BEAVERTOWN AS I KNEW IT WHEN A BOY
BY ALTON CAMP
(APRIL 10, 1982)
AS ANNOTATED IN PART
BY CLOYD W. WAGNER
January, 1997
Copyright CWW Products, 1997.
Beavertown, as I knew it when a boy, was a typical country town with good churches, stores, a meat market and various types of businesses, a good school system and very good teachers, who were looked up to. I was born in 1902 and grew up and remained in this town, so I was able to live and observe the lifestyle that prevailed at that time. As I look back over this long period of time, my memory recalls many interesting happenings, that today are a thing gone, but not forgotten. Things we ate, clothes we wore, games we played - this, with the people we associated with are history now.
How did Beavertown come to have such a large, dynamic and colorful Bicentennial celebration? It is most interesting to know how this saga unfolded and developed.
It all began early in 1974 when Beavertown Boro received an application to become an official American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA) community. This application was misplaced, and unfortunately, never located again.