Friday, January 1, 2010

The Jennings Kingdom



Happy New Year!

Here's a quick look at the properties that were listed as owned by "Our William", or at least by my family, on a map published in 1869. The map is on display at the Wyoming County Historical Society in Tunkhannock, PA. Next, a view of Mehoopany, PA looking south. If this was taken from a helicopter (instead of from Google Earth), it would be hovering over the Proctor & Gamble plant on the north bank of the Susquehanna River. All the points marked with a red "J" pushpin are represented on the map. The furthest "J" is at the location of the site of the Jennings Hotel, and the other three -- I presume -- were residences own by William during the Jennings halcyon days, between 1865 and William's death in 1871. Also, the area highlighted in yellow was also listed as being owned by The Man.