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20TH CENTURY HISTORY
OF THE CITY OF
Washington and Washington County Pennsylvania
AND
Representative Citizens
BY JOSEPH F. MCFARLAND
"HISTORY IS PHILOSOPHY TEACHING BY EXAMPLES"
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PUBLISHED BY RICHMOND-ARNOLD PUBLISHING CO. F. J. RICHMOND, PRES .: C. R. ARNOLD, SEC'Y AND TREAS. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 1910
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Robert J. Hayman 1 25.00
PREFACE 1176029
The aim of the publishers of this volume and of the author of the history has been to secure for the historical portion thereof full and accurate data respecting the history of the county from the time of its early settlement, and to condense it into a clear and interesting narrative. All topics and occurrences have been included that were essential to this object.
The reviews of resolute and strenuous lives that make up the biographical part of the volume, and the authorship of which is, for the most part, independent of that of the history, are admir- ably calculated to foster local ties, to inculcate patriotism, and to emphasize the rewards of industry dominated by intelligent purpose. They constitute a most appropriate medium for per- petuating personal annals, and will be of incalculable value to the descendants of those commem- orated. These sketches are replete with stirring incidents and intense experiences, and are flavored with a strong human interest that will naturally prove to a large portion of the readers of the book its most attractive feature. In the aggregate of personal memoirs thus collected will be found a vivid epitome of the growth of Washington County, which will fitly supplement the historical statement, for its development is identified with the men and women to whom it is attributable. Sketches unre- vised by subscribers are indicated by a small asterisk, placed after the name of the subject.
Special prominence has been given to the portraits of representative citizens which appear throughout the volume, and we believe that they will prove not its least interesting feature. We have sought in this department to illustrate the different spheres of industrial and professional achievement as conspicuously as possible.
The publishers have endeavored to avoid slighting any part of the work, to fittingly supple- ment the editor's labors by exercising care over the minutest details of publication, and to give to the volume the three-fold value of a readable narrative, a useful work of reference, and a tasteful ornament to the library. We believe the result has justified the care thus exercised.
In preparing the historical part of the work the editor has relied upon facts stated in previous historical and biographical works pertaining to this county, Fayette, and Westmoreland, and to the following books and histories, among others: The histories of Beaver County, by Bausman; Alle- gheny County, by Warner & Co .; and Old Westmoreland County, by Hassler ; Washington County .Biographies, by Beers & Co .; Washington and the West, by Hurlburt; The Scotch-Irish in America, by Dinsmore; Canonsburg, by Ewing; The Sherrard Family, by Thos. J. Sherrard; Steubenville Association, by M. A. Cooper; Monongahela City Anniversary; Monongahela City Old Home Week; Recollections of Seventy Years, by Jennings ; Presbyterianism, by Hays; and History of the Presbytery of Washington. Among those who assisted with material and otherwise are John W. Boileau, Hon. E. F. Acheson, Hon. C. E. Crothers, Frank R. Hall, L. W. Morgan, M. Riddle Allen, Isaac Yohe, James E. Barnett, and editors of papers throughout the county who furnished special or industrial issues of their publications.
THE PUBLISHERS AND EDITOR.
Chicago, March, 1910.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
27
Discovery and Settlement
CHAPTER III
Events of 1763-1768
39
CHAPTER IV
Events to 1769
44
From 1768 to 1773
CHAPTER V
50
CHAPTER VI
Conflicting Claims of Pennsylvania and Virginia
56
CHAPTER VII
The Jurisdictional Conflict Continued
65
CHAPTER VIII
Events of 1776-1780.
74
CHAPTER IX
Events of 1781-1782.
CHAPTER X
97
CHAPTER XI
Development of the County.
II6
CHAPTER XII
Wars After the Whiskey Insurrection
I32
CHAPTER XIII
Political and Legal History.
146
CHAPTER XIV
Religious History .
164
CHAPTER XV
Religious History (continued)
178
1
82
From 1783 to 1795.
Genesis of the County.
CHAPTER II
32
2
CONTENTS
Religious History ( Book of Mormon)
CHAPTER XVII
Educational History
190
Public Buildings, Improvements and County Organizations
208
CHAPTER XIX
Internal Improvements
214
CHAPTER XX
235
Oil and Gas
CHAPTER XXII
Coal
CHAPTER XXIII
256
Indian Mounds.
