Historic Homes & Buildings

• Dale/Engle/Walker House (circa 1793)
  Located off Route 192
  570-522-0487 or 570-524-8666
  Situated on a 137-acre active farm at the site of the Dale’s Ridge Trail, the limestone Dale/Engle/Walker House offers tours that focus on architecture, slavery and the Underground Railroad and the immigrant experience. Three interactive stations and an exhibit of the 1804 Dale Library is also available. The Dale/Engle/Walker House is open on Sundays from June through October.

• Joseph Priestley House (circa 1795)
  472 Priestley Avenue • Northumberland, PA 17857
  570-473-9474
  A National Historic Landmark and National Historic Chemical Landmark situated along the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, this was the home of Joseph Priestley, a scientist, theologian and political theorist. Priestley's manor house with its laboratory wing is furnished with authentic period pieces and displays related to his vast accomplishments. more...  map

• Ludwig Derr Home (circa 1785)
  34 Brown Street • Lewisburg, PA 17837
  Founder of Lewisburg, Ludwig Derr's original log house was incorporated in this existing structure.  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Christy Mathewson's Grave at Lewisburg Cemetery
  210 South 7th Street • Lewisburg, PA 17837
  570-524-9246
  One of the first five players elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936, which includes Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson was born in Factoryville, Pennsylvania and attended Bucknell University. He is buried at Lewisburg Cemetery in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.  map

Libraries & Research Centers

• Milton Public Library
  23 South Front Street • Milton, PA 17847
  Located in the Milton National Bank Building
  570-742-7111
  An agency of the United Way of Central Susquehanna Valley, the Milton Public Library has been serving the community since 1923. more...  map

• Public Library of Union County, The
  255 Reitz Boulevard • Lewisburg, PA 17837
  570-523-1172
  The Public Library of Union County offers community programs, a children's room, an adult book group, public access computers, a reference desk and much more. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Packwood House Museum
  15 North Water Street • Lewisburg, PA 17837
  570-524-0323
  Originally constructed as a two-story log cabin between 1796 and 1799, serving as a tavern and hotel through much of the 19th century, the Packwood House Museum is "among the oldest log-built structures of its kind in Pennsylvania." Opened to the public in 1976, the Packwood House Museum contains treasures of glass, ceramics, textiles, furniture, paintings, Pennsylvania German decorative arts and Oriental art. The Museum, exhibits and the Museum Shop are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Usually lasting one to one and a half hours, guided tours cover the garden and 18 rooms over three floors in the Museum. more...  map

• Slifer House Museum (circa mid-1800's)
  80 Magnolia Drive • Lewisburg, PA 17837
  570-524-2245
  Designed by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan for Eli Slifer as a private residence, this Tuscan-style Victorian mansion was the site of the first local hospital which was founded in 1926 by the Evangelical Association. Also a former orphanage, it is now the home of RiverWoods, a complex which consists of a skilled care facility and residential and nursing care apartments. The Slifer House Museum is owned by Albright Care Services. more...  map