The following is from Col Thomas W Lloyd's 1929 History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania,1
p279
Among the early settlers of Williamsport were a large number of Germans, many of whom were Roman Catholics and as early as 1853 a church, known as St Bonifice, was organized with thirty families. A frame structure was erected on the present site of the church at 322-324 Washing Boulevard in 1854. This was the only Catholic church in Williamsport down to 1865. Several additions were made to the original edifice from time to time and in 1873-1874, the present structure was completed. Its membership numbers 450 families.
The Church of the Annunciation at the corner of West Fourth and Walnut streets was organized in 1865 and after various vicissitudes the congregation was amalgamated and the present imposing structure was erected in the early part of the year 1889 and on Sunday, May 5, it was dedicated.
It has prospered greatly since that time and today has the largest membership of any church in the city, 3,200. Its rector is Rev John Costello, LL D, with R E Larkin and J A Griffin as assistants.
The Church of the Ascension is located at 2101 Linn Street, Newberry, and has a membership of 1,000. Its rector is Rev James F Gilloegly.
There is also the Holy Rosary Church at the corner of Arch and Lincoln streets, Rev Misicki, rector and Mater Dolorosa, 224 Market Street, Gerard Angio, rector.
p217-8
Cascade Township, which adjoins Lewis on the east and extends over to the line of Sullivan County is the sixth in size in Lycoming County and has an area of 28,800 acres. It is one of the largest townships in the county.
The region is wild and mountainous, the only farming land being in the valleys and high plateaus. Burnett's ridge extends across it from east to west for its entire width. This ridge was a famous landmark in the early days and was designated as a line of the Indian purchase in 1768. It was named for William Burnett, at one time governor of the colony of New York, and a prominent man in England during the reign of William and Mary, It takes its name from the numerous cascades which are to be found in the mountain streams which course through it.
It was not settled until 1843 when Michael Kelly, a sturdy Irishman, made his way to it. He blazed the road from Lycoming Creek for six miles so that he could drive an ox team along it, built a log house and engaged in the business of hauling logs to the nearest mill on Lycoming Creek.
Other settlers soon followed in the wake of Michael Kelly, most of them Irishmen, who bravely battled with the hardships of the wilderness, built houses for themselves and reared families, many of whom have left a last impression on the history of the county.
Kellybury (sic - see below) named after Michael Kelly is the only town. It has an imposing Catholic church which is the only place of worship in the township. The schools are all good and on a par with others in the county. Kellyburg (sic) is a United States postoffice, one having been established there July 25, 1866, with Michael Kelly as its first postmaster.
On account of the wildness of the territory Cascade had a population of only 532 in 1920 not withstanding its large size.