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Covered Bridges Of Bradford, Sullivan And Lycoming Counties
The Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties are seven covered bridges in northcentral Pennsylvania in the United States, which were included on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in a Thematic Resources submission on July 24, 1980. One of the bridges is in Bradford County, and three each are in Lycoming and Sullivan counties. The Sullivan County bridges are the oldest as all three were built in or ''circa'' 1850, while the 1898 Buttonwood Covered Bridge in Lycoming County is the youngest. The Buttonwood bridge is also the shortest at , while the Hillsgrove Covered Bridge in Sullivan County is longest at . On July 2, 1973, the Hillsgrove bridge was the first of the seven to be added to the NRHP, and it was the only one so listed before the Thematic Resources submission. See also * List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania References External links * {{NRHP bridges * * Bridges Bridges Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Bradford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, its population was 59,967. Its county seat is Towanda. The county was created on February 21, 1810, from parts of Lycoming and Luzerne Counties. Originally called Ontario County, it was reorganized and separated from Lycoming County on October 13, 1812, and renamed Bradford County for William Bradford, who had been a chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and United States Attorney General. Bradford County comprises the Sayre, Pennsylvania micropolitan statistical area. The county is not to be confused with the city of Bradford, which is in McKean County, 141 miles to the west via U.S. Route 6. History As noted above, Bradford County was originally named Ontario County. The county was reorganized and renamed in 1812, but a section of north Philadelphia in which major east–west streets are named after Pennsylvania counties retains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larrys Creek Covered Bridge
The Cogan House Covered Bridge is a Burr arch truss covered bridge over Larrys Creek in Cogan House Township, Lycoming County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was built in 1877 and is long. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and had a major restoration in 1998. The Cogan House bridge is named for the township and village of Cogan House, and is also known by at least four other names: Buckhorn, Larrys Creek, Day's, and Plankenhorn. The Cogan House Covered Bridge was constructed by a millwright who assembled the timber framework in a field next to the sawmill, before it was reassembled at the bridge site. It was the only bridge on Larrys Creek that survived the flood of June 1889, and one of only a handful that were left intact in the county. Although the bridge used to carry a steady flow of tannery and sawmill traffic, the clearcutting of the surrounding forests meant the end of those industries by the early 20th century. Since then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davidson Township, Pennsylvania
Davidson Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 544 at the 2020 census. History The Sonestown Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water. Davidson Township is bordered by Laporte Township to the north, Colley Township and Luzerne County to the east and Columbia and Lycoming Counties to the south and Shrewsbury Township to the west. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 626 people, 269 households, and 189 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.0 people per square mile (3.1/km2). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 7.7/sq mi (3.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.40% White, 0.16% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonestown Covered Bridge
The Sonestown Covered Bridge is a covered bridge over Muncy Creek in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania built around 1850. It is long and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1980. ''Note:'' This includes It is named for the nearby unincorporated village of Sonestown in Davidson Township, and is also known as the Davidson Covered Bridge. It was built to provide access to a grist mill which operated until the early 20th century. Pennsylvania had the first covered bridge in the United States and has the most of any state in the 21st century. In most places, they were a transition between stone and metal bridges, with the roof and sides protecting the wooden structure from weather. The Sonestown bridge is a Burr arch truss type with a load-bearing arch sandwiching multiple vertical king posts for strength and rigidity. The bridge construction is cruder than the other two surviving covered bridges in Sullivan County, with each Burr ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moreland Township Covered Bridge
The City of Merri-bek is a local government area in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 11 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. The Merri-bek local government area covers , and in June 2018, it had a population of 181,725. The local government area was created as City of Moreland in 1994 during the amalgamations of local governments by the state government, being created from the former local government areas of the City of Brunswick, the City of Coburg and the southern part of the City of Broadmeadows. It was renamed to Merri-bek in September 2022. In 2004 the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), an independent authority created under Victorian state legislation, conducted a representation review of the council's electoral structure, resulting in a recommendation that the 10 single councillor wards be replaced by three multi-councillor wards. A consequence of the change from single-councillor to multi-councillor wards was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Muncy Creek
