Description: Includes names of many Early Settlers! ELK COUNTY, PA New 21-page Illustrated Booklet The history of Elk County in Pennsylvania, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 21 page booklet, reprinted primarily from four hard-to-find vintage books. The spiral-bound booklet is printed single sided, with the print size adjusted for 8 1/2 x 11 paper. A vinyl sheet protects the front cover. Source books include: Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania (1843) by Sherman Day; An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1876) by William Egle, M.D.; Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State compiled by WPA writers; and My Pennsylvania, a 1946 project of the Bureau of Publications, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (Some Information may be repeated in various excerpts, but often with a different slant or with additional details.) The communities mentioned include: Ridgway, St. Mary's, Caledonia, Earley, Kersey, Wilcox, Williamson, Wilmarth, Eddystone, Arroyo, Benezette, Hellen, Raught's Mills, Weedville, Johnsonville, Daguscahonda. The Day and Egle histories cover the early development of this area, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There is occasionally some duplication of material, but often with a different slant or with additional details. Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are: Early settlers, including Jacob Ridgway, John Kyler, Elijah Meredith, Jacob Wilson, Libni Taylor, Capt. Potter, Leonard Morey, James Gillis, Reuben Winslow, and many others; industries, including coal, lumber, salt and paper; German Union Bond Society; Plan of Fourier, regarding labor and capital; Proposal in 1824 for the "construction of a turnpike"; Progress of colony under Co. Matthias Benzinger and Ignatius Garner; Large Catholic population; and other interesting bits of history and trivia. The fourth book includes a 1940s map of the county, several photos and a concise update of the county's progress as it looked shortly after World War II. ILLUSTRATIONS: the Borough of Ridgeway, View of Wilcox. Wouldn't this make a unique gift?
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Location: Tucson, Arizona
End Time: 2023-12-25T14:40:36.000Z
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