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My name is John D.Secor

I am 91 years old and born  Oct, 30 1916 I would like to thank you for all the things I have learned regarding the history of Towanda Pa . I was born 1916 my Mother died 8 days after my birth. I was born at the corner of Bridge Street and Charles St. My Mother`s name was Regina White wife of George Willard Secor, he was a member of the Masonic order ,he died Dec 1918,I lived for short time at 20 Williams St and then 108 Williams St until a little while after 1926.From there with my Grandfather we moved out to Liberty Corners. A little information that you may be interested in is that my aunt, Mary White Cook and her husband James owned a restaurant and a taxi cab company on main street and Ed White owned a Grocery store across the street.The restaurant was two doors north of the Kauffman House Hotel. My grandfather, John Charles White was a blacksmith for the Lehigh Valley railroad and had his shop not far the Towanda train station at North  Tow.  I can remember the raging waters in the spring swelling , animals the river carrying chicken coops,sheds barns boats trees and all sort of articles. I can remember when the water was so high it ran into the first floor of the Courthouse, I remember times in the summer you could walk across the river to the island that was about 3 or 4 hundred yards from River bank, and I played in the town band and were playing at the ball ground that was located at the east end of the Bridge street when the King and Queen of Siam made an appearence, I believe the Kaufman family of Towanda.south I am not positive but I am quite sure that Mr,Kaufman was the Ambasssador of that country.Well I had better shut down because I could write a book about Bradford Co.and  Sullivan Co, most of  my mothers The White name came from Sullivan Co.off springs of John Charles White my grand father I want to thank you again for all the information and great work you have done on putting this all on the net work for us to dream of what took place a long time ago.  You made my life much fuller than I ever expected to be. I just can't thank you enough.

                      John Donald Secor