Susquehanna Valley

Frontier, Interviews, Militia, The War Years (1775-1783) March 15, 2023 March 14, 2023

This Week on Dispatches: Chris Yohn on the Big Runaway

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Chris Yohn, on his research about how settlers in the Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna valley were able…

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Frontier, Militia, The War Years (1775-1783) February 23, 2023 February 23, 2023

The Big Runaway: Turning Point of the Susquehanna West Branch Settlers

by Chris Yohn

Pennsylvania settlers of the Susquehanna West Branch Valley endured extreme hardship through the first years of the revolution. The men and supplies they provided…

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