Sonestown | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 41°21′13″N 76°33′15″W / 41.35361°N 76.55417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Sullivan |
Founded by | George Sones |
Population (1996) | |
• Total | 200 |
Sonestown is a former unincorporated village in what is now Davidson Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]
In 1843, George Sones built a sawmill and founded Sonestown, an unincorporated village within what is now Davidson Township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] This occurred before Sullivan County was formed from part of Lycoming County on March 14, 1847. [3]
A bridge was then erected in 1850. During the late nineteenth century, Sonestown "boomed like crazy" [4] as the county's lumber industry grew. The village was home, at that time, to a plant that manufactured staves for barrel making. The Eagles Mere Railroad (1892-1928), a narrow-gauge line providing rail access to the resort town of Eagles Mere, also had its southern terminus in Sonestown.
Although the town had a clothespin factory that operated roughly from 1903 to 1929, it lost almost all of its industrial capacity by the 1930s.
As of 1996, Sonestown had a population of roughly two hundred; most commuted to work in Muncy, Montoursville, and Williamsport. In 1996, the village had a few stores, an inn with a restaurant, which attracted tourists and hunters. [4]
The village gives its name to Sonestown Covered Bridge, which is 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village on Route 220.
Sonestown | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 41°21′13″N 76°33′15″W / 41.35361°N 76.55417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Sullivan |
Founded by | George Sones |
Population (1996) | |
• Total | 200 |
Sonestown is a former unincorporated village in what is now Davidson Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]
In 1843, George Sones built a sawmill and founded Sonestown, an unincorporated village within what is now Davidson Township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] This occurred before Sullivan County was formed from part of Lycoming County on March 14, 1847. [3]
A bridge was then erected in 1850. During the late nineteenth century, Sonestown "boomed like crazy" [4] as the county's lumber industry grew. The village was home, at that time, to a plant that manufactured staves for barrel making. The Eagles Mere Railroad (1892-1928), a narrow-gauge line providing rail access to the resort town of Eagles Mere, also had its southern terminus in Sonestown.
Although the town had a clothespin factory that operated roughly from 1903 to 1929, it lost almost all of its industrial capacity by the 1930s.
As of 1996, Sonestown had a population of roughly two hundred; most commuted to work in Muncy, Montoursville, and Williamsport. In 1996, the village had a few stores, an inn with a restaurant, which attracted tourists and hunters. [4]
The village gives its name to Sonestown Covered Bridge, which is 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village on Route 220.