We are proud to serve the retired school employees
from Blue Ridge, Elk Lake, Forest City, Montrose, Mountain View, Susquehanna
County CTC, and Susquehanna Community School Districts. Our county
is located in the Endless Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania along
the New York border. The county takes it name from the North Branch
of the Susquehanna River which first enters the Commonwealth along
our northern border near Lanesboro.
Our three largest boroughs are Forest City, Montrose, and Susquehanna
Depot, with Montrose being the County seat. The county has a population
of approximately 42,000. Interstate 81 enters from the north in Susquehanna
County, and at the Welcome Center you’ll find a memorial to
fallen local soldiers of the Iraq War. Elk Mountain, elevation 2693
feet, is the highest point in eastern Pennsylvania and is home to
the Elk Mountain Ski Center. Other points of interest include the
Joseph Smith monument, The Center for Anti- Slavery Studies, one of
the first Civil War memorials, the Starrucca Viaduct, and Salt Springs
State Park. The Harford Fair is celebrating its 151st year this August.
Galusha A. Grow, founder of the Homestead Act, David Wilmot, author
of the Wilmot Proviso, George Catlin, artist of the frontier, Asa
Packer, businessman and founder of Lehigh University, and Judge Jonathan
Jasper Wright, the first black lawyer in Pennsylvania and the first
African American United States Appellate Judge in South Carolina,
are famous former residents of our county.
Our Chapter had its first meeting in October 1963 and has been officially
been recognized by PASR since 1966. We continually support the efforts
of the Women’s Resource Center, ring the bells for The Salvation
Army and assist the Blueberry Festival in its fundraising for the
Susquehanna County Library. We had our first RECREO trip to Radio
City in December of 2007. Politically, candidates have responded enthusiastically
to invitations to our fall meetings to meet and greet our members.
Click
here for a lising of Chapter Officers
Click
here for the Chapter Calendar of Events
Click
here for pictures of Chapter activities and awards
Come
join us - we've been waiting for you!!
