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A Federal style stone house built by William Montgomery of Chester County, Pa. in the late 18th century stands on the corner of Bloom and North Mill Sts. in Danville.
The home was built in the early 1880s by Daniel Montgomery Boyd, grandson of Daniel Montgomery and great grandson of William Montgomery, founder of Danville.
The old one-room school was erected in 1875 and was rebuilt in 1891. The Valley Township School closed in 1964, the last of these schools in Montour County.
Old Presbyterian Cemetery In 1775, four men, or ‘trustees’ were designated to provide a site for a Presbyterian school, Church and burial ground. A plot of about four acres was purchased for five pounds, about $13.33, from Amos Wickersham of Philadelphia. This site is now the home of Grove Presbyterian Church and Memorial Park on […]
The Museums close for Sunday visitors on November 1st until May. But are open by appointment year round by calling and leaving a message at 570-271-0830 or 570-275-8528. Please leave your name, phone number and short message and someone will get back to you. (please ask about any fees that may be charged for groups)
Visit one the of the few schoolhouses left that is still full of desks, books and shows just how our ancestors learned their ‘reading, writing and arithmetic’. The Schoolhouse stands in Mooresburg on route 642, at 685 Liberty Valley Road, approx. 5 miles west, outside of Danville. Come visit on Sunday May 29, July 10 […]