Here’s another piece in my continuing series about the original Susquehanna County courthouse in Montrose, Pennsylvania, built in 1813. Our old buildings, although we often have sentimental feelings for them, are often relegated to the dust bins of history. As we have seen with the recent demolition of the old Montrose hospital, we wake up …
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The 1980s were full of interesting action figures, and for those who remember, MUSCLEs became one of my favorites. There wasn’t a morning cartoon and only a handful of commercials, but my friends and I bought hundreds of these figures. Looking back on my collection, I count the reasons these figures became close to me.
In this article, I explore the history of the original courthouse in Montrose, Pennsylvania, built in 1813, and as I searched for artist renderings and photographs, I learned there's still some pieces of the courthouse left today.
Isaac Post, a pioneer in Montrose, Pennsylvania, played a key role in constructing the town's early buildings, including the first courthouse. On October 7, 1813, he humorously crowned the courthouse's roof with a pumpkin, which he disguised as a finial. Post's efforts symbolized his dedication to the burgeoning community.
Something unique happened to me at the end of this past academic year. I taught John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men at the same time I was teaching Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, two novels that seem wildly different at first glance. At some point, while my students and I made our way …
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The White Whale 