265
History of Townships.
272-350
CHAPTERS XXXII-XXXVIII.
History of the Boroughs and Monongahela City 374-5II
Representative Citizens 537
Geology
CHAPTER XXI
238
247
Banks and Banking
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTERS XXV-XXXI
CHAPTER XVI 183
CHAPTER XVIII
HISTORICAL INDEX
Abolitionists
129
Asiatic cholera. 118
Academies, early
97
Attorneys, famous. 152
Acheson, Judge Alex. W. 153
Acheson, Gen. Thos .. 181
Assistant district attorneys. 157
Addison, Alex. Judge 152
Attorneys, roll of. 161
Addison, Judge, opposes excise law 104
Atwater, Caleb, his rare book 312
Additional law judge
156
Aubrey Planing Mills. 508
"Advance" newspaper. 494
Aggression of whites against the Indians. 75
Agnew, Hon. Daniel, his remarks on land titles ..
Its limits. 65
First court meets 65
Augusta Town:
Jail built at. 70
Agriculture, condition of in early days 119
Agricultural societies. 125
Auld House.
463
Avella village 326, 327
Allen Township:
Erection of and boundaries 272
Voters and taxables.
272
Baird 286
Baird, Judge Thos. H ... 153
Banditti terrify pioneer settlers. 30
Bank directory. 261, 264
Bank dividends.
260
Railways and towns.
273
Bank of Coal Center
258
Churches and societies.
273
Bank of Donora
432
Industries, etc. 273
520
Bank statements for 1908
259
Allegheny County established.
101
Bank stock values.
260
Baptist church.
178
Amity
274
Amity gas field.
244
Bar association.
155
Barclay's Tavern
436
Bavington
350
Erection and boundaries.
273
Towns 274
274
Industries 274
Origin and situation. 374
Population and taxables 374
Gas and coal. 374
Early taverns. 374
Industries and public service. 375
Annual musters. 118
Anti-Federal sentiment. 146
Anti-Masonic excitement. 147
Anton's Lamp Factory. 523
Arden Milling Company 296
Automobiles introduced. 117
Arden station ..
296
Bentleyville Borough:
Origin and situation 375
Articles of Federation adopted. 31
Baidland 286
Geology of
272
Roads 272
Early settlers 272
Schools 272
273
Banks and banking.
256
American Steel and Wire Company.
432
Baptist doctrine.
178
Amity quadrangle. 240
Amwell Township:
Beasontown (Uniontown) visited by Washington. Bellevernon gas field. 318
99
Beallsville Borough:
Churches and societies 274
Public roads. . 277
Anderson's Company, Capt., muster roll. 133 Anderson station 343
375 Schools and churches. Physicians 375
Beaver Refining Company. 473
Bedford County, erection of 54
Beham village 371
Bell, Sammy. 445
256
Alexander & Co.'s bank, Monon.
Allenport
Site of 70
Allensport & Roscoe Street Railway 228
Augusta County : Organized 65
50 Agnew, Samuel:
Fined as rioter, represents Washington County in legislature .. 103
Associate judges. 156
3
Early settlers.
Bank of Washington.
1
HISTORICAL INDEX
Tax valuation 375
Population
375
Early industries 375 Budaville 306
Building activity. 375
Mining and manufactures. 375
Streets and roads 375
Schools
376
Street and electric railways.
376
Churches and societies.
377
Banks 377,
378
Bentleyville National Bank.
377
Berea sand
243
Besco station.
310
Bicycle introduced.
117
Big Injun sand.
239
Birch, Rev. Thos. L., opposition to.
168
Bishop
Bitter Rock sand.
243
Black Diamond ..
286
Black Diamond Engineering Company.
520
Blaine, Ephraim, commissary of Eighth Regiment, and Revolutionary army.
72
Blaine, James G., visits Washington. 119
Blainesburg 315
Blaine Township:
Erection of and boundaries. 277
Schools 277
Towns 277
Industries 277
Churches 278
Oil and gas 278
Roads and statistics.
278
Boat building. 231
Book of Mormon
183 118
Book Peddler Smith.
Boundary circle surveyed from New Castle, Del ...
44
Boundary commission proposed by Pennsylvania. .
