Summerville Public Library - Summerville Story Project

About This Collection

The Summerville, Pennsylvania Story Project is a collection of documents, photos, and other memorabilia intended to present the human side of Summerville. The collection material dates from the occupancy by Native American tribes to the founding of Troy (later named Summerville) through growth and decline to the present day. Presented in the form of stories, vignettes, and anecdotes, we hope to communicate the warm feelings we have for our town and introduce her to others around the globe.

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Bird's Eye View of Summerville

Summerville

Bird's Eye View of Summerville

boys Summeville grade 4 1921

school, Summerville

Photo showing the 1921 class of 4th grade boys from Summerville School. Those pictured are: Bottom: Archie Thomas, John McLaughlin, Lawrence Hummel, Alvin McLaughlin, ‎Bill Simpson. Top: Orville Ohl, George Fulton, Ed Thomas, unknown.

Bruce Carrier and Cyrus Corbett

people, Summerville

Photo of Bruce Carrier and Cyrus Corbett.

building Carrier RR bridge

Summerville, Railroad

Photo showing men standing on beams while building a railroad bridge. Description reads: Building Carrier R.R. Bridge (NYC) on Corsica, Summerville Road, near LaGene Mayo and John Miller's.

Building RR

Railroad, Summerville

Photo showing men standing on scaffolding during erection of RR bridge. Description reads: On 2nd riser up is Bart Carrier. Building NYC Railroad over Big Piney Run, near Kerr's house, near Kingsville.

c m kennedy

military, people, WWII, newspaper clipping

Newspaper clipping of C. M. Kennedy.

carrier bros co. store

Summerville, store

Photo of the Carrier Co. Store. Description reads: Carrier Bros. Company store building. Burned in Jan. 1922, owned then by Mamolen & Isenberg. Rebuilt in 1923, then sold to Ralph Slicker, then to Clair Sweitzer, then to Bowser's. Now owned by Jack Fenstermaker.

Carrier Brothers Company Store

Summerville, store

Photo showing the Carrier Brothers Company Store on Water St. in Summerville, PA. It was destroyed in the fire of 1922.

Carrier Dam and sawmill Summerville Pa.

dam, mills, Summerville

Photo of the dam and sawmill built by the Carrier Brothers on the Red Bank Creek.

Carrier Drug Store

Summerville, store

Photo from 1924, of men standing in front of Carrier Drug Store. Description reads: L - R David Stoner, Dr. W.W. Carrier and Earl Yeaney in front of Carrier Drug Store (now, in 1983, Conrail office is right of the building). Drug store building -1923-

carrier sisters

people, Summerville

Photo of Lulu Haven, Alice Vandervort and Hila McBride (Carrier sisters)

Catherine Leslie Anderson

people, Summerville

Photo of Catherine Leslie Anderson Married to Clarence E. Anderson. She was a dressmaker, milliner in Hawthorn.

charles andrew neel

military, people, WWII, newspaper clipping,

Newspaper clipping of Charles Andrew Neel

cherry run

church, Summerville

A group photo of Cherry Run Church Camp attendees. Description reads: Cherry Run, 1946 or 1947 (late) Mrs LaRue Wonderling, Grace Singleton, LaGene Powell, Ed Hawk, Lenny Ferraro, Bob Wonderling, Joyce Marshall, Hope Hummel, Barbara Walker, Ruth Grosser, Dorothy Hummel.