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History of Danville, Olden Habits and Customs

Olden Habits and Customs The habits and customs of the last generation, it is true, may have been less refined in some respects, but they were more wholesome and more…

History of Danville – Susquehanna Floods

Susquehanna Floods   There was an old tradition, or rather a prophecy, among the Indians that roamed about the Susquehanna, that great floods in this river occurred at regular intervals…

History of Danville, Fifty Years Ago

Fifty Years Ago The recollections of Mr. John Frazer, now of Cincinnati, are so interesting and so admirably detailed, that I copy them entire, exactly as written by himself, as…

History of Danville, Union Hall Hotel

Union Hall Hotel Union Hall Hotel, near the court-house, was built by Philip Goodman, in 18×8. He had previously kept the “old Pennsylvania House.” His card in the town paper…

History of Danville, Master Gibson and the Mahoning School

Master Gibson and the Mahoning School. To rescue from oblivion the name and services of Master Gibson, a worthy school-master of the days of yore, is the object of the…

History of Danville, Prominent Men

Prominent Men. It is a source of deep regret that no reliable record can be obtained of such prominent men in the past history of Danville, as Reverend John B.…

History of Danville, Climate and Longevity

Climate and Longevity. In glancing at the climate of Danville and the longevity of its people, I again copy from the memoranda of Mr. J. Frazer. He says, the climate…

History of Danville, Mahoning Presbyterian Church

Mahoning Presbyterian Church. This church was built in 1853, on Mahoning and Ferry streets, the congregation, as before stated, retaining the name and the organization of the original church. The…

History of Danville, Grove Presbyterian Church

Grove Presbyterian Church The Grove Presbyterian, or, as it was originally called, Mahoning Presbyterian Church, is the oldest religious organization in Danville. While this place was still known as “Mahoning…

History of Danville, pages 9-17

Location. DANVILLE is situated on the right bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna river, and about eleven miles above its confluence with the West Branch at the town…