West Sunbury is a small town that had some big dreams. Although at one time considered the smallest borough in the state, it had hopes it would become the county seat ins...
Barney Dreyfuss wasn’t jealous. He may have been envious.
The Pittsburgh Pirates owner had seen Philadelphia open Shibe Park as the new home of the Athletics in 1909. Bas...
It was raining when James McCurdy arrived in the future Summit Township in 1796.
The 19-year-old and his companion, Thomas Smith, were planning to settle in Mercer County...
Long before the sleek ribbon of Interstate highways crisscrossed the United States, a bold idea sparked the imagination of a nation. That idea was the Lincoln Highway — A...
A million years ago, ice covered a portion of Pennsylvania, including what is today known as Marion Township. The glaciers melted and retreated, leaving many deposits beh...
It began in 1894 in one room on a block shared with stables and a fishmonger’s shop.
In its 131-year history, the Butler Area Public Library has undergone moves, renovat...
Few would disagree that one of the distinctive qualities of Connoquenessing Borough is its melodious name. But the modest town had been born in the 19th century as an ord...
Young Fred Awtey was barely able to catch his breath at the family home in the small hamlet of Jenner’s Crossroads located along the Lincoln Highway in the Laurel Highlan...
For years, visitors to the old VA Medical Center, 325 New Castle Road, were greeted by volunteer Abie Abraham, of Renfrew, as he worked at the outpatient entrance informa...
