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CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; ITS TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS, VILLAGES, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, INDUSTRIES, ETC .; PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN; BIOGRAPHIES; HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA, STATISTICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTER, ETC., ETC.
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PREFACE.
TN entering upon the publication of a history of Erie County, the difficulty and importance of the task were not underestimated by the publishers. A desire for such a work has long existed, a work that would faithfully present a correct, concise and clean record of events, beginning with the Indian tribes that once inhabited the land, thence tracing its history down to the present period.
The burning of the court house, on the 23d of March, 1823, which destroyed the records of the first twenty years after the organization of the county, has ever been a source of annoyance to those tracing the original titles to lands through the names of the first settlers. This work shows where the titles of the lands in Erie County originated, to whom the first sales were made, and the locations of the earliest pioneers, thus supplying many missing links in the fabric of its recorded history.
The book may be said to have had its inception in 1879, when Mr. Benja- min Whitman, having sold the Erie Observer, which he had edited since Jan- uary, 1861, made a number of short tours over the county for the joint purpose of reviving old friendships and settling his outstanding accounts. After one or two trips he commenced writing up a series of articles for the Observer under the heading of "County Jaunts," and finding them received with favor, con- ceived the idea of expanding them into a history of the county. The effort of Mr. Whitman was more to give a plain and correct statement of facts than to indulge in fine writing, for which, it is needless to add, there is little op- portunity in a work of this kind. His manuscript was purchased by the pub- lishers, and is mainly embodied in the book.
He was largely aided in the collecting of his matter by Capt. N. W. Russell, whose father, Mr. Hamlin Russell, when on his death bed in 1852, after a res- idence of half a century in Erie County, said to him, "I have made, a great mistake in not keeping, for the good of future generations, a historical record of the advent and progress of the early settlers. Your retentive memory can yet collect them, and put them in a shape that will be of great use to the inhabitants hereafter. Promise me yon will do so." The promise was given, and has been fulfilled to a considerable extent in this work. "In the preparation of the matter," says Mr. Whitman, "Capt. N. W. Russell, of Mill Creek Township, deserves very large credit. His remembrance of early events is remark- able, and to his valuable assistance I owe more than I can exprese. His fre- quent sketches on historical subjects, printed in the newspapers, were really the foundation of the book, and in many cases I have not done much more than to elaborate his articles. Mr. Russell has, also, revised all the proof, and vouches for the correctness of the historical matter."
For the convenience of its readers, the book has been divided into five parts. The outline history of the State, contained in Part I, is from the pen
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of Prof. Samuel P. Bates, of Meadville. The history of Erie County, included in Part II, was compiled by Mr. Whitman, with the aid of Mr. Russell, as above stated. The history of the city of Erie, in Part III, was written by Mr. R. C. Brown, of Chicago, Ill., excepting Chapter IV, which is from the pen of Mr. F. E. Weakley, of Lebanon, Ohio. The township histories, in Part IV, embrace a portion of the matter furnished by Messrs. Whitman and Russell, with additions by Messrs. F. E. Weakley and J. B. Mansfield; while the bio- graphical sketches in Part V, were collected by a corps of solicitors, and a proof of each sketch submitted by mail to each subject for correction. It is due to Mr. Whitman to add that the township sketches prepared by him were much more full than they appear in the book, the limits to which the publishers were obliged to confine themselves not allowing space for all of his matter.
The publication of such a work, for a patronage limited to a single county, was a hazardous undertaking, and much solicitude was felt by the publishers on this account during the first stages of the enterprise, but whatever their misgivings, they were soon dispelled by the liberal patronage of the people of the county. An earnest effort has been made to render the book reliable and attractive, and to more than fulfill every promise made in the prospectus.
Acknowledgments are due to County, Township, City and Borough officials, old settlers, members of the various professions and to citizens throughout the county, for favors and generous assistance in the preparation of the work.
THE PUBLISHERS.
CONTENTS.
PART I.
HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
PAGE.
