Around Picture Rocks

Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
Cover of the book Around Picture Rocks by Sherry A. Gardner, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Sherry A. Gardner ISBN: 9781439617823
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: October 30, 2006
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Sherry A. Gardner
ISBN: 9781439617823
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: October 30, 2006
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
When the Sprout and Burrows families purchased what became Picture Rocks for $2,500 in October 1848, the land was considered worthless. The town consisted of a single house and a sawmill that sat at the bend of Muncy Creek. The mill produced window sashes and doors that were in demand for new homes being built in the West Branch Valley. In 1856, S. H. Burrows began manufacturing furniture. Then in the early 1850s, a chapel was built in eight days so that the Baptist community had a place to worship. Around Picture Rocks documents the evolution of this section of Lycoming County. Among the many original structures featured in the book is part of the old Handle and Excelsior building that still greets visitors as they cross the Muncy Creek.
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When the Sprout and Burrows families purchased what became Picture Rocks for $2,500 in October 1848, the land was considered worthless. The town consisted of a single house and a sawmill that sat at the bend of Muncy Creek. The mill produced window sashes and doors that were in demand for new homes being built in the West Branch Valley. In 1856, S. H. Burrows began manufacturing furniture. Then in the early 1850s, a chapel was built in eight days so that the Baptist community had a place to worship. Around Picture Rocks documents the evolution of this section of Lycoming County. Among the many original structures featured in the book is part of the old Handle and Excelsior building that still greets visitors as they cross the Muncy Creek.

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