Little Muncy Creek is the major tributary of Muncy Creek in Lycoming and Sullivan Counties, Pennsylvania, United States. Via Muncy Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna River, it is part of the Susquehanna River drainage basin and waters from it flow ultimately into the Chesapeake Bay. Course Little Muncy Creek has its source in Davidson Township in Sullivan County, then flows south in Jordan Township in Lycoming County. It then flows west into Franklin Township and the village of Lairdsville, running parallel to Pennsylvania Route 118 here. Further west it enters Moreland Township and passes the village of Opp, before entering Muncy Creek Township, where it flows into Muncy Creek just west of the village of Clarkstown. Other streams feeding Little Muncy Creek include Marsh Run, Beaver Run, Laurel Run, Big Run, German Run, and Little Indian Run. Watershed The Little Muncy Creek watershed has a total area of 82 mi² (212.4 km²) and a total population of 3,735 (as o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moreland Township, Pennsylvania
Moreland Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Moreland Township originally covered the entire southeast corner of Lycoming County but was divided into three townships in 1822. One part kept the name Moreland, while the other two parts were Penn and Franklin Township. The Lairdsville Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The Houseknecht Farm was added in 2007. The name There are several stories about how Moreland Township was named. One story states that an early pioneer to the West Branch Susquehanna River Valley was climbing up and down the hills and upon reaching the top of a hill exclaimed, "more land!" Another story relates to the "sloppiness" of the earliest land surveys. An acre was not necessarily measured accurately. These particular acres were larger than they were supposed to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lairdsville Covered Bridge
The Lairdsville Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over Little Muncy Creek in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was built in 1888 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ''Note:'' This includes See also *List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Covered bridges on the NRHP in Pennsylvania are listed List of covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places ... References External links * Covered bridges in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1888 Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania Bridges in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Tourist attractions in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lycoming County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burlington Township, Pennsylvania
Burlington Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 791 at the 2010 census. Children residing in the township are assigned to attend the Troy Area School District. Geography Burlington Township is located in central Bradford County and is bordered by Smithfield Township to the north, Ulster Township to the northeast, North Towanda and Towanda townships to the east, Monroe Township touching the southeastern corner, Franklin Township to the south and West Burlington Township to the west. The borough of Burlington is bordered on the north, east, and south by Burlington Township and by West Burlington Township to the west. U.S. Route 6 passes through the center of the township, following the valley of Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. US 6 leads east to Towanda and west through Burlington borough to Troy. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knapp's Covered Bridge
Knapp's Covered Bridge is a Burr arch truss covered bridge that was erected over Brown's Creek in Burlington Township, Bradford County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. History and architectural features It was built in 1853 and is long. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1980, and had a major restoration starting in 2000. Named for a local family, it is also known as the Luther's Mills Covered Bridge (for the nearby village of Luther's Mills) and as the Brown's Creek Covered Bridge. References {{NRHP bridges Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Covered bridges in Bradford County, Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1853 Wooden bridges in Pennsylva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsgrove Covered Bridge 2 - a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
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Hillsgrove may refer to: * Hillsgrove, Rhode Island - a village in western central Warwick, Rhode Island *Hillsgrove Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania Hillsgrove Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 228 at the 2020 census. History The Hillsgrove Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Geography Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsgrove Township, Pennsylvania
Hillsgrove Township is a township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 228 at the 2020 census. History The Hillsgrove Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.04% is water. Hillsgrove Township is bordered by Fox and Elkland Townships to the north, Forks and Shrewsbury Townships to the east and Lycoming County to the south and west. The Loyalsock Creek flows through Hillsgrove and other parts of Sullivan County as well. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 265 people, 113 households, and 70 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.3 people per square mile (3.6/km2). There were 340 housing units at an average density of 12.0/sq mi (4.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.49% White, 0.38% Asian, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