CHAPTERI .- INTRODUCTORY .- Cornelis Jacob- son Mey, 1624-25. William Van Hulst, 1625- 26. Peter Minuit, 1626-33 David Petersen de Vries, 1632-33. Wouter Van Twiller, 1633-38. 15-23
CHAPTER II .- Sir William Keift, 1638-47. Peter Minuit, 1638-41. Peter Hollandaer, 1641-43. John Printz, 1643-53. Pater Stuyvesant, 1647-64. John Pappagoya, 1653-54. John Claude Rysingh, 1654-55. .. 23-33
CHAPTER III .- John Paul Jacquet, 1655-57. Jacob Alrichs, 1657-59. Goeran Van Dyck, 1657-58. William Beekman, 1658-63. Alex. D'Hinoyossa, 1659-64 .. .33-35
CHAPTER IV .- Richard Nichols, 1664-67. Rob- ert Needham, 1664-68. Francis Lovelace, 1667-73. John Carr, 1668-73. Anthony Colve, 1673-74. Peter Alrichs, 1673-74. .35-41
CHAPTER V .- Sir Edmund Andros, 1674-81. Edmund Cantwell, 1674-76. John Collier, 1676-77. Christopher Billop, 1677-81 ....... .41-50
CHAPTER VI .- William Markham, 1681-82. William Penn, 1682-84 .. .. 51-61
CHAPTER VII .- Thomas Lloyd, 1684-86. Five Commissioners, 1686-88. John Blackwell, 1688-90. Thomas Lloyd, 1690-91. William Markham, 1691-93. Benjamin Fletcher, 1693-95. William Markham, 1693-99 ......... 61-89
CHAPTER VIII .- William Penn, 1699-1701. Andrew Hamilton, 1701-03. Edward Ship-
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pan, 1703-04. John Evans, 1704-09. Charlea Gooken, 1709-17. .69-75
CHAPTER IX .- Sir William Keith, 1717-26. Patrick Gordon, 1726-36. James Logan, 1736-38. George Thomas, 1738-47. An- thony Palmer, 1747-48. Jamea Hamilton, 1748-54. .75-89
CHAPTER X .- Robert H. Morris, 1754-66. Will- iam Denny, 1756-59. James Hamilton, 1759-63. 89-97
CHAPTER XI .- John Pann, 1763-71. James Hamilton, 1771. Richard Penn, 1771-73. John Penn, 1773-76 ... 98-104
CHAPTER XII .- Thomas Wharton, Jr., 1777-76. George Bryan, 1778. Joseph Reed, 1778-81. William Moore, 1781-82. John Dickinaon, 1782-85. Benjamin Franklin, 1785-88 ...... 104-114
CHAPTER XIII. - Thomas Mifflin, 1788-99. Thomas Mckean, 1799-1808. Simon Snyder, 1708-17. William Findlay, 1817-20. Joseph Heister, 1820-23. John A. Shulze, 1823-29. George Wolfe, 1829-35. Joseph Ritner, 1835-39. .114-121
CHAPTER XIV .- David R. Porter, 1839-45. Francis R. Shunk, 1845-48. William F. John- stone, 1848-52. William Bigler, 1852-55. John Pollock, 1855-58. William F. Packer, 1858-61. Andrew G. Curtin, 1861-67. John W. Geary, 1867-73. John F. Hartranft, 1873-78. Hanry F. Hoyt, 1878-82. Robert 122-131 E. Pattison, 1882 ...
Gubernatorial Table
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PART II.
HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
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CHAPTER I .- GENERAL DESCRIPTION, ETC .- 137-144
County and Township Organization 137 Cities, Boroughs and Villages 138 Distance Table 138
Organization of Cities and Boroughs .. 139 Election Districts. 139
What Township Taken From, etc. 140 Post Offices. 141
Census ....
.142-144
County and Township Boundaries.
143
CHAPTER II .- PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY .....
.145-150
The Land-Its Characteristics and Value ..... 146
Climate, Geology and Timber ..
