Buckhorn 76'30"° North, 41'00"° West, Elevation: 602 ft. Derr's Auction House Erected 1905 Buckhorn is located along Hemlock Creek in Columbia County. It is northwest of Bloomsburg where the Fishing Creek Watershed drains. Buckhorn received its name when an Indian placed a buck's horn in the crotch of a tree to mark a path. Yet eventually, the tree grew around the antler, completely concealing it. Later, a woodpecker had drilled into the same tree to reveal the horn, proving what most thought was just a tale. In 1817, the Bloomsburg to Muncy Turnpike was established running through Buckhorn. Soon after in 1822, iron ore was discovered in the area. This quickly became the main industry. The first Buckhorn Hotel was built in 1820, and the second one was built in 1832. Several decades ago a front porch of a fine old Buckhorn building was removed, revealing the letters BUCKHORN HO. Because these two hotels were across the street from each other, local historians are not sure which hotel was uncovered. By 1886, Buckhorn now consisted of two stores, one hotel, one carriage shop, one school and around 35 homes. By the early 1900's, (1914) a Grange Hall was constructed. R. H. Beers owned one of the two stores of Buckhorn, and M. G. and W. H. Shoemaker owned the other. Many grist mills began to develop in Buckhorn also, and all were run by water power. Lime and slate quarries were built and managed, and there was a lime kiln. There was also a tannery in town at one time. In addition, Buckhorn had a molasses factory that was operated on the Jerseytown Road for a number of years. One famous phrase for this historical area once was, "Buckhorn - where the ships come in." There is some debate about the origins of this once popular local saying. Both popular stories involve Welsh miners returning to Buckhorn from a time on the town of Bloomsburg. In one story they looked for ships as the result of a joke. In another, a former sailor drove a cart full of miners down the main street calling "Ship Ahoy!" by Elizabeth