Editing Lightstreet, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
Lightstreet was originally called '''Williamsburg'''. The community was laid out in 1817 by Phillip Seidle. By 1821, the community had six residents. One [[gristmill]] was built in Lightstreet in 1823. It was rebuilt in 1868 by Peter Ent. Samuel L. Bettle built another gristmill south of the first mill in 1825. A [[post office]] was built in the vicinity of the northern gristmill by Matthew McDowell. Both of the gristmills were run by [[Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)|Fishing Creek]]'s water power. There were also once two [[iron]] [[Metallurgical furnace|furnace]]s in Lightstreet. One of the furnaces was built in 1845. The community was also once home to two [[distillery|distilleries]] and a [[tannery]].<ref name = "annals">{{Citation| author =- J.H. Beers|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jEkVAAAAYAAJ&q=265| title = Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties |year = 1915| accessdate = 2013-06-22}}</ref>

Lightstreet's name was changed to what it is now in 1844 by Marmaduke Pearce.<ref name = "annals"/>
Lightstreet is now currently home to the Lightstreet little league baseball academy which is ranked as one of the top teams in Pennsylvania on a year to year basis. The Lightstreet baseball teams are the top feeder program to the Central Columbia High School Varsity squad.