149
Minerala, Oil Wella, etc ....
150
CHAPTER III .- GEOLOGY
151-155
CHAPTER IV. - STREAMS,
LAKES,
BAYS,
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
155-166
Principal Settlements, Railroads, etc.
156
Features of the Streams
159
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French Creek and Its Principal Tributaries 160 The Lake Shore Streams. 161
Lakes and Baya. 162 The Interior Lakes. 165
Bridges, Culverts, etc ... 165
CHAPTER V .- PRE-HISTORIC REMAINS AND
NATURAL CURIOSITIES 166-172 Ancient Embankments ..... 169 More Strange Discoveries 170
Natural Curiosities .: 171
CHAPTER VI .- INDIAN HISTORY. 172-185
Extermination of the Eriez .. 173
The Six Nations .. 174
French and English Intrigues. 175
Pontiac's Conspiracy .. 176
Capture of Le Boeuf and Presque Isle. 176
American Occupation ... 180 Threats of an Indian War. 181
- Raids by the Savages .... 182
Indian Villages and Graveyarda 183
Cornplanter, The Seneca Chief. 184
CHAPTER VII .- THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH
185-194
The First Soldiers. 186
Army of Occupation 186
Coffin's Statement. 189
Washington's Visit .. 189
Progress of the French. 191 French Village st Presque Isle .. 191
Events in 1757 and 1758. 192
The English Gaining.
192
Evacuation of the French 193
English Dominion 193
The French and English Forts. 194
The French Road. 194
CHAPTER VIII .- THE TRIANGLE. 194-200
The Western Boundary 195
The New York Line. 195
The Triangle .. 195
Release of the Indian Title. 196
Interesting Details ... 199
List of Manufacturing Establishments 265 Continental Certificates 200
CHAPTER IX .- THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION 201-209
Protecting the Frontier .. 202
Occupancy of Fort Le Boeuf. 202
Interference of the General Government ... 203
Was the Danger Real ? 203 Valuable Statistics ... 274
A Lengthy Discussion 204
An Important Council. 204
Fort Le Boeuf and its Garrison 205
A Treaty of Peace ... 20G
Beginning of the Town of Erie. 206
The Last Indian Murder ...... 209
CHAPTER X .- ANTHONY WAYNE. 209-212
Massacre of Paoli. 210 His Western Campaign. 210
Sickness and Death 210
His Appearance and Bearing. 211
Disinterment of His Remains. 211
Appearance of the Body. 212
Second Disinterment .... 212
Work houae. 292 His Eastern Tomb 212
CHAPTER XI .- LAND MATTERS. 213-226
Pennaylvania Population Company. 213 A Great Land Speculator. 214 Plan of Settlement .... 214
Holland Land Company 215
Tenth Donation District. 215 Perry Reaches Erie ... 296
Harrisburg and Presque Isle Company. 216
The Moravian Grant
216
The Reservations.
219
More Land Legislation. 220
Settled st Last .. 220
Abstract of Judsh Colt's Autobiography. 221
Land Sales. 223 After the Battle. 309
List of Purchasers.
223
State Commissioners 224
224 The Speculation of 1836. 226
CHAPTER XII .- THE PIONEERS.
229-233
Where the People Came From 230 Marriages, Births and Deaths 230 Condition of the People, etc ... 231
Game, etc ..
232
CHAPTER XIII. - COMMON ROADS, STAGE
LINES, MAIL ROUTES, TAVERNS, ETC .. 233-244 Buffalo Road .. 234
The Ridge Road .. 235 The Lake Road .. 235
Waterford Turnpike.
235
Edinboro Plank Road .. 236
239
The Shunpike ..
Wattshurg Plank Road. 240
Lake Pleasant Road. 240
The Colt's Station Road.
241
Old Taverns.
241
Travel and Transportation 212
The Salt Trade ....
