Around Montgomery

Incorporated in 1887, Montgomery is the youngest borough in Lycomingn County, yet it possesses a deeply rich and proud history. Nestled between Black Hole and White Deer Valleys, it was once a bustling industrial community heralded as the ?best small town on the Susquehanna.? The images in Around Montgomery show rare scenes of Alvira, a community well established for over a century before meeting its tragic end in the 1940s, as well as glimpses of Devitts Camp, a rural retreat for tuberculosis patients. This volume highlights the first 50 years of the borough and depicts the people and places that made up the dynamic history of Montgomery and its neighboring communities.

About the author

Joan Wheal Blank, author of Around Hughesville, worked closely with dedicated members of the Montgomery Area Historical Society, the Montgomery Area Public Library staff, and borough residents to locate and research the more than 200 vintage photographs and postcards that are included in this volume.

Product details

• Authors: Joan Blank, Joan Wheal Blank
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2008
• EAN: 9780738557663
• ISBN: 978-0-7385-5766-3
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 233 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 316 g
• Series: Postcard History; Postcard History
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous