Lewisburg is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States,
30 miles (48 km) south by southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles (97
km) north of Harrisburg. In the past, it was the commercial center for
a fertile grain and general farming region. The population was 5,792
at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Union County. Located in
central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, on the West Branch
Susquehanna River, Lewisburg is northwest of Sunbury. It is home to
Bucknell University and is near the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary.
Its 19th-century downtown is on the National Register of Historic
Places. Lewisburg is the principal city of the Lewisburg, PA
Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also part of the larger
Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area.Lewisburg is
a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, 30 miles (48
km) south by southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles (97 km) north of
Harrisburg. In the past, it was the commercial center for a fertile
grain and general farming region. The population was 5,792 at the 2010
census. It is the county seat of Union County. Located in central
Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, on the West Branch
Susquehanna River, Lewisburg is northwest of Sunbury. It is home to
Bucknell University and is near the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary.
Its 19th-century downtown is on the National Register of Historic
Places. Lewisburg is the principal city of the Lewisburg, PA
Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also part of the larger
Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area.Lewisburg was
founded in 1785 by Ludwig Derr. A settler of the area (since as early
as 1763â€"1769), Derr had purchased several tracts of land from the
William Penn family and other neighboring land owners, the largest of
which was known as "The Prescott". Having been on the land for such a
long time, Derr had befriended the local Native Americans of the area.
His relationship with these indigenous peoples was so well founded
that, even as many of the other local settlers' homesteads were
routinely sacked by Native Americans, Derr's lands remained free from
attacks. Subsequently, in 1784, he worked with Samuel Weiser to lay
out his combined land tracts, and create Derrstown. The name was later
changed to Lewisburgh when Snyder County was created from Union County
in 1855 (according to a local Keystone marker sign), but was known on
original plans and deeds as Lewisburg before that time (also see note
below).Much has been considered[by whom?] regarding 'how' the name
changed from Derrstown to Lewisburg. The most likely truth is that
Derr's first name "Ludwig" translated into English as "Louis" but,
being of German descent, it was spelled "Lewis". Later, after Derr's
death, the traditional Germanic "burgh" was appended to his first name
to create Lewisburgh.[citation needed] Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Top Movies & Young Movies