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 CH A PTER X T O W N S H IP F O R M A T IO N T he territor)* included within the boundaries o f Columbia and Montour counties originally comprised the townships o f Augusta and Wyoming, of Northumberland county, in 1772. In 1784 wdtat is now Montour county w as fonned into Turbut township, named after Turbut Francis, a land speculator, w'ho owned most of the area included in this county. Mahoning tovnship was formed in 1775 out o f part of Turiiut township. Chillisquaque township was erected in 1 7 % out o f parts of Turbut and Mahoning townships. Derry township was formed in out of Turbut. Those portions o f Cliillisquaquc and T u r­ but townships rcanncxed to Columbia county by the act o f Januan*, 18 16, w*crc erected into Liberty and Limestone townships in the same year. Madison w as made from part o f Derry in 18 17 . Valley was nwde from parts o f M a­ honing and Derry in 1839. Anthony was struck o ff the upper end o f Derr}* in 1847 and named after Judge Anthony of the court which formed it. V'allc)’ was first called Baldy township, but eight years later was given its present name. T h e final o ^ n iz a tio n o f >fontour county in 1850 caused a rearrangement of the town­

ships. which was not permanent, however. T he new county then contained Franklin. M a­ honing. ’alley. Liberty. Limestone. D erry, Anthony. Roaringcreek, and part o f Montour, Hemlock and Xladison townships. P art of Madison and parts o f Hemlock and Montour townships were renamed Cooper towmship. In 1853 the county line w*as rearranged and Roaringcreek. Franklin. Madison and part of Hemlock were restored to Columbia county, }>art o f Hemlock being retained and formeil into W est Hemlock township. Part o f M on­ tour township was taken and renanu^ Cooper, and part o f Franklin lying west o f R oaring creek was called Mayberr)*. T h is arran ge­ ment has continued to the present time. Summarizing the matter, the townships forming Montour county in 19 14 w*ere erected as follow.^: Mahoning. 17 7 5; Derry, 17 8 6 : Liberty, i8 i 6; Limestone, 1 8 1 6; Valley, 18 3 9 : Anthony, 1849; Coojicr, 18 5 3 : M aylierry, 18 5 3; West Hemlock, 1853. T ^is brief record of the fonnation of the divisions o f Montour county is reviewed here as a matter o f convenience to the reader, tn order that the dates and origin of the town­ ships may be readily ascertained without re­ ferring to the separate sketches.

CHAPTER XI A N T H O N Y T O W N S H IP T his township was named a fte r Judge Josepli B. .Anthony, who w as the presiding judge of the courts of the district when it w*as formed, in 1849. It was originally a part o f Derr)* township. One of the earliest settlers in the vicinity w as Col. Robert Clark, who ntovcd from Daupliin county, Pa., where he was bom and

grew to manhood. He purchased six hundred acres o f land, which later passed to the owner­ ship o f Charles M owrey. Colonel C lark had won his title by $cr*ice through the Revolu­ tionary w ar and in his time was known as an eminent i>atriot, as he is know*n to the present time through tradition. Colonel Clark was present at the signing of the Declaration of

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