243
Stage Lines and Mail Routes. 243
CHAPTER XIV .- RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS -CHURCHES-(GRAVEYARDS, ETC ... .245-262 Presbyterian Missionariea .. 245
The Erie Presbytery .. 246 Permanent Preachers. 246
Rev. Johnson Eaton .. 246 The Erie and Other Churches 249 Methodist Episcopal Church. 249
United Presbyteriana, Lutherans, Episcopa- lians, etc .... 254
Catholics and other Denominationa. 255 List of Churches. 255 Sunday Schools. 260
Bible Society and Y. M. C. A. 261
Graveyards and Cemeteries. 261
CHAPTER XV .- MILLS AND FACTORIES .262-270
Outside of Erie City 263 Other Early Mills and Factories ... 264
CHAPTER XVI .- LAKE NAVIGATION. 270-283
The Merchant Service .. 271
The Era of Steam boats 272
Propellers and Ships .... 273
The Old Times and the New. 273
Government Vessels 274
Disasters on the Bay and Lske 275
Distances by Lake .. 276
Opening of Navigation 279
Collectors at Erie 280
Deputy Collectors .. 280
Vessels Owned in Erie 280
Business of the Port. 281
Light-houses and their Keepsrs. 282
CHAPTER XVII .- COUNTY BUILDINGS 283-293
The County Jail 285 The Almshouse 286 County Statistics. 291
CHAPTER XVIII .- PERRY'S VICTORY AND THE WAR OF 1812-14. 293-320 Erie's Defenseless Condition 293
First Stages of the War. 294
Assembling the Militia 295
A Fleet Arranged For. 295
The First Step to Victory. 300
Safely Concentrated. 300 Menaces of the Enemy 302
Getting over the Bar. 302
The First Cruise ... 303
Challenging to Fight. 304
Preparing for Battle ... 305
Brief Account of the Victory. 305
Victories on Land .. 810
Perry's Return to Erie 810
239
Waterford Plank Road.
PAGE.
Land Litigation.
216 Academy Lands. Surveyors and Land Agents. 219
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The Winter of 1818-14.
811
A Fatal Duel. 312
The Campaign of 1814 818
Distancea. 436
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad .. 436
General Description. 439
Other Mattera ....... 439
Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad. 440
Buffalo, Corry & Pittsburgh Railroad .. 441 New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad ... 441 Union & Titusville Railroad 442 New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (The Nickel Plate). 442
Projected Railroada. 443
CHAPTER XXIII .- PHYSICIANS AND DEN-
CHAPTER XX .- NOTABLE EVENTS 383-340 TISTS. 444-461 List of Registered Physicians 445-460
The King of France ... 338
Lafayette. 333 Erie .. 445
Horace Greelay. 338 Corry. 446
Presidential Visitors.
334
McKean
446
An Exciting Campaign. 335
Indictments for Murder 339
CHAPTER XXI .- POLITICAL HISTORY-AN- NUAL RECORD. .340-430 1788 to 1800 340 Waterford.
449
North East ..
449
Albion. 449 449
449
Edinboro
450
342 343 Mill Village. 450
Other Localities 450
Other Matters 450
Dentists 451
CHAPTER XXIV .- SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES, ETC. 451-456
The County Schools
453
School Booka, etc. 453
Spelling Schools. 454 Academies, etc .. 454
General Remarks.
455
Tabulated Statement 456
CHAPTER XXV .- NEWSPAPERS. 459-465
Early Newspapers 459 The Erie Gazette. 459
The Erie Observer. 460
The Erie Dispatch. 461
Other English Papers. 461
German and Portuguese Papers. 462
Defunct Papers 463
1854
373
1855 to 1856.
Personal ..
464
Papers Outside of Erie 465 1867
1858
379
1859 to 1860.
880
1861 to 1862.
