Author : Margaret Murray Thorell, PhD
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467120715
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Book Synopsis Sunbury by : Margaret Murray Thorell, PhD
Download or read book Sunbury written by Margaret Murray Thorell, PhD and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explored by Europeans as early as 1615, Sunbury developed into a transportation hub because of its location at the confluence of the Susquehanna River. Later, it became important as the site of Thomas A. Edison's first successful installation of a three-wire electric lighting system on July 4, 1883, at the City Hotel, which today is called the Edison Hotel and is a cultural hub for the area. Sunbury is also an important historic district, showcasing over 200 examples of Federal, Italianate, Romanesque, and Second Empire architecture in the hotels, homes, public buildings, and taverns from the canal days to the grander Victorian era.