Incorporated in 1887, Montgomery is the youngest borough in Lycoming County, yet it possesses a deeply rich and proud history. Nestled between Black Hole and White Deer Valleys, it was once a bustling industrial community heralded as the "best small town on the Susquehanna." The images in Around Montgomery show rare scenes of Alvira, a community well established for over a century before meeting its tragic end in the 1940s, as well as glimpses of Devitt's Camp, a rural retreat for tuberculosis patients. This volume highlights the first 50 years of the borough and depicts the people and places that made up the dynamic history of Montgomery and its neighboring communities.
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Joan Wheal Blank, author of Around Hughesville, worked closely with dedicated members of the Montgomery Area Historical Society, the Montgomery Area Public Library staff, and borough residents to locate and research the more than 200 vintage photographs and postcards that are included in this volume.
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This detailed map of downtown Montgomery was printed in the 1897 edition of Grady's Directory, which included a listing of the names and addresses of over 400 Montgomery residents and businesses, as well as a directory of streets, maps, county and borough government departments and officers, and an assortment of business advertisements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Montgomery Area Historical Society, Main Street, Susquehanna River, Montgomery Area Public Library, Montgomery Street, Courtesy of Marion, Courtesy of Eleanor Taylor, East Houston Avenue, Courtesy of Edward Miller, Courtesy of Lynn Ditty, West Houston Avenue, Montgomery Pike, Jack Wagner, Brown Library Archives, Courtesy of Hugh Christie, Washington Township, Christ Lutheran, William Decker, Montgomery Table Works, Susan Best, Second Street, Courtesy of the James, Fairview Cemetery, Lois Dunn, White Deer Valley Browse Sample Pages:
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This detailed map of downtown Montgomery was printed in the 1897 edition of Grady's Directory, which included a listing of the names and addresses of over 400 Montgomery residents and businesses, as well as a directory of streets, maps, county and borough government departments and officers, and an assortment of business advertisements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Montgomery Area Historical Society, Main Street, Susquehanna River, Montgomery Area Public Library, Montgomery Street, Courtesy of Marion, Courtesy of Eleanor Taylor, East Houston Avenue, Courtesy of Edward Miller, Courtesy of Lynn Ditty, West Houston Avenue, Montgomery Pike, Jack Wagner, Brown Library Archives, Courtesy of Hugh Christie, Washington Township, Christ Lutheran, William Decker, Montgomery Table Works, Susan Best, Second Street, Courtesy of the James, Fairview Cemetery, Lois Dunn, White Deer Valley Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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