Monday, July 1, 2013

About the Cover

After a month of windmills, it's back to a cupola.

This month's offering is the Montour County Courthouse, on Mill Street, near the Susquehanna River, in Danville.

Under the "I did not know that" heading, and according to the book "County Courthouses of Pennsylvania," Montour is one of the few counties named for a woman.  The book says madam Montour was likely French, but was Indian by choice.

The courthouse dates back to 1871.  The courthouse, coupled with the setting-- a cluster of historic homes and buildings near the Susquehanna River, makes this one a central Pennsylvania gem.