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The James V. Brown Library is a public library in Williamsport, in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and the headquarters of the Lycoming County Library System and the North Central Library District. [3] The main building formally opened to the public in 1907.
This is a list of mayors of the City of Williamsport, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, from 1866–present. Maj. James M. Wood, 1866–1867 Dr. William F. Logan, 1867–1869
Williamsport became one of the most prosperous cities in Pennsylvania and in the United States. Men like James H. Perkins, Peter Herdic, and Mahlon Fisher became millionaires while many of the men who actually worked in the river struggled to survive on the wages paid to them by the lumber barons. [3]
The James V. Brown Library is Williamsport's public library. The library has a staff of nearly 50 full and part-time employees, and offers volunteer opportunities for youth and adults. [ 40 ] With a collection of nearly 150,000 units it offers books, DVDs, CDs, and other resources, while the library offers wireless Internet access, local ...
The arrival of James H. Perkins, a native of New Hampshire, in December 1845 was the beginning of the economic boom that would make Williamsport into a booming lumber city. [1] Perkins had been a successful owner of a calico prints factory in Philadelphia prior to selling out and moving to the West Branch Susquehanna River Valley. Perkins and ...
It was a mission accomplished as the three Williamsport boys soccer varsity teammates went the distance, completing the 50.2-mile course from downtown Boonsboro to Springfield Middle School in ...
A city on coastal Virginia's James River waterway takes the state's top spot as warmest city. Newport News has an annual average high of 71 degrees. ablokhin/istockphoto.
The county seat is Williamsport, [1] and Lycoming County is included in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. [5] Lycoming County is located in north central Pennsylvania, about 130 miles (210 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 165 miles (266 km) east-northeast of Pittsburgh. [6]