Excerpt from History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania: From a Period Preceding Its Settlement to Recent Times, Including the Annals and Geography of Each Township; With Maps and Numerous Illustrations; Also, a Sketch of Woman's Work in the County for the United States Sanitary Commission Woodbourne, who had previously urged me to write a history of the Soldiers' Aid Societies of Susquehanna County, sent me a letter renewing the solicitation, and adding: Or, what is better, write a history of the. County and include that of the societies. That she should think to succeed with the greater when she had failed with the less, and that such a proposition should be made to me - wholly ignorant as I was of the early interests of the county - caused a hearty laugh, and at the time not a second thought. But, during the following night, it occurred to me that the necessary research for an historical work would be congenial employment for my father in his retirement from medical prae tice, and that I could arrange for publication such material as he might choose. Within twenty-four hours afterward, we decided to undertake the task, and made out a list of topics which would require atten tion. The same, but slightly altered, is given in the volume now before the reader. But, owing to the increasing feebleness of my father, the part assumed by him was very early relinquished. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.