Brown Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
| Brown Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania |
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The village of Black Forest
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 Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Brown Township |
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 Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 41°29′30″N 77°30′59″W / 41.49167°N 77.51639°WCoordinates: 41°29′30″N 77°30′59″W / 41.49167°N 77.51639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lycoming |
| Settled | 1794 |
| Formed | 1815 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.7 sq mi (190.8 km2) |
| • Land | 73.3 sq mi (189.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,988 ft (606 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 111 |
| • Density | 1.5/sq mi (0.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern Time Zone (North America) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Named for | Jacob Brown |
| GNIS feature ID | 1216742 |
Brown Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 111 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Brown Township, named for a Major General Jacob Brown of the War of 1812, was formed on May 3, 1815 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly from parts of Mifflin and Pine Townships. Pine Creek divides the township, nearly in half and it is the center of history in Brown Township. Pine Creek was a major waterway in the settlement of north central Pennsylvania and in the lumber era that swept through Pennsylvania in the mid-to-late 19th century. Early pioneers were attracted to its remoteness and abundance of fish and game.
Jacob Lamb, formerly of Milton was the first documented settler to the area. He arrived in late 1794 by paddling with his family and household supplies in ten canoes, up the West Branch Susquehanna River and Pine Creek to the mouth of Slate Run. Here, Lamb built his home. Jacob Lamb also constructed the first saw and gristmills in the area.
Pioneer settler Jacob Tomb and his family established a home, sawmill, and gristmill at the mouth of Slate Run in the 1790s, and others settled nearby along the Pine Creek floodplain. By 1855, the village had a post office, general store, hotel, and two churches.
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