60
Bouquet, Col., defeats Indians. 41
Bower Hill 343
Bowman, Capt. Joseph, takes Cahokia garrison
78
Brackenridge, Hugh M ..
154
Braddock's defeat, effect of.
37, 38
Braddock, Gen., sent to America
By England. 37
His defeat. 37
Braddock road. 50
Bradford, David:
Attends insurgent meetings. 108
His part in insurrection. 109, 115
Commands insurgents. 109
Loses influence. 112
His escape to Louisiana. 115
Bradford's Mill. 338
41
Brady, Capt. Sam, scout.
101
Brady, John S ..
155
Brady's tunnel. 155
Brave girl abolitionist, A. 129
Briar Hill mines. 292
British garrison at Ft. Pitt withdraws, 1772. 55
British incite Indians against American frontier .. 73
British posts in northwest surrendered. 102
British supply arms to savages. 102
Broadhead, Col. Daniel
Takes command of Fort Pitt 79
Removed on charges. 79
Depletion of his forces 79
His report of Indian atrocities. 79
Broadhead, Gen., attacks Delawares. 82
Budke Stamping Works. 410
Buffalo Creek settlers request protection. 90
Buffalo gas field. 243
Buttalo village .. 324
Buffalo Township:
Erection and boundaries. 278
Schools and education. 278
Early settlers. 278
Churches 279
280
Statistics, etc. 280
Roads; town officials.
280
Buggies introduced. 214
Bulger, town of. 350
Burgettstown Borough:
Origin and situation 378
Its founder, Sebastian Burgett. 378
Postal facilities. 378
Hotels
378
Temperance sentiment. 379
Public service. 379
Oil wells. 379
Manufactures and industries 380
380
Banks
380
Lodges and societies.
380
Schools 380
Physicians 380
Churches 380
Burgettstown "Enterprise" 380
Burgettstown Fair .. 353
Burgettstown "Herald"'
380
Burgettstown Milling and Plate Ice Company.
380
Burgettstown National Bank.
380
Burgettstown oil field .. 240
258
Burgettstown Savings Bank
380
Burgettstown Trust Company. 380
Burnsville
370
Byer's Burial Ground. 313
Cabot, John, discoveries of. 32
Campbell, Alexander. 180
Campbell, John, justice, captured by the Indians .. 80
Campbell, Thomas. 179, 180
Campbellites
179
California Borough:
Origin and situation. 382
Original proprietors 382
Slow early growth. 382
Job Johnson, his character and enterprise. 382
New growth after Civil War 382
Mr. Morgan's reminiscences. 382
Boatyards 383, 387
Brick making and lumber yards
383
Ante-bellum politics. 384
Singing and musical class 384
Population and statistics. 384
Water supply. 384
Public service companies 385
Postal facilities. 385
Newspapers 386
Banks and banking. 386
Recent industries. 387
Bradstreet's expedition
Burgettstown National Bank
Newspapers
289
Oil and gas
5
HISTORICAL INDEX
Hotels 388
Churches 388
Lodges and societies. 389
California Glass Company. 387
California "Sentinel'' 386
Candor village. 346
Canon, John:
Appointed a magistrate for West Augusta 65
Furnishes rations. 86
Gives money ior academy 169
Washington's opinion of. 100
Canonsburg Borough:
Origin and situation. 389
John Canon, the first proprietor 390, 396
Early coal mine. 390
Taverns discouraged. 390
Early markets 390
Early town ordinances 390
Early voting place. 391
Hundredth anniversary celebrated. 391
Created a borough. 391
Canonsburg centennial.
391
Growth of town as described in Canonsburg "Notes''
East Canonsburg.
392
White Lawn Terrace
392
Alexander Place
392
Railway service.
393
Sewerage and paving.
393
Fire alarm system
393
Borough building
393
Street lighting ..
393
Orderly population
393
Burgesses since incorporation
394
Population statistics. 394
Civil progress and growth. 396
Early industries 396
Early inhabitants. 396
Physicians 396
Early taverns.
397
Interesting events.
398
Schools 399, 401
Jefferson College.
401
U. P. Theological Seminary .
401
Olome Institute
402
Fire companies. 402
Market house. 402
Library 403
Canonsburg General Hospital.
