▁resid ences ▁and ▁several ▁small ▁far ms . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁permanent ▁sett lers ▁to ▁Cl inton ▁Township ▁arrived ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁They ▁cleared ▁the ▁land ▁that ▁surr ounds ▁Black ▁H ole ▁Creek ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁between ▁Bald ▁E agle ▁Mountain ▁and ▁Pen ny ▁Hill . ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁settlement s ▁throughout ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁valley ▁were ▁attacked ▁by ▁Lo yal ists ▁and ▁Native ▁Americans ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁British . ▁After ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Wy oming ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁( near ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Wil kes - Bar re ) ▁and ▁smaller ▁local ▁attacks , ▁the ▁" Big ▁Run away " ▁occurred ▁throughout ▁the ▁West ▁Branch ▁Sus que h anna ▁valley . ▁S ett lers ▁fled ▁fe ared ▁and ▁actual ▁attacks ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁their ▁al lies . ▁Hom es ▁and ▁fields ▁were ▁abandoned , ▁with ▁liv est ock ▁driven ▁along ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁poss essions ▁flo ated ▁on ▁ra ft s ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁east ▁to ▁Mun cy , ▁then ▁further ▁south ▁to ▁Sun bury . ▁The ▁abandoned ▁property ▁was ▁bur nt ▁by ▁the ▁attack ers . ▁Some ▁sett lers ▁soon ▁returned , ▁only ▁to ▁fle e ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁in ▁the ▁" L ittle ▁Run away ". ▁S ull ivan ' s ▁Ex ped ition ▁helped ▁stabil ize ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁res ett lement , ▁which ▁continued ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁war