Author: Kate M. ScottPublisher:
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Category : Jefferson County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
History of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, with Illus. and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers
Author: Kate M. ScottPublisher:
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Category : Jefferson County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
Illustrated Historical Combination Atlas of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Author: John Alexander CaldwellPublisher:
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Category : Cambria County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Caldwell's Atlas of Madison Co., Ohio
Author: Henry CringPublisher:
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Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Author: Henry Graham AshmeadPublisher:
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Category : Delaware County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
Book Description
History of Jefferson County, New York
Author: Samuel W. DurantPublisher:
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Category : Jefferson County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Historic Tales of the Pennsylvania Wilds
Author: Kathy MyersPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467149209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
With sixteen thousand miles of streams and rivers, twenty-nine state parks and nine state and national forests spread out over twelve counties, the Pennsylvania Wilds is an immensely special place in the Commonwealth. Beyond the stunning scenery lies important history of early America. A young George Washington traversed the expanse, cutting his teeth as a military leader. Violence between Native Americans and colonists in the territory left its bloody mark, from the Penn's Creek Massacre to the Great Cove Massacre. After the American Revolution, early settler families forged roots, built communities and developed the region into a patchwork of frontier towns. Through a series of richly compelling narratives, author Kathy Myers reveals the early history of the Pennsylvania Wilds.
Jefferson County
Author: Carole BriggsPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467127205
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Situated among the rolling hills of north central Pennsylvania, Jefferson County was formed in 1804. Brookville became the county seat in 1830 by virtue of its location at the confluence of the North Fork Creek and Sandy Lick Creek, forming Redbank Creek, and its centrality in the more than 1,000 square miles that comprised the original county. Settlers timbered, farmed, and rafted products to market when water was high. With the completion of the Allegheny Valley low-grade railroad in 1874 and the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad in 1882, mining dominated the area. Rail transportation made possible the development of glass, iron, silk, sheet metal, clothing, and furniture factories. During World War II, several companies manufactured materials in support of the Allies. Today, timbering flourishes, as do the powdered metal and glass container industries. The Allegheny National and Cook forests to the north and historic Brookville, Punxsutawney Phil, and the nationally renowned Coolspring Power Museum all attract many tourists.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Author: Henry Wilson StoreyPublisher:
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Category : Cambria County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 948
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