Early in the year 1801 settlers were attracted to the rich lands lying along the south side of the Susquehanna River opposite what is now the Village of Linden, and Anthony Moore, Thomas and Andrew Miller, Alexander Beatty and others settled there. It is known as the "Upper Bottom," in contradistinction to the "Lower Bottom," on which Williamsport is located. Susquehanna Township is the forty-first in extent in the county, having 3,940 acres. The soil is a rich alluvial and makes very fine farming land, which is almost wholly the occupation of the inhabitants. Samuel Wallis at one time owned almost the entire township. There are no industries of any kind and no streams flow through it. There is one postoffice, at Nisbet, established November 23, 1867, and the first postmaster was James Gibson. The schools are of an excellent character, and there is one church in the township, located at Nisbet. It had a population of 249 in 1920, which is one of the smallest in number in the county.