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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…