Lycoming County

Williamsport, the county seat of Lycoming County, was incorporated as a borough on March 1, 1806, and as a city on January 15, 1866. The city is the original home of Little League Baseball, founded in 1939 as a three-team league. The Little League Museum and Little League World Series (held annually) is on the other side of the Susquehanna River in South Williamsport, where Little League Baseball now has its headquarters. Williamsport also hosts the Williamsport Crosscutters baseball club of the New York-Penn League.

In the late 1800s, when Williamsport was known as "The Lumber Capital of the World" because of its thriving lumber industry, it also was the birthplace of the national newspaper Grit in 1882. Williamsport once had more millionaires per-capita than anywhere in the world. Today, “Millionaires’ Row”, renowned by Victorian Homes Magazine as “Pennsylvania’s Mother Load for Victorian Architechture, is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places and provides a glimpse of the wealth created from the lumbering industry.

Williamsport is also a College Town, as it is the home of three post-secondary institutions, Lycoming College, Pennsylvania College of Technology and Newport Business Institute. These institutions have added to the cultural base of Williamsport through venues such as the Community Arts Center, a 2,200 performing arts theatre. The city also plays hosts to monthly artisan activities including First Fridays, where local and regional artist showcase work in conjunction with downtown business owners.

Hughesville is named for Jeptha Hughes who purchased land from John Heap in 1816 and laid out the town of "Hughesburg". Hughes sold the entire plot in 1820 to Daniel Harrold. Hughesville is home to the Lycoming County Fairgrounds. Besides hosting the annual Lycoming County Fair, it also plays hosts too many other events including the hip Billtown Blues Festival.

Jersey Shore, a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and not a coastal community in New Jersey. One may ask then, “Why Jersey Shore”. Jersey Shore was originally named Waynesburg by two brothers, Reuben and Jeremiah Manning, who laid out the town. Around the time that this was happening, a settlement arose on the eastern side of the West Branch Susquehanna River (Nippenose Township), opposite Waynesburg. A rivalry developed between the two settlements, and those on the eastern shore began referring to the settlement on the western shore as the "Jersey Shore," because the Manning family had relocated from New Jersey. The nickname became so fixed that in 1826 the original name of Waynesburg was officially abandoned and changed to Jersey Shore.

Today Jersey Shore is a trail town, hosting the southern trail head to the Pine Creek Rail Trail. This trail runs from Jersey Shore to Wellsboro Junction in Tioga County, some 62 miles north of the community.

Montgomery was incorporated as a borough by the Pennsylvania State Legislature on March 27, 1887 from part of Clinton Township. The history of the settlement of Montgomery begins in 1783 when John Lawson established a homestead there. Nicholas Shaffer built a gristmill in Montgomery in 1795. A sawmill and a wool carding mill were other early industries found on Black Hole Creek which flows through Montgomery.

Today, Black Hole Creek is a great place for local anglers to fish for trout. Those looking for small mouth bass and perch can just follow the creek to where it meets the Susquehanna River. Camping is readily accessible in town with a local private campground that abuts the Susquehanna River. The Montgomery Area Genealogical Society is dedicated to preserving the documents and heritage of the surrounding area. Housed in the Montgomery Library, the society has a large research collection open to the public.

Montoursville a village at the mouth of Loyalsock Creek on the West Branch Susquehanna River was an important stopping point for the Moravian missionaries who were spreading the gospel throughout the wilderness of Pennsylvania during the 1740s. This site was formerly the Native American Village of Ostonwakin. Today this river community has a vibrant commerce sector. One can pick-up a fresh pastry from the bakery, buy some camping gear at the camping supply store or rent a canoe from the outfitter all along Broad Street, Montoursville’s main street. Old farm machines come to life at the Annual Loyalsock Valley Early Days. See how it was done years ago as tractors, steam engines and antique cars strut their stuff. Riverfront Park is a place where history lives in nature and you can enjoy a recreational facility. There are bike and walking paths, a picnic pavilion, a multi-purpose field and a boat dock. Take a self guided tour of Canfield Island.

Muncy, the name of comes from the Munsee Indians that once lived in the area. It still has an old time movie theatre and a rich collection of shops and restaurants that line its Main Street. Those appreciative of the federalist style architecture will appreciate the communities walking tour that takes one back to a time well beyond our “vinyl-is-final” construction methods of today. Enjoy the Roller/Incline Skating Rink at . Bring the family and spend the day!

Salladasburg is located on Larrys Creek, at the confluence of the Second Fork of Larrys Creek. It is home of Cohick's Trading Post and its famous home made ice cream.