Cummings Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
| Cummings Township, Pennsylvania |
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Village of Waterville
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 Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Cummings Township |
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 Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 41°20′10″N 77°20′40″W / 41.33611°N 77.34444°WCoordinates: 41°20′10″N 77°20′40″W / 41.33611°N 77.34444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lycoming |
| Settled | 1784 |
| Formed | 1832 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.4 sq mi (179.7 km2) |
| • Land | 68.9 sq mi (178.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) 0.69% |
| Elevation | 1,719 ft (524 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 355 |
| • Density | 5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern Time Zone (North America) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17776 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-17696 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1216746 |
Cummings Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 355 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cummings Township is home to two of the 120 Pennsylvania state parks, Little Pine State Park and Upper Pine Bottom State Park.
Cummings Township was formed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1832 from parts of Mifflin and Brown Townships. It was named for John Cummings who was an associate judge in the local court system at the time. Early industry in the county included quarries of flag and building stone and lumber.
The Little Pine and Pine Valleys in Cummings Township were used by the Iroquois and Algonkian tribes as a hunting ground. Historians believe that there may have been a Shawnee village and burial ground just to the north of Little Pine State Park on Little Pine Creek.
By the mid 19th century the demand for lumber reached Upper Pine Bottom area, where White pine and hemlock covered the surrounding mountainsides. Lumbermen came and harvested the trees and sent them down Pine Creek to the West Branch Susquehanna River to the Susquehanna Boom and sawmills at Williamsport. James and John English were the first to build a sawmill in the area in the Little Pine Area. They built two sawmills in 1809 on Little Pine Creek. In 1816, the village of English Mills sprang up around the two sawmills. The lumber era at Little Pine lasted until 1909, when the last log raft was floated down Little Pine Creek. Remnants of the lumber era can be seen today in and around the park.
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