Susquehanna Log Boom

Susquehanna Log Boom is a Pennsylvania historical marker in S Williamsport, Lycoming County, dedicated 1962.

Lycoming County · dedicated 1962 · Montgomery Pike (US 15), E of Main St. and Rt 15 split, S Williamsport

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Six-mile series of piers, built by a company incorporated in 1846; used to collect and store logs during spring log drives down the West Branch. Helped make Williamsport the world's lumber capital prior to 1900. Badly damaged in 1889 flood, the boom declined thereafter.

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Susquehanna Log Boom

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