Historic house · Northumberland, Northumberland County
Joseph Priestley House
The riverside home and laboratory of Joseph Priestley, the English chemist credited with discovering oxygen, who settled here after emigrating in 1794.
What you will find
- Historic features
- Museum or exhibits
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Shikellamy State Park
From a high clifftop overlook, the Susquehanna's West and North branches can be seen joining below, with a marina section on the island at the confluence where boaters launch onto the river.
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Lewisburg
A Susquehanna river town and home of Bucknell University, with a handsome Victorian Market Street, an Art Deco movie house and a riverside park.
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Milton State Park
Half picnic grounds and boat launch, half wild woods for birders and walkers, this river island sits in the middle of the West Branch of the Susquehanna.
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Mifflinburg Buggy Museum
Preserved almost as its workers left it around 1920, this buggy factory still holds its tools, belts, machinery and parts, recalling the town's days as 'Buggy Town.'
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Knoebels Amusement Resort
Tucked into a wooded hollow, a family-owned amusement park with much-loved wooden coasters like the Phoenix and Twister, an antique carousel with a brass-ring grab, and a campground.