On May 1, 1778, British soldiers under Major John Simcoe surprised sleeping and outnumbered patriots under Brigadier General John Lacey with a dawn attack near the Crooked Billet Tavern, forcing the patriots to withdraw.
Heath Thomas, U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy, Kunkletown
Catawissa Railroad, It's History! - Pennsylvania's Neighborhood: Columbia County
Lacy J. Dalton, PCN Profiles - Pennsylvania's Neighborhood: Columbia County