When describing Mifflinburg, whether it be a tourist book or a first time visitor, the adjective "charming" is the most often used and for two very good reasons it is also the most accurate.  First, Mifflinburg harbors some of the best examples of colonial and Victorian era architecture to be found - and secondly, its' residents take pride in the preservation of Mifflinburg's heritage and in retaining the 1800's look of the town.

    Mifflinburg, set in the heart of the Buffalo Valley, celebrated its' Bicentennial in 1992.  Elias Youngman and his family moved to the present site of Mifflinburg in 1781 and began clearing the land.  By 1792 the land was surveyed into 242 town size lots;  32 of which were sold and settled on with a year.  Most of these early settlers were of German extraction.  Typical of those days, the village took on the name of its' founder and was known as Youngman's town (Younkman Steottel).  In 1827 Youngman's Town and the adjoining hamlet of Greenville were incorporated into a borough.  The new borough was named Mifflinburg in honor of Pennsylvania's first governor.

    With the coming of more and better roads in the 1800's so came lighter carriages - the 4 wheeled buggy being the most desired.  By the mid 1800's Mifflinburg began to emerge as a buggy manufacturing center.  Word of the high quality of the MIfflinburg buggies spread and the  demand for them grew, coming from all corners of Pennsylvania.  The buggy shops of Mifflinburg flourished and with them the town.  During this time many of Mifflinburg's most stately homes were built by the "buggy builders" and other well-to-do residents.

    Today Mifflinburg honors its "Buggy Town" heritage with a Buggy Museum and the annual Mifflinburg Buggy Days which take place Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend.

    The Carriage Corner Restaurant celebrates the MIfflinburg Buggy Era in its' carefully planned decor highlighted with authentic Mifflinburg buggies.