Hometown Williamsport, Part 1

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The first in a two-part profile of historic people in the story of Williamport includes Peter Herdic, the millionaire developer who helped build the city-but died penniless-and Carl Stotz, founder of Little League baseball.
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  • @SouthWilliamsportPAApts
    @SouthWilliamsportPAApts4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video outlining some of the richness of Williamsport's history.

  • @bernie2231
    @bernie22315 жыл бұрын

    In the mid 80's I was in my mid twenties, and living in my still home town of Williamsport, PA. A friend and I were sitting in the then green painted, wooden right field bleachers of Bowman Field for a Williamsport Bills game. Mr. Stotts was sitting by himself just a few rows behind us in the near empty bleachers. He didn't know me, but I knew who he was. I turned around to say hello. By the end of the game Mr. Stottsj, my friend, and I were sitting together and enjoying the game together. What more can you say about this man? This is a memory that I will never forget!

  • @ronengle8533
    @ronengle85333 ай бұрын

    Born in Williamsport in 1945 and lived my first 7 years at 1224 Dewey ave then my dads job moved us to NC been here ever since

  • @bobbilopez9261
    @bobbilopez92612 жыл бұрын

    Home of Little / The first game was held on 4th Street. However it is now a lot for the Baseball Stadium, See if you don't remember then it will disappear.

  • @scottyb7979
    @scottyb7979 Жыл бұрын

    My family's contribution contribution to Williamsport was The Balls Mills Music Festival sponsored by The Octagon. Great story behind that one. Dad also brought Three Dog Night to the area.

  • @patprice5526
    @patprice55263 жыл бұрын

    My home town. My family had a rooming house at 324 Mulberry St

  • @aprilhdunmoyer

    @aprilhdunmoyer

    3 жыл бұрын

    behold a recent commenter

  • @depressoeggo852

    @depressoeggo852

    2 жыл бұрын

    behold me somehow finding this video again

  • @Seeker0fTruth

    @Seeker0fTruth

    2 жыл бұрын

    My grandmother’s maiden name was Deihl and grew up in Williamsport. Mulberry St rings a bell. What’s your family name?

  • @benerval7
    @benerval74 ай бұрын

    I shot pool in a pool hall in the "herdic block" in the mid 1980s before I graduates WAHS (87). I played on the Stotts field on 4th street.. not organized teams... just neighborhood kids when I lived on Race street just west of the bridge.

  • @benerval7

    @benerval7

    2 ай бұрын

    @@joeschmoe8320 I lived in the row hose at 924 race street.

  • @MissRailfan
    @MissRailfan2 жыл бұрын

    4:01 i think i see the P&R (Reading Lines) station. Um at 7:06 thats 2 diff rr stations you show photos of. 1st one which was across from Park Place was the P&E Phila and Erie later PRR tracks. and the 2nd one with the market st bridge is P&R Phila and Reading line which stayed the same till 1976 when Conrail took over. Herdic Block, wow the bad area near the Shamrock now a days. The orig ballfield is the parking lot outside Bowman field. theres a statue to the 1st game there.

  • @stephenhackney6044
    @stephenhackney60442 жыл бұрын

    I was born in Williamsport, 1967, stayed with my grandparents,as an infant/ toddler at Rea street, while dad attended State college.

  • @kimfisk9534
    @kimfisk95348 жыл бұрын

    Carl Stotz is a cousin to my Grandmother.

  • @celiaherdic2548
    @celiaherdic25488 жыл бұрын

    haha thats my great great great grandfather

  • @debraabell6218
    @debraabell62184 жыл бұрын

    You should check out my hometown tour of williamsport I did !!!! I think you'd like ittt

  • @haileyreed6731

    @haileyreed6731

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bruh. How did I end up on this 7 months after you. Lmao

  • @joeschmoe511
    @joeschmoe5113 жыл бұрын

    I almost got to shingle that church steeple. I actually did get to paint the exterior of the Park Home, though. The west most porch, which it showed here, was where I was standing when the planes hit the towers. ✌️

  • @JanetWilham
    @JanetWilham9 жыл бұрын

    This story of Darleen made me cry.,coming from West Virginia I have experienced almost the same life. Let us not judge until we have walked in another persons shoes..Sure a lot was not right and there were wrongs.....but how many rights were in this video? That is something the video does not show just the bad and that was wrong of the producer who made this....God bless and help anyone who has and have walked in Darleens shoes.

  • @renezboren9505

    @renezboren9505

    9 жыл бұрын

    The sadness lies in the broken relationship of the children and Darlene. It did not seem to point out right or wrong but what just was and is and if anyone thinks the life of Darlene and her family have so many "rights" in their life, well, by all means go live the life. Most of us who have walked in those shoes did not remain walking in them if we could move on and get a better pair of shoes. I always thought it would be awesome to have two husbands but a husband and a companion, like Darlene has, might also be pretty cool.

  • @bobbilopez9261
    @bobbilopez92612 жыл бұрын

    In the memory of Peter: I will not let forget about you. Without you there would never been. R.I.P.

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