Editing Millersburg, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
Millersburg was formed in 1807 from a portion of [[Upper Paxton Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Paxton Township]]. Its founder was Daniel Miller, for whom the community was named.<ref>{{cite book| title=Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wyxBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA20| year=1895| publisher=Harrisburg Publishing Company| page=20}}</ref>

The [[Millersburg Ferry]] and [[Millersburg Passenger Rail Station]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

During the spring of 1790, Daniel Miller and his brother, John were traveling north along the Susquehanna River. When they arrived at the north side of Berry's Mountain, tradition has it, Daniel was so taken with the beauty of the area where the Wiconisco Creek joined with the Susquehanna that he resolved to purchase the land at that location. On June 2, 1790, Miller received a deed for 979-1/4 acres at the mouth of the Wiconisco Creek from William Von Phul of [[Philadelphia]], the owner of the land upon which Millersburg is now situated.

In 1794, Miller built his first cabin that later served as a school in which he taught the children of the surrounding area without compensation. The building was on the site of the old Johnson-Baillie Shoe Company factory on Pine near Market Street. It was not until 1805, upon completion of a more suitable dwelling which still stands on the northeast corner of Pine and Walnut streets that Miller brought his wife, Elizabeth, and their two children to their new home. In 1807, Miller's dream of a town on the banks of the Susquehanna became a reality. During that year, he had the land surveyed and laid out into lots, reserving land for churches, the town square and a riverside park. Until a church could be built, Miller, who was a lay minister of the [[Methodist Church]], held services in his own home.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.mlbgsd.k12.pa.us/domain/13| title=Brief History of Millersburg| publisher=Millersburg Area School District| access-date=December 16, 2015}}</ref>

Transportation in Millersburg has always been a very important commodity to the community. Two major transportation projects were planned for Millersburg in the 19th century: one was the [[Lykens Valley R.R. & Coal Company]], and the other was the extension of the Pennsylvania Canal, both proposed in the 1830s. The state began construction of the [[Wiconisco Canal]] as part of the Eastern Division of the Pennsylvania Canal in 1837. Millersburg was the northern terminus of the Dauphin County Canal network.