Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States on Wikimedia Commons PD Stephen Foster. The great writer of folk songs and ballads lived in Towanda in 1840-41. He attended Towanda Academy on the hill a short time and stayed with his brother William, a canal official. U.S. 6 (Main St.) near State St., Towanda, PA by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Colour: blue Wikimedia: Flickr: Google Streetview OpenStreetMap