1887 History of Warren Co., PA - Schenk

HISTORY OF WARREN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF SOME OF ITS PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS. 1887 (Reprint) by J.S. Schenck/W.S. Rann. This historical production brings the reader from the topography of the region, the earliest known native inhabitants to the European discoveries, the Iroquois and other Native American history and struggles, French and English dominion to the organization of the county, Civil War involvement and the county's regiments, to the building of the county with its manufacturers, schools, churches, railroad, etc. Individual chapters describe each township and include portraits and biographical sketches. Surnames include Allen, Barnes, Beaty, Benedict, Blodget, Brown, Currie, Curwen, Davis, Dinsmoor, Dunham, Eldred, Graham, Gray, Grandin, Grossenberg, Hall, Harmon, Hertzel, Hunter, Irvine, Jackson, Jamieson, Johnson, McKinney, McGraw, Marsh, Miles, Merritt, Nesmith, Orr, Rogers, Roy, Rouse, Sanford, Scofield, Sechriest, Shortt, Stone, Struthers, Tanner, Thompson, Watson, Walton, Wetmore, White, and Whitman. Indexed. 807 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 Hardbound