Stories of South Williamsport Area

Southside Stories

Sulphur Spring Hotel

This image, downloaded from the James V. Brown Library digital archives, shows Sulphur Springs Road in 1934. Chances are motorists heading south leaving South Williamsport via mountainous Route 554 are most likely oblivious to the historical significance of the landscape flashing by their vehicle’s path. The once prosperous and popular Mountain Beach, a revered swimming… Continue reading Sulphur Spring Hotel

Places, Southside Stories

The Community House in South Williamsport

In August of 1926, Luther and Mable Larson sold a plot of land on the north side of Southern Avenue at the foot of Sidney Street to the South Williamsport School District for a sum of $3000. In January of 1927, T. R. Adams headed a committee conducting a house to house canvas in the… Continue reading The Community House in South Williamsport