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BY PAT FARNELLI<\/strong>
\n Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local history buffs will celebrate the 100th birthday of the Martins Creek Viaduct also known as the Kingsley Bridge, on Saturday with a chicken barbecue, live music, a \u2018Cloud Dance,\u2019 and other outdoor entertainment.<\/p>\n

The event, sponsored by the Brooklyn and Harford Historical Societies, begins at noon, and will continue until about 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

From noon until 3 p.m., a chicken barbecue dinner will be served at the Kingsley United Methodist Church. Hayrides, games, face painting, music, exhibits,and vendors will be available all day.<\/p>\n

Lana Fluck from the Lutheran Church in Hop Bottom\u2019s preschool program has coordinated a variety of children\u2019s games, and Richard McKnight designed a train-themed coloring project.<\/p>\n

Hayrides will be taken up to Zick\u2019s Hill, a vantage point offering the best view of the historic Kingsley Bridge.<\/p>\n

Historical exhibits will be provided for public view by the Susquehanna County Historical Society and Mary\u2019s Home Furnishings, and a copy of Steamtown historian Patrick McKnight\u2019s presentation about the bridges of the Lackawanna, Delaware and Western Railroad will be available.<\/p>\n

Local historian Betty Smith will do a historical presentation as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur intent is to provide an old-fashioned field day and hometown celebration,\u201d said David Palmer of the Brooklyn Historical Society.<\/p>\n

From 2 to 4 p.m., Lana and Jim Fluck will play a variety of music and will serve as Masters of Ceremonies atop the first prize-winning float from the Montrose Fourth of July parade.<\/p>\n

At 5 p.m., the Lenoxville Band will begin to play, and at 5:30 p.m., a \u2018Cloud Dance\u2019 will be held at the Kingsley Community Church. Judges will choose the prize-winning costumes and dancers, and gift baskets and other prizes will be awarded.<\/p>\n

According to historical records, the F.M. Talbot Company and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western engineers hosted a celebration 100 years ago on the nearly completed rail bed, with a dance called the \u2018Cloud Dance.\u2019 The aerial dance event was held atop the viaduct on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m., on the first pier of the giant bridge, under electric lights.<\/p>\n

Approximately 200 people from throughout the entire railroad system arrived at the Kingsley station to get to the dance. A huge construction derrick with a carriage basket was used to raise and lower dancers to the dance floor, made by laying wood planks and then a carpet-like surface across the pier. Music was provided by the Oppenheim Orchestra of New York City.<\/p>\n

The Martin\u2019s Creek Viaduct is 1,600 feet long and 150 feet above the bed of the creek, and a bit smaller than the now more famous Nicholson Bridge. However, a pamphlet notes: \u201cShe was finished first and for a short time was the largest concrete viaduct in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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