Big Runaway | News of Yesteryear

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While Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army fought the British, settlers along the Susquehanna River also...

posted on: Mar 27, 2011 | author: Robin Van Auken

The ‘Great Runaway’

Samuel Wallis was among the giants of early Lycoming County history — probably the largest landholder in the...

posted on: Mar 27, 2011 | author: Robin Van Auken

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Welcome to News of Yesteryear, Historic Pennsylvania & Historic Williamsport. This web site, by Robin Van Auken, is dedicated to educating and entertaining visitors of all ages with stories and illustrations of Historic Pennsylvania -- particularly Northcentral Pennsylvania. News of Yesteryear features articles and artwork by individuals, as well as reporters and photographers of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette and other newspapers that span the 200-year history of journalism in Lycoming County. Some of the notable newspapers with origins in Williamsport are the Lycoming Gazette, the Gazette and Bulletin, the Williamsport Sun, Sunday Grit, the Muncy Luminary and the Williamsport Sun-Gazette.

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