1500Infrastructure
Williamsport has an all-sports station, ESPN (AM) (1500 kHz).
1763Military
== History ==
=== Early history ===
In 1763, the Battle of Muncy Hills took place during the French and Indian War.
1768Military
In 1768, at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the British purchased the land that became Lycoming County from the Iroquois Nation who controlled the lands.
1795History
On April 13, 1795, Lycoming County was formed from Northumberland County.
1796Civil Rights
In March 1796 the first house was built in Williamsport.
1798Infrastructure
In 1798 the first brick house in Williamsport was erected on Front Street, between Market and Mulberry, by Andrew Tulloh, a lawyer.
1799Architecture
In 1799, a post office opened at the corner of Third and State Streets in what is now downtown, and the following year, a jail was constructed at the northeast corner of William...
1801Architecture
In 1801, the town's first store was opened by William Winter on Third Street.
1830Infrastructure
From 1830 until 1865, the underground railroad, a system of safe houses and routes for slaves escaping to freedom, operated in Lycoming County; many local abolitionists, includi...
1834Architecture
15 1834 The West Branch Canal opened and the first boat to pass through the canal en route to Jersey Shore was that of George Aughenbaugh.
1835Education
In May 1835, the first public schools opened in Williamsport and also the town's first bank, the West Branch National Bank.
1849Architecture
In 1849, the Market Street Bridge was built over the West Branch Susquehanna River.
1854Architecture
In 1854, a brewery opened.
1860Military
The Underground Railroad, used by enslaved African-Americans to obtain their freedom in the 30 years before the Civil War (1860–1865) included routes from states in the South, w...
1865History
The brewery was sold to Henry Flock in 1865.
1874Disaster
=== Fire protection ===
Williamsport Bureau of Fire was established in 1874 after a devastating fire that destroyed much of the city's downtown in 1871.
1875Architecture
In 1875, the first tower clock in the United States to sound the Cambridge Quarters (Westminster Chime) was installed at Trinity Episcopal Church, a gift of Peter Herdic with be...
1879Infrastructure
In 1879 the world's first long distance (100 mile) oil pipeline was laid by the Tide Water Pipe Company with Williamsport as its terminus, where oil was transferred to tank cars...
1881Civil Rights
In 1881, a state law ended racial segregation in Pennsylvania schools.
1882Infrastructure
Williamsport was the birthplace of the national newspaper Grit in 1882.
1895History
In 1895, Harry Houdini appeared in one of his earliest performances, at the Old Fair Grounds with The Welch Brothers Circus.
1928History
Its premier event—the WCC Invitational—features golfers from the local area and further afield in an annual tournament dating to 1928.
1930History
In 1930, the city's population reached a high of 45,729 but since the Great Depression it has declined by approximately 40 percent to 27,754 in 2020.
1933History
Based on the oral history of Mamie Sweeting Diggs (1933–2011), fourth generation descent and great-granddaughter, Hughes, was a river raftsman on the Susquehanna river who had m...
1936Disaster
=== Modern history ===
The Flood of March 17–18, 1936 caused the river to crest at 33.9'.
1939Infrastructure
On June 6, 1939, the first Little League Baseball game was played on a sandlot outside Bowman Field in Williamsport.
1941Education
Also in 1941 the Williamsport School Board created the Williamsport Technical Institute for high school and post-high school students.
1948Civil Rights
By 1948, all schools in this area were integrated.
1981History
Normal yearly precipitation based on the 30-year average from 1981 to 2010 is 41.28 inches (1,049 mm), falling on an average 133 days.
1987History
The snowiest month on record was 40.1 inches (102 cm) in January 1987, while winter snowfall amounts have ranged from 85.9 in (218 cm) in 1995–96 to 7.0 in (18 cm) in 1988–89.
1988Military
Summers are typically very warm and humid with temperatures exceeding 90 °F (32 °C) on 15 days per year on average; the annual count has been as high as 42 days in 1988, while o...
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the 2000 census, there were 30,706 people, 12,219 households, and 6,732 families residing in the city.
2004Infrastructure
The Williamsport Downtown Gateway Revitalization Project began in 2004 in order to attract more people (both citizens of the Williamsport community and visitors) to the downtown...
2008Architecture
A multiplex movie theater on West 4th Street opened May 2, 2008.
2009Education
Somers, constructed a children's wing in 2009 to target educational and social resources to young people from birth through the second grade.
2014Culture
During the 2014 race, a fatal crash involving one of the go-kart operators marked the end to the yearly tradition.