382 383 365
1867 to 1868
386
The First Draft. 470
Other Matters ... 471
The Second Draft. 472
Lively Recruiting 473
Half a Million More. 474
Nearing the End .. 474
Officers from Erie County
County Finances in Connection with the War .... 476 Pricea Compared. 479
Tha Erie Regiment-three months. 479
The Eighty-third Regiment ... 481 The One Hundred Eleventh Regiment. 488 The One Hundred Forty-fifth Regiment. 485
CHAPTER XXVII .- MISCELLANEOUS. 490-500 Agricultural Societies. 490 Militia and Military Ogauizations. 490 Temperance ... 492 Slavea and Slavery 492
Seal of the County. 493
The Weather 493
Erle to Buffalo. 433 The Cholera ... 495
Erie to Cleveland 433
Telegraph Lines. 495
Consolidation Effected. 434 Shows and Circuses. 496
The Railroad War 434 Cattle Driving. 495
CHAPTER XXVI-WAR FOR THE UNION .... 465-489 The First Regiment. 466 The Eighty-third Regiment ... 466
The One Hundred Eleventh Regiment. 469 The One Hundred Forty-fifth Regiment 470
1869 to 1870. 390 1671 to 1872. 391 394
1873
1874
396
1875 to 1876. 396
1877 to 1878.
401
1879 to 1880
1881
402 404 405
1883 ...
406
LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
United States Officers.
406 406
State Officera from Erie County 410 State Senators ... 411
Members of the House of Representatives .. 412 County Officers. 414
CHAPTER XXII .- THE CANAL AND RAIL-
ROADS .. 430-444 The Lake Terminus ... 431
Completion of the Canal. 431
Its Abandonment. 432
Further Consolidation 435
Local Features.
436
Incidents of the War .. 314 Dispoaal of the Veasels 814 American Army Officers. 315
The Story of James Bird 816
Official Report of the British Commander. 319
CHAPTER XIX .- BENCH AND BAR ... .320-332
United States Courts. 323 The Bar. 324 Deatha, Removala, etc ... 330
Oourt Criers, and Other Matters 332
Wattsburg .... 449 The Only Execution ..... 335
Fairview 449
Girard 449
Union City
1800 to 1802 341 Springfield.
1803 to 1806
1807 to 1810
1811 to 1816
344 345
1821 to 1823
346
1824 to 1826. 349 1826 to 1828. 360 1829 to 1830 351 1831 to 1832 352
353
1836
354
1837 to 1838
356 359
1841
860
1842.
361
1843 to 1844
1845 to 1846.
1847
1848
1849 to 1850.
369
1852.
1851 370 371 1853
372
Miscellaneous. 463
374 376
1863 to 1864.
1865 to 1866.
362 364 365 366
1817 to 1820
1833 to 1835 ..
1839 to 1840
475 1882
Railroads 433 Early Justices. 493
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Currency
496
Soldiers' Monuments 496
The Revolution 496
The Mexican War .. 499
The Flood of 1683. 500
PART III.
HISTORY OF THE CITY OF ERIE.
CHAPTER I .- HISTORICAL ............ .........
503-519
Scraps of History 512
CHAPTER II .- GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND
ยท PROGRESS .. 519-534 Hotels and Public Halls .. 524 Pleasure Resorts .... 524
Railroads and Shipping Facilities 525
Bay, Harhor and Peninsula. 525
Life-Saving Service. 532
The Head 532
533 Fisheries.
CHAPTER III .- MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
535-550
Water Works. 543
Fire Department 546
Markets 546
Police 549
Financial Exhibit 549
CHAPTER IV .- CHURCHES. 550-586
First Presbyterian Church 550 ETERIES AND CHARITABLE INSTITU-
Park Presbyterian Church. 552 TIONS . 600-613
Central Presbyterian Church 554
Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church 555 United Presbyterian Congregation. 556
St. Paul's Episcopal Church 560 St. John's Episcopal Church 563 Banks 601 Insurance Companies. 603
Church of the Cross and Crown. 564
First Methodist Episcopal Church 565 Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church. 569 Tenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church 570 The African Methodist Episcopal Church .... 571 The First Baptist Church. 571
First German Baptist Church 573
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran aud Re- formed Church ... 573 St. Paul's German Evangelical Church ........ 574 Salem Church of the Evangelical Association 575 The English Evangelical Lutheran Church .. 576 The German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church ... 579
Anschai Chesed Reform Congregation. 579 United Brethren Church .. 580 The First Universalist Church. 580 St. Patrick's Catholic Pro-Cathedral. 561
St. Mary's Catholic Church 583
St. Joseph's Catholic Church. 584
St. John's Catholic Church ... 585
St. Andrew's Catholic Church. 585
CHAPTER V .- EDUCATION AND SOCIETIES .. 586-600 Erie Academy ... 591 Erie Female Seminary 592 Catholic Schools. 592
Secret and Other Societies. 594
CHAPTER VI .- PRIVATE CORPORATIONS, CEM-
Erie Gas Company. 600
Telegraph, Telephone and Express Compa- nies.
