About the site
The materials for this site have been collected over more than 25 years by
F. Charles Petrillo, an attorney and local historian living in Wilkes-Barre,
Pa. Mr. Petrillo has written five books on historical subjects in Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Some text on this site has been previously published
in his books, Harvey's Lake and Ghost Towns of North Mountain. We regret that we cannot provide copies of these
books.
Much of the historical detail is the product of extensive first-person
interviews. Additional text has been adapted from various source
materials including newspapers, magazines, journals and books. All sources
have been used by permission. All such material retains its orginal copyright.
Copyrighted material from this site may not be used
or redistributed without explicit written permission from the author.
The site is designed and maintained by
Matthew Petrillo.