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1833 Canal Riot

The times of the West Branch Canal from the 1830s to approximately the 1880s contain many interesting and colorful events. One of the most colorful was the "Canal Riot of 1833."

1833 Canal Riot
posted on: Mar 27, 2011 | author: Lou Hunsinger Jr.

West Branch Canal

The transportation of goods, services and people was a rough and inefficient undertaking in the Susquehanna Valley in the early 1800s. This would change with the advent of the West Branch Canal in the 1830s. Colonial and later state officials envisioned the idea of canals as far back as the mid-18th century.

West Branch Canal
posted on: Mar 27, 2011 | author: Lou Hunsinger Jr.

Christmas of 1942

A war was raging across the globe and there were many vacant chairs at dinner tables that Christmas of 1942. They were...

posted on: Apr 3, 2009 | author: Lou Hunsinger Jr.