Danville-Pottsville R.R.
Opened Sunbury to Paxinos in 1835, operated on wood rails by horsepower. Steam locomotive first used in 1838; and iron rails, 1853. The terminal was nearby; here anthracite was loaded on canal boats for shipment to Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Marker is at the intersection of Front Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
