COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Formed March 22, 1813 out of Northumberland County. Named in
honor of America. County seat, Bloomsburg, became this State's only
incorporated town in 1870. A friends meetinghouse was built at Catawissa
about 1789. "Twin covered bridges" at Forks are a unique
site. City type: County Courthouse, Main St., Bloomsburg.
For a map directing you to Columbia County click here.
FORT JENKINS ( Old US 11 (SR 1004, former LR 19117) 6.5
miles NE of Bloomsburg.)
FORT WHEELER ( PA 487, 1.2 miles NE of Bloomsburg.)
WYOMING PATH ( US 11 at Fairgrounds, Bloomsburg.)
FORT McCLURE ( US 11 at Fairgrounds, Bloomsburg.)
CATAWISSA FRIENDS MEETING ( Junction US 11 & PA 42, .7 mile SW of
Bloomsburg.)
CATAWISSA FRIENDS MEETING ( South St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.,
Catawissa.)
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