Bradford County Menu Search BRADFORD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Contact Information 109 Pine Street Towanda, PA 18848 Phone: (570) 265-2240 Fax: (570) 268-2964 Office Hours Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM First Saturday of each month 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM About the Society The Bradford County Historical Society was organized on May 5, 1870, and was incorporated February 12, 1875. C.L. Ward was the first president, and in ill health at the time of his election, he died ten days after the first meeting. The society continued, held frequent meetings and gathered considerable material relating to early days of Bradford County. This was kept in two cases in the Grand Jury room at the courthouse. Rev. David Craft was assigned the task of preparing a history of the county, which was published in 1878. There was much dissatisfaction with the work and as a result, the society disbanded. On July 21, 1902, the only surviving ex-president of the organization called a meeting and reorganized the society. In 1903, the county commissioners leased to the society the small brick annex located behind the courthouse. A museum and historical library remained there until 1974, when it was moved to 21 Main Street, Towanda.

Bradford County Menu Search WHY BRADFORD COUNTY Located in northeastern Pennsylvania on the border of New York’s southern tier, Bradford County is well positioned for investment and economic development. It is the second largest county in Pennsylvania by land area, with a population of more than 62,000. Rich in Natural Resources Bradford County is blessed by abundant natural resources – water, fertile soil, timber, stone and most recently, natural gas – which have fueled its economy. The Marcellus Shale that lies beneath Bradford County has catapulted Pennsylvania to the nation’s #2 natural gas producer. LEARN MORE Accessibility Rural but not remote, Bradford County is within a four to five hour drive from New York City and Philadelphia and is less than an hour from Binghamton, Elmira, Corning and other cities in New York’s southern tier. Bradford County has an excellent transportation network including interstate highway and rail access that makes population centers from Boston to Buffalo easily reachable. Major highways accessible to Bradford County towns include I-86, I-99, I-81, I-80 and Route 17. The Reading Blue Mountains & Northern Railroad Co. (RBMN) and Lehigh Railway L.L.C. provide services to and from the major ports in Philadelphia and New York. Flights to and from the area are available from the Bradford County Airport and the nearby Elmira Corning Regional Airport. Strong Workforce Bradford County’s strong agricultural roots have fostered a hard-working workforce that manufacturers from Cargill to Masco have tapped into and found to be highly productive and loyal. The county has relatively low labor costs. In addition, the Bradford County region is made up of a potential labor force of almost XX million.