The Erie City Passenger Railway Company 601
Cemeteries ...
604
Charitable Institutions .... 606
CHAPTER VII .- LEADING MANUFACTURING IN- TERESTS. ... . 613-649 Board of Trade and Business Statistics .. 649-651
PART IV.
TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.
CHAPTER I .- MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP ..... 655-666
Lands ..
655 Reservations 656
Creeks and Bridges 656
Public Highways. 659
Schools .... 659
Villages and Post Offices. 660
Other Prominent Points. 661 Religious Societies. 662
Mills .. 663
Early Settlers 663
Public Men 664
Miscellaneous. 665
CHAPTER II .- WATERFORD TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF WATERFORD ..... 666-684 Lands of the Township. 666 Tax List in 1813. 609
Streams and Lakes. 670
Roads, Bridges and Mills 670
School History .. 671
Waterford Station
672
BOROUGH OF WATERFORD
672
The French Fort. 673
Pontiac's Conspiracy 673
Beginning of the Town 673
First Settlers ..
674
Early Events
675
The Lytles.
675
The Boating Trade. 676
Societies, etc ... 676
Incorporation
679
The Academy
680
The Cemetery 680 Religious Societies. 681
682
Postmasters
683
Newspapers 683
Manufactories 683
Religious Societies. 671 Miscellaneous. 684
PAGE. 499
Anti-Slavery ......
Oldest Men and Women .. 499
Thanksgiving Day 500
State and County Officers.
CONTENTS.
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BOROUGH OP UNION CITY. ....
The South Branch and its Tributaries. 685
Bridges and Milla. 685 Political.
Churches and Graveyards. 686
Early Settlers. 686
Political 689
BOROUGH OF UNION CITY .. 690
The Founder 690 Growth of the Town. 690 Societies 691 Manufactories. 692 Church Organizations. 698
Newspapers
694
Miscellaneous 695
CHAPTER IV .- LE BOEUP TOWNSHIP AND
BOROUGH OP MILL VILLAGE. 696-703
Early Settlers ...
696
Streams and Mills 699
Valleys and Ridges .. 699
Holland Land Company ..
700
Common Roads 700
Churches 701
701 Schools.
Public Men
702
702
BOROUGH OF MILL VILLAGE.
702
CHAPTER V. - VENANGO TOWNSHIP AND
BOROUGH OF WATTSBURG. 704-715
704
Taxables in 1800 .. 706
Political 705
War of 1812.
705
Streams, Lake and Bridges. 706
Public Roads. 706 Mills, Factories and Schools. 709
Churches
710
The Middlebrook Church-Graveyards 710
Villages, 711
Recollections of a Native of the Township .. 711 BOROUGH OF WATTSBURG. 712
Incorporation. 713
Religious .. 713
Societies, etc. 713
Business Features. 714
Public Men.
714
Schools and Newapapers. 714
CHAPTER VI. - HARBOR CREEK TOWNSHIP 715-723
General Description
715
Creeks and Gullies. 716
Mills 719
Roada, etc ..
