to obtain the change oil
location. The survey from Monroe
ton to the point OF intersection
with the first made road is
believed TO have been made
rs early as 1914 as the cutting
out of timber for opening of the
road was done in 1915.
Andrew Sinner, who appears to
have been the cotractor to build the
road was a resident of Brier Creek,
Columbia county. The road as now
travelled through Sullivan county was
built in 1917, 1918 and 1919. Mr..
Sinner having completed to the
county line continued to build over
40 miles through Bradford county at
the rate of 81, $50 per mile with ex-
tra pay for bridges and to take half
his pay in land at 81 per acre.
The contractors sub.let part of the
job to parties as it would suit their
to build.
The State made a grant of 1915
in land ut s2 per acre per mile of
road to the company. The road
was built through Albany township
in 1919 and 1890. The date of
completion of the road is not known
but prior to 1924 weekly mail
route was established from Berwick
to Elmira, mail conveyed in a two
horse post coach, Joshua Dodson
contractor.
The writer would be glad to OBJ
tain more Information relative To
this road. The early settlement Of
the county greatly depended upon
1t, and the efforts made by MIR.
Sinner In inducing parties 10 take
up land who were employed on The