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13 unusual facts about Williamsport


Anthony Battaglia

He followed the franchise to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the 2012–13, playing with team until it folded on January 21, 2013.

Barr 6

The Barr 6, also called the Barr Six, Barr 06 and more recently the Morrison 6, is an American amateur-built aircraft that was initially produced by Barr Aircraft of Williamsport, Pennsylvania and now by Morrison Aircraft of Nambour, Queensland, Australia.

JFK 50 Mile

The final leg of the Race follows 8.4 miles of hardball roads to Williamsport, Maryland.

Joanna Hayes

Joanna Dove Hayes (born December 23, 1976 in Williamsport) is an American hurdler, who won the gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana

A Norfolk Southern Railway line enters the township from Danville, Illinois and passes through State Line City, continuing northeast toward the county seat of Williamsport.

Lewis C. Bidamon

Bidamon was born in Williamsport, Virginia, now part of West Virginia.

Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana

The north end of the county seat of Williamsport extends into the southeast corner of the township.

Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana

Indiana State Road 28 passes through the north end of the township on its route from the Illinois state line in the west to Williamsport (and beyond) in the east.

Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana

The county seat of Williamsport is in the east part of the township, near the river.

Williamsport-Washington Township Public Library

A new library building was completed in 2002 at 28 East Second Street, across State Road 28 from the Warren County Court House and County Jail buildings.

Williamsport, Indiana

Though located on the opposite side of the river from the Wabash and Erie Canal, Williamsport sought to draw shipping traffic by constructing a short cut-off canal.

The town includes the county's single hospital, St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, a 16-bed acute care facility operated by Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health.

Williamsport, Michigan

Landowners around Portage Lake made the cut in opposition to the owners of Portage Mill at Portage Point, who persisted in raising the level of the lake and flooding their lands.


1971 Little League World Series

The 1971 Little League World Series took place between August 24 and August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1980 Little League World Series

The 1980 Little League World Series took place between August 26 and August 30 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1983 Little League World Series

The 1983 Little League World Series took place between August 23 and August 27 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1984 Little League World Series

The 1984 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1985 Little League World Series

The 1985 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1986 Little League World Series

The 1986 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1987 Little League World Series

The 1987 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1989 Little League World Series

The 1989 Little League World Series took place between August 22 and August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1990 Little League World Series

The 1990 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 25 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1991 Little League World Series

The 1991 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1993 Little League World Series

The 1993 Little League World Series took place between August 23 and August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1995 Little League World Series

The 1995 Little League World Series took place between August 21 and August 26 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1996 Little League World Series

The 1996 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

1997 Little League World Series

The 1997 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Allen J. Greenough

New York Railroad Club; American Railway Engineering Association; Presbyterian; Republican; Mason, Sundbury Lodge 713; Williamsport Consistory; Thirty-second Degree Zembo Temple.

Alvin Bush

Bush was elected as a Republican to the 82nd United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1951, until his death in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Birdie Cree

Prior to the Major Leagues, Cree played in the High Hat League, then went to play ball in Burlington, Vermont and Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Conococheague Creek

Conococheague Creek continues south into Maryland and enters the Potomac near Williamsport, where the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road crossed the river at William's Ferry, continuing on to Winchester, Virginia.

ESPN Radio 1050

WLYC, a radio station serving the Williamsport, PA market

Goodlettsville, Tennessee

A little league team from Goodlettsville participated in the 2012 Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA.

James Monroe Miller

Born in Three Springs, Pennsylvania, Miller attended the district school and graduated from Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1875.

Jennifer Alexander

Alexander, Bragado-Young and a third dancer were returning to Manhattan after Bragado-Young had performed in The Nutcracker in Williamsport, Pennsylvania when they came upon a multiple-vehicle collision on Route 3.

Jimmy Sebring

James Dennison Sebring (March 22, 1882 in Liberty, Pennsylvania – December 22, 1909 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania), was a professional baseball player who played outfield from 1902 to 1909.

Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

This road which stretched from Williamsport, Pennsylvania to Painted Post, New York helped to open north central Pennsylvania to settlement.

Lugazi

In 2012, a Little League baseball team from Lugazi qualified for the 2012 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Lycoming Mall

Lycoming Mall is a super-regional shopping mall located off Interstate 180 just west of the junction with U.S. Route 220 in the village of Halls, Muncy Township, Lycoming County ten miles east of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Maryland Route 194

In the 18th century, the corridor of what is now MD 194 was the Hanover–Frederick portion of the Monocacy Road, a migration route that connected Philadelphia and Winchester, Virginia via York, Frederick, Boonsboro, and Williamsport.

Penn Tech

Pennsylvania College of Technology, a college affiliated with the Pennsylvania State University located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Ran Dank

Dank has performed as a soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Juilliard School Orchestra, the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, the Rishon Lezion Symphonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphonic Orchestra, and the Raanana Symphony Orchestra, amongst others.

St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital

St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital primarily serves residents in Warren and Benton counties, and maintains a 24-hour emergency service as well as surgical facilities, diagnostic services and clinics.

The Front Porch Country Band

The Front Porch Country Band performed the world premiere of their multimedia Christmas production, "Christmas Once Upon A Time," on December 12, 2009 at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana

Coming from the Illinois state line and West Lebanon, it goes directly east, then veers to the northeast and goes through Williamsport, then crosses the river and passes east through Attica in Fountain County.

Williamsport Crosscutters

The name "Crosscutters" reflects the logging heritage of Williamsport, once known as the "Lumber Capital of the World." The city, historically having the largest amount of millionaires per capita, is on the West Branch Susquehanna River, and logging barons once lived in mansions along Fourth Street, which became known as "Millionaires' Row".

Williamsport Mets

Among the future major leaguers who played for the Williamsport Mets are: Jerry Koosman, Ken Boswell, Kevin Collins, Nolan Ryan and Jim Bethke.

WLYC

WLYC has also seen great personalities come through the doors on Pine Street and Market Street in Williamsport, South Williamsport and now, back on Market Street, at the start of downtown revitalization in the Chilitech Building, in downtown Williamsport.

WRVH

WLMY, a radio station (107.9 FM) licensed to serve Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, which held the call sign WRVH from 2002 to 2009