Wyalusing Borough

Beginnings [1]

Incorporated in 1887 from Wyalusing Township; settled around 1772. Located approximately 5 miles west of Towanda along Route 6. Main throughfares: State Street (Route 6); Church Street (Route 706).

Beginnings [1]

The pleasant village of Wyalusing occupies the site of the old Andastes town of Go-hon-to-to. Justus Gaylord, Jr., located here in 1792 and soon after opened the first store in Wyalusing, had a distillery and kept a tavern. The place gradually developed into a thriving village, which in 1887 was incorporated as Wyalusing borough. It had a population of 438 in 1890 and 628 in 1920.

1. Neverly, Clement F., History and Geography of Bradford County Pennsylvania 1615-1924, 1926, Bradford County Historical Society, Towanda PA