The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Cherry Tree was originally known as "Canoe Place" because its location marked the spot where the West Branch of the Susquehanna River was no longer navigable and canoes would have to portage. The latter settlement was known as "Newman's Mills" and later "Grant Post Office". The current name was officially adopted in 1907 but had been in use informally by local residents for many years before that time.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cherry Tree’s history is told.
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CommonsCherry Tree Monument2026
CommonsUS 219 nb in Cherry Tree, PA (1), Aug. 20242024
CommonsUS 219 nb entering Cherry Tree, PA, Aug. 20242024
CommonsUS 219 nb approaching PA 580, Aug. 20242024
CommonsCherry Tree, PA post office, Aug. 20242024
CommonsCherry Tree, PA borough hall, Aug. 20242024
CommonsCherry Tree, Pennsylvania2005Nothing in Cherry Tree is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cherry Tree has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sen. Joseph O. Clark House in Glen Campbell, 6.3 miles away.
Cherry Tree and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.