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South Williamsport, PA - History
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Welcome to the South Williamsport Home page. The South Williamsport Home page provides as much information as possible on South Williamsport. Knowing South Williamsport’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within South Williamsport’s Home page, you will also find South Williamsport’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
South Williamsport has a population of 6129. 50% of South Williamsport’s inhabitants are Male, and 50 are female. 48.5% of South Williamsport is married and 65.4% own their own home. The Average Home price is $152,972, and the average rent is $868. Household median income in South Williamsport is $54,770, and the individual median income is $30,006. South Williamsport’s Ethnic is the following: White(89.8%), Asian(4%), Black(3.5%), Multiple(1.6%), Hispanic(0.9%), Other(0.6%), Pacific(0.5%).
South Williamsport celebrated the centennial of its incorporation as a borough in 1986. On November 29, 1886, the Lycoming County court incorporated the villages of Rocktown, Billman, and vicinities as the borough of South Williamsport. The land had previously been part of Armstrong Township. The first recorded inhabitants of the Susquehanna River valley were the Iroquoian speaking Susquehannocks.
Their name meant "people of the muddy river" in Algonquian. Decimated by diseases and warfare, they had died out, moved away, or been assimilated into other tribes by the early 18th century. The lands of the West Branch Susquehanna River valley were then chiefly occupied by the Munsee clan or phratry of the Lenape, and were under the nominal control of the Five (later Six) Nations of the Iroquois. The British purchased land from the Iroquois in the Treaty of Fort Stanwix of 1768, opening what is now Lycoming County to settlement.
After the American Revolutionary War, Lycoming County was formed from Northumberland County, on April 13, 1795. The county's area was originally over 12,000 square miles (31,000 km2) and several other counties were subsequently formed from it. Williamsport, across the river from South Williamsport, was also founded in 1795 and chosen as the county seat.
The first settler in what is now South Williamsport is believed to have been Aaron Hagerman, a transplanted Hollander, who is thought to have arrived shortly after the end of the American Revolutionary War. Hagermans Run, which flows through the borough, bears his name. One of the predecessor communities was "Rocktown".
And another was Bootstown. One of the first businesses was a tavern established near the mouth of Hagermans Run by Michael McDonough. Another early entrepreneur, Jacob Weiss, gave the village a push toward borough status by purchasing a tract of 40 acres and laying out town lots. Weiss also established a brickyard near McDonough’s tavern and for many years operated an oil mill and a gristmill. From those early times to the present, South Williamsport’s fortunes have been linked to those of Williamsport.
Sawmills and furniture factories were among the most prosperous industries in both communities. Planing mills and woodworking factories of all types reached a peak of activity during the logging boom of the post-Civil War years of the last century. The industry gradually declined in the 1890s when the surrounding hills were finally stripped of saleable lumber and the logging crews moved west.Today, manufacturing diversity is the rule.
The area is reforested with second-growth timber, providing scenic beauty as well as woodland recreational opportunities. In South Williamsport, prime employers include: Little League Baseball, Inc., Keystone Friction Hinge, South Williamsport Area School District and the New Lycoming Bakery. Although Bald Eagle Mountain to the south and the river on the north have restricted development in South Williamsport, growth has been steady. In 1890, there were 2,900 residents.
About 600 young scholars attended 10 borough schools. The 2000 census counted 6,412 residents and today, 1,534 students are enrolled in three South Williamsport Area Schools Central Elementary (K-4) is on West Mountain Ave. Rommelt Elementary (5-6) is on West Central Ave. South Williamsport Area Jr./Sr.
High School, Home of the Mountaineers, is on Percy Street. The School District is also home to one of the oldest high school football stadiums in the state, Rodney K. Morgans Stadium, which is built into the hillside directly between Central and Rommelt Elementary Schools.
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