Cummings Township was formed in 1832 from parts of Mifflin and Brown townships. It was named for John Cummings, who was an associate judge in the local court system at the time. Early industry in the county included quarries of flag and building stone and lumber.
The Little Pine Creek and Pine Creek valleys in Cummings Township were used by the Iroquois and Algonkian tribes as a hunting ground. Historians believe that there may have been a Shawnee village and burial ground just to the north of Little Pine State Park on Little Pine Creek.
Passages that mention Cummings Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania1929 · page 254Read the page →
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Cummings Township is the third in size in the county and contains 41,600 acres. It was erected in 1832 from portions of Mifflin and Brown and was named for John Cummings, who was at that time an associate judge of the county. It is for the most part rugged and mountainous, although there are some good farms along the creek bottoms.
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1937Waterville sheet · 1:62,500
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Retake this view1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Cummings - ED 41-10, 1880
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