Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Lock Haven is the county seat in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It started as a town in 1833.[1] It was declared a city in 1870. As of 2020, there were 9,040 people living in the city.[2]
The most damaging floods in Lock Haven happened in June 1972 when remnants from Hurricane Agnes crossed Schuylkill County within 75 miles of Lock Haven.[3]
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Media
Map of fortifications and streams in north-central Pennsylvania during the Big Runaway. Modern county borders are shown for orientation.
Canal monument incorporating old lock in downtown Lock Haven
Log rafts in the late 19th century line the north bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River at Lock Haven. View is to the east from the Jay Street Bridge.
Bird's-eye view from a postcard sent in 1911. Bald Eagle Creek is in the foreground and the West Branch Susquehanna River is in the background.
Piper Aviation Museum at the airport in Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Since 1995, a levee protects Lock Haven from the West Branch Susquehanna River.
Routes 664 and 120 meet near the river in downtown Lock Haven.
Lock Haven University Carillon
Picnic shelter at Hanna Park
Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center at Lock Haven University
References
- ↑ "Clinton County" (PDF). The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Lock Haven". World Population. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Hurricane Agnes" (PDF). NOAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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