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4 unusual facts about Peter Herdic


Peter Herdic

The Peter Herdic House, his personal mansion at 407 West Fourth Street stands today as a fine dining restaurant.

Peter Herdic moved to Williamsport in 1853, which was then a small village of 1,700 people surrounded by vast stands of virgin hemlock, white pine and various hardwoods.

Susquehanna Boom

Men like James H. Perkins, Peter Herdic, and Mahlon Fisher became millionaires while many of the men who actually worked in the river struggled to survive on the wages paid to them by the lumber barons.

West Branch Susquehanna River

Men like James H. Perkins, Peter Herdic, and Mahlon Fisher became millionaires while many of the men who actually worked in the river struggled to survive on the wages paid to them by the lumber barons.



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