719
Wesley ville
720
Harhor Creek and Moorheadville. 720
Religious Societiea. 721
County Officers. 722
School History .. 722
Miscellaneous 723
CHAPTER VII .- NORTH EAST TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OP NORTH EAST ... .723-739
724 Early Settlers
First Thinga .. 725
Railroads and Common Roade 725
The Creeka. 726
Manufacturing Establishments. 726
The Grape Culture. 729
729
Villages.
Cemeteries 730 731
731
BOROUGH OF NORTH EAST. 732 Religious Societies .... 733
734
Hotela, Banka, etc.
735
Newspapers.
736
State and County Officers 736
CHAPTER VIII .- FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF FAIRVIEW. .739-749 General Deacription 740
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Bridges and Mills. 742
742
Common Roads, Railroads and Canala. 743
748
Religious Societies. 744
Manchester and Swanville 744
Other Matters. 745
BOROUGH OF FAIRVIEW .... 746
Early Incidents 746
Other Churches. 749
Miscellaneoua. 749
CHAPTER 1X .- SPRINGPIELD TOWNSHIP ... 760-760 Lands, etc. 750 Early Settlers. 751
Incidents of the Pioneera. 752
Streams, Mills and Factories. 752
Burial Places. 753
Public Men 754
Academies and Schools. 754
Railroads, Common Roads and Hotels.
755
Churches ... 756
Villagea
759
CHAPTER X. - CONNEAUT TOWNSHIP AND
BOROUGH OF ALBION 760-769 The First Settlers 760 Creeks and Bridges .. 761
Land, Litigation and Pre-Historic Remaina.
762
Rairoads, Canals and Common Roads. 763
764
Schools, Mills and Burial Places. Villages 764
Miscellaneous .. 765
BOROUGH OF ALBION.
765
Churches. 766 Business, Schools and Societies. 766
Factories. Newspapers, etc. 769
CHAPTER X1 .- ELK CREEK TOWNSHIP. .770-775
General Description 770 Roads and Streams 771
Churches.
772
Schools
772
Wellsburg
772
Crauesville:
774
Pageville.
774
CHAPTER XII. - MCKEAN TOWNSHIP AND
BOROUGH OF MIDDLEBORO ... .. .775-782
775
Mills and Schoola 776
779
Churches, Cemeteries and Roads. Villages 780
Early Settlers ..
780
Public Officers.
781
BOROUGH OF MIDDLEBORO 781
CHAPTER XIII .- GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP .. 782-786 Beginning the Settlement .. 783 Other Matters .. 784
Streams and Mills. 784
Village and Churches. 785
Schools
786
Roads, etc.
786
CHAPTER XIV .- GREENE TOWNSHIP 789-793
First Settlers. 789 Lands .. 790
Streams and Mills .. 790
Roads and Railroad 790
Hamlets and Churches 791
Public Men
792
CHAPTER XV .- WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF EDINBORO. 793-802
First Settlers .. 793
Roads ..
794
Streams, Lake and Lands 796
Villages and Churches. 795
Schoola
796
Factories and Mills
799
Secret Societies, Newspapers and Post Offices
801
State and County Officera
802
The Normal School. 802 Landa and Streams. 741
4
Public Schools and College ..
Schoola. 792 Schools Rev. Cyrua Dickson ...
Miscellaneous 736 BOROUGH OF EDINBORO 800 General Description 800 Churches .. 800
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CHAPTER III. - UNION TOWNSHIP AND 684-695 Schools
Villagea ...
Early Settlers.
Streams and Lands.
X
CONTENTS.
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CHAPTER XVI. - CONCORD TOWNSHIP AND
BOROUGH OF ELGIN 803-806 County Officers. 803 Lands, Villages, etc ... 834
Early Settlers. 803
General Description. 804
Streams.
804
Railroads, Common Roads, etc. 805 Schools and Churches 805
Miscellaneous .. 806
BOROUGH OF ELGIN
806
CHAPTER XVII .- CITY OF CORRY 809-823
How the City Started 809
Rapid Growth .. 810
Borough and City 810
The City in General. 811
Oil Works 812
Other Leading Industriee 813
General Business Featurea 814 Hotels and Factories.
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