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11 unusual facts about Northumberland County


Akhrakouaeronon

They lived in present-day Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Arlington, Gloucestershire

It is known for being the ancestral home of John Custis II, who emigrated to the Colony of Virginia and named his palatial four-story brick mansion (built in 1675) in Northumberland County, Virginia, "Arlington" after this town.

Douglastown, New Brunswick

Prior to municipal amalgamation on January 1, 1995, Douglastown was an incorporated village in Northumberland County.

Elias Hardy

He represented Northumberland County from 1786 to 1792 and Saint John from 1793 to 1795 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.

Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad

The line ended in Northumberland in Northumberland County, where there was a connection to the Pennsylvania Railroad line.

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Loggieville, New Brunswick

Named after the Loggie family who were prominent local merchants, Loggieville was an incorporated village in Northumberland County until municipal amalgamation in 1995.

Merle Phillips

He also was appointed as Northumberland County Commissioner in 2010 to finish Kurt Masser's term after the position was vacated when Masser was elected to the 107th District

Newcastle, New Brunswick

Prior to municipal amalgamation in 1995, it was an incorporated town and the shire town of Northumberland County.

Northumberland County, Virginia

It is named for Captain Elijah W. Reed (1827-1888), who is credited with bringing the menhaden fishing industry and the tremendous wealth that resulted from it to Reedville –– and Northumberland County in general.

The following year, John Mottrom served as the first burgess for the territory in the House of Burgesses, which met at the capital of the Virginia Colony at Jamestown.


Elzy Burroughs

Under contract with the young United States Government under President Thomas Jefferson, Elzy Burroughs built three lighthouses along the Virginia coast, at Old Point Comfort at Fort Monroe in 1802, at Smith Point in Northumberland County around 1803 (moved further inland and rebuilt by Burroughs in 1807), and at New Point Comfort, in Mathews County in 1804.

Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge

The Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge, also known as the Sam Wagner Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Liberty Township near Potts Grove in Montour County, Pennsylvania and East Chillisquaque Township near Mooresburg in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Little Shamokin Creek

Little Shamokin Creek is a tributary of Shamokin Creek and a sub-tributary of the Susquehanna River in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Martin Cranney

He was a resident of Chatham, New Brunswick and represented Northumberland County in the 14th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly from 1847 to 1850.

Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Muncy Creek Township is bordered by the West Branch Susquehanna River to the west, Muncy and Wolf Townships to the north, Moreland Township to the east and Montour and Northumberland Counties to the south.