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Sunbury (/ ˈ s ʌ n b ɛr i / SUN-berr-ee) is a city and the county seat of Northumberland County in Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Susquehanna Valley , Sunbury is positioned on the east bank of the Susquehanna River .
Pay us a visit and enjoy all that Sunbury has to offer- the river and mountains, community events, shopping, and dining- you might just decide to stay! Buy a home, open a business, get involved in community life- the heart of the Susquehanna River is waiting for you.
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Because of its strategic point along the Susquehanna, Sunbury became the site of one of the most important frontier forts in Pennsylvania, Fort Augusta. Ft. Augusta was a reliable stronghold during the days of the French and Indian War.
Its picturesque downtown, historic district and vibrant neighborhoods make Sunbury a unique place to visit. Sunbury evolved from an important Native American center to a British built frontier outpost and then in 1772 became a proprietary town; the last one designated and laid out in Pennsylvania.
Sunbury, city, seat (1772) of Northumberland county, east-central Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Susquehanna River, 50 miles (80 km) north of Harrisburg. Located on the site of Shamokin, a Susquehanna Indian village, it was laid out in 1772 by John Lukens, surveyor general of Pennsylvania, and named.
Sunbury, PA. Region: Valleys of the Susquehanna. Sunbury, originally home to the Susquehannock, Delaware, Shawnee, and Muncy tribes, was incorporated in 1772 and is the seat of Northumberland County. The town is the birthplace of office lighting - Thomas Edison illuminated a Sunbury commercial building with his three-wire electrical system in 1883.
