marietta pa: Lancaster County, PA Firsts and Biggests - 03/16/08 11:04 AM
Robert Fulton, born in Lancaster County in 1765, was the first to make navigation practical with a ship powered by steam. Fulton did not invent the steam engine, but he made history with his steam powered voyage on the Hudson River in 1807. A township in southern Lancaster County is named … (10 comments)
marietta pa: The Architecture of Historic Marietta, PA - 01/09/08 07:22 PM
I have written a number of posts about Historic Marietta, PA, including the Christmas Candlelight Tour and the scenic Breezy View Overlook. One of the reasons Marietta is such a treasure is its remarkably diverse historic architecture.
This is a log and stone home I restored in the early 1980s. The … (13 comments)
marietta pa: Marietta, PA Candlelight Tour of Homes - 12/03/07 02:55 PM
On Sunday, December 2, 2007, the 42nd Annual Marietta Candlelight Tour of Homes took place. All week the Borough of Marietta held its breath for the weather report, which had for the previous four or five days been predicting a wintry mix of snow, sleet, ice and and rain. The advance purchase tickets … (8 comments)
marietta pa: Breezy View Overlook, Columbia, PA - 11/27/07 07:10 PM
On a windy late November day, I passed over the Chickies Hill between Marietta and Columbia, PA. Shortly before Columbia, I stopped at the Breezy View Overlook. Just off Pennsylvania Route 441, the Overlook offers a spectacular view of the Susquehanna River. "Breezy View" was an understatement on this windy November day - I had … (27 comments)
marietta pa: The Susquehanna River at Columbia, PA - 10/10/07 08:40 AM
The Susquehanna River has always been a landmark of Central Pennsylvania. The river's name is said to have come from a native American word meaning "muddy current".
200 years ago, trees shipped down from the virgin forests around Williamsport, on the West Branch of the Susquehanna in North Central PA, helped … (4 comments)
marietta pa: Chickies Rock County Park - 09/26/07 07:14 AM
Located on Chickies Hill between Marietta and Columbia, PA, Chickies Rock County Park offers some of the most spectacular views of the Susquehanna River available anywhere in the Susquehanna Valley.
Located off Route 441, the park starts with a parking area.
Walking trails meander west toward the river...
Although the … (9 comments)
marietta pa: Rivertownes PA USA Tour of History - 09/02/07 09:22 PM
Rivertownes PA is a cooperative effort between the Susquehanna River towns of Marietta, Columbia, and Wrightsville. The River Road Historic Excursion is a three hour tour that has been developed by Rivertownes PA USA to showcase the history of the towns on both the Lancaster and York County sides of the Susquehanna … (6 comments)
marietta pa: Vesta Furnace Office, Marietta, PA - 09/02/07 07:39 PM
Marietta, PA has a long and distinguished history going back to the earliest 1800s, when lumber from the north was floated down the Susquehanna River and sawed in its lumber mills. A good portion of its wealth, reflected even today in its many preserved homes, derived from the iron furnaces that … (2 comments)
marietta pa: The Linden House, Marietta, PA - 06/08/07 05:54 PM
In 1983 I purchased the Linden House in Marietta, PA. Built ca. 1805 by lumber magnate Henry Cassel, the 6,000 SF mansion had fallen on hard times. After being unceremoniously chopped up into ten low rent apartments, the roof had been burned off and the house condemned. The mansion had 606 window panes (yes, … (9 comments)
marietta pa: Historic Marietta - 05/12/07 09:44 PM
Marietta, PA started out in colonial days as Anderson's Ferry after a service established in the late 1720s by James Anderson, crossing the Susquehanna river to York County. Marietta got its name from Anderson's two daughters, Mary and Henrietta. After the Erie Canal was built between 1825 and 1830 along the river, … (0 comments)
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Robert Fulton, born in Lancaster County in 1765, was the first to make navigation practical with a ship powered by steam. Fulton did not invent the steam engine, but he made history with his steam powered voyage on the Hudson River in 1807. A township in southern Lancaster County is named … (10 comments)
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