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Famous Missing People of Centre County: Part Two
An Eight-Part Series on People Who Were Great in History but Today Are Virtually Unknown more»

WILLIAMSPORT -- The experience of entering Dan and Michelle Mayer’s house in Garden View is similar to being in the funnel cloud of an F5 tornado after it sucked up an elementary school and an SPCA. The floor plan of the house allows their two sons and three dogs to run in circles producing perfect cyclonic confusion. more»

INTRODUCTION TO THE WILLIAM WINTERS CONNECTION
Part One of an eight-part series about people who were great in history but today are virtually unknown
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Former newspaper editor and local historian John F. Meginness wrote the History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania in 1892. Although Meginness’ historical account of the area included a comprehensive listing of the people, places, and events in the county over a period of 200 years, the author’s descriptions of the communities highlighted his journalistic tendencies. more»

LOCK HAVEN -- Good news from the Clinton County SPCA -- Tyson, the bulldog with a limited expiration date, was adopted last night. The SPCA asks that the public keep its collective "fingers crossed that it all works out. Thanks for your help and
concern," they add. more»

(Photo: Wrens Nest was the area’s first house. It was built by William Lamb in 1782 and was the starting point of Bellefonte.) more»

I have a two-foot terror in my house. No, it’s not a toddler; it’s my 20-pound male cat, Pepper. I spent most of my Christmas vacation chasing this guy away from my refrigerator. Last week, he figured out how to open the fridge. My husband and I used to joke that the cats would love to be able to open the fridge. “Oh, if they only knew how to open the fridge, ha, ha! more»

Christmas 2009 will be my year, I thought to myself when I saw the mall’s Christmas displays last month. This would be the year that I go all out Clark Griswold style. I would cover my house in an array of Vegas-like lights and have the biggest, most radiant tree on the block.   more»

WYALUSING -- In 1999, Eastern Delaware Nations purchased property on Route 6 near Wyalusing including scenic overlook "Wyalusing Rocks." This overlook, 500 feet above the Susquehanna River, is featured in National Geographic's "Geotourism Map of Appalachia." It is known by many Eastern American Indians as "Prayer Rocks." more»

I lost ownership of my home a long time ago. It's now owned by my four cats. It's just too bad they can't help me pay the mortgage.  
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Jay Cooke was one of the leading American financiers of the mid- to late-19th century. A railroad baron and speculator, he is regarded as “financier of the Civil War” for his role in helping to secure loans from leading bankers and other investors in funding the Union war effort. more»

I would like to say that I have not had a cigarette in over a year, but that would be a lie. In my head I “quit” when I got married and started a new job three years ago. But instead, I became an “in limbo” smoker. I refrained from smoking all day at work, but as soon as I got home I indulged. more»

By the mid-1950s, the services provided at Devitt’s Camp had become obsolete due to the advent of successful medical treatment for tuberculosis. The 14 buildings and 220 acres of land were appraised at more than $160,000 but, on the verge of bankruptcy, the Devitt family was forced to sell the camp for $1 with a pledge from the new owners to retain the Devitt name. more»

ALLENWOOD - Devitt’s Camp, a tuberculosis treatment facility established in 1912 by Dr. William Devitt, was located a short distance from the village of Allenwood, just across the southern border of Lycoming County near Elimsport. The youngest of Dr. William Devitt’s four grandsons, Jack Devitt, now lives in Khon Kaen, Thailand. more»

ALLENWOOD – Devitt’s Camp, a tuberculosis treatment facility was established in 1912 by Dr. William Devitt.  Bill Devitt is the oldest of Dr. William Devitt’s four grandsons who were all raised “next to the vast woods along White Deer Mountain.” 
Bill, who currently resides in York, shares memories of growing up there during the 1930s and ‘40s.
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In the west end of Williamsport on Trenton Avenue lies the factory complex occupied by the chemical plant Lonza. This has been a factory complex for 100 years. It began life in 1907 as the Keystone Glue Company.
Ground was broken for the Keystone Glue Factory on May 23, 1907. The initial, five-building complex was completed for operations by the spring of 1908. There were storage buildings, drying buildings and a boiler building with six boilers. The coal needed to operate these boilers made Keystone Glue one of the leading consumers of coal in the Williamsport for a time. more»

ALLENWOOD--As you travel south on Route 15 from Williamsport, a couple of miles after crossing the border of Lycoming and Union counties, you will enter the community of Allenwood in Gregg Township. more»

WILLIAMSPORT--Great aviation pioneers Charles Lindbergh, Admiral Richard Byrd and Amelia Earhart all have one Williamsport connection in common—Thomas “Doc” Kinkade, whose work tuning each of their engines and helped each complete successful milestone flights.
Kinkade was born in Richmond, Quebec, Canada on Aug. 23, 1892. His family later moved to Bayonne, N.J. more»

How can I save a little money? What if I buy one of those hybrid electric vehicles or one of those Smart Cars? Call me crazy, but do you really want to spend $18,000.00 or more to bump yourself up from likely the high teens (or low-20s to the mid-30s) miles per gallon? more»