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Zerbe’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Zerbe Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 1,872, down from 2,021 at the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,872 to 1,802 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1941.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Zerbe yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Zerbe is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Zerbe has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Himmel's Church Covered Bridge in Washington, 5.3 miles away.

Zerbe and the nearest listed places

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Himmel's Church Covered BridgeKeefer Station Covered BridgeRichards Covered BridgeKreigbaum Covered BridgeSunbury ArmorySunbury Historic District

Closest to Zerbe

Himmel's Church Covered BridgeWashington · Multiple Kingpost Truss5.3miKeefer Station Covered BridgeUpper Augusta · Burr Arch Truss7.4miRichards Covered BridgeRalpho · Multiple Kingpost and Queenpost Truss8.9miKreigbaum Covered BridgeRalpho · Queenpost Truss8.9miSunbury ArmoryUpper Augusta · Building9.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Himmel's Church Covered Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Zerbe?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Zerbe’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 West Cameron📜 Shamokin📜 Upper Mahanoy📜 Shamokin
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