403
Oak Spring Cemetery
403
Speers Spring Cemetery 403
403
Newspapers
404
Banks
405
Churches 406
Industries 410
Canonsburg "Daily Notes" 404
413
Cannonsburg Marble Works. 413
Cannonsburg Milling Company
413
Cannonsburg Savings Fund Society 405
Cannonsburg "Herald"' 404
Cannonsburg Ice Company. 413
Canonsburg "Luminary". 404
Canonsburg Pottery Company. 411
Canonsburg Savings Bank .. 258
Canonsburg Savings Fund Society 257
Canonsburg Steel and Iron Works. 410
Canton Township:
Erection and boundaries. 281
Soil and population, etc.
281
Early settlers.
281
Early mills and taverns.
281
Schools and teachers
281
Oil and gas.
282
Towns 282
Manufactures and industries. 283
283
Coal, railroads, etc. Public roads ....
282
Capitol Oil, Paint and Varnish Company .
473
Carborundum Works. 524
Carleton, Sir Guy, writes to Washington 95
Carlisle county, seat in 1759. 50
Carnegie Steel Company . 432
Carroll Township:
Erection and boundaries. 284
284
Population 284
Railways 284
Roads and taxes 284
Coal mines .. 284
285
Schools and education
285
Churches 286
287
Bridges 287
Catfish, location of his land.
51
Catfish Camp:
Council held at 1777. 74
Superior importance of the settlement. 74
Second war council held, 1777. 75 Militia council held at, 1782. 95
Cattle of settlers seized to feed soldiers. 80
Cattle statistics. 122
Cecil Township:
Erection and boundaries 288
Early settlers. 288
Towns and villages. 289
Population 289
Railways 290
Roads and taxes.
290
Industries
290
Oil and gas.
290
Schools 292
Churches 292
General statistics. 292
The Pierce murder. 292
Coal operations. 292
Cecil Improvement Company, Canonsburg. 412
Cecil, town of. 289
Centerville Borough:
Origin and situation. 413
Population, taxables, etc 413
Roads and railways .. 413
Coal and gas. 414
414
Schools
414
Churches
415
Centerville village.
414
Chamberlain, Judge B. B.
153
Charleroi Borough:
Early history .. 415
Its large coal interests. 415
Glass manufacture 415
Drainage
391
Towns and villages.
Industries
Pennsylvania R. R. station
Canonsburg Electric Light, Heat and Power Co.
Villages
6
HISTORICAL INDEX
Founders and developers.
415
Incorporation and description.
416
Newspapers ... 423
Schools
416
Public improvements. 423
Livestock operations. 424
Trolley systems and bridges
416
Flour mills, greenhouses 424
Banks, schools, churches Societies. 426
425
Schools and education 418
Fire department, newspapers 418
Banks and trust companies. 418
Industries, societies. 421
Churches .. 422
Charleroi Brick Works. 420
Charleroi Hard Wall Plaster Co .. 451
Charleroi Lumber Co .. 421
Charleroi-Monessen Bridge 449
Charleroi Plate Glass Co .. .
419
Charleroi Savings & Trust Co ..
258
Chartiers Township:
Erection and boundaries
294
Drainage .. .
294
· Population and statistics.
294
Roads and railways
294
Coal operators.
294
Early settlers.
294
Towns and villages.
294
Population and real estate. 426
Railroads, public service, etc .. 427
Schools and churches. 427
Cokeburg Borough:
Origin and location. 434
Population and taxes. 434 -
Mining interests .. 434
Schools .. 435
Chess Tavern 515
414
Chief of Pluggy and Pluggystown ..
73
Chief White Face, his remark on land purchased of 1784-85. 48
Children's Aid Society 213
Christian church. 179
Christian nations disregard Indian rights 32, 35
Christman Publishing Co. 492
Christian Science Society 500
City hospital, Wash. 478
Citizens National Bank, Wash. 258, 487
Citizens' Oil & Gas Co .. 238, 481
Co's A & H, Tenth Regt.
137
Co's A, B, D, and E, 85th Regt. 135
Co. D, 79th Regt. 135
Co. D, 10th Reserve 135
135
Co. E, 12th Regt. 135
Co. G, 12th Regt .. 135
Co. H, 159th Regt. 135
Co's I and K, 1st Pa. Cav. 135
Co. K, 37th Regt. 135
Co. K, 161st Regt .. 135
Concord (C. P.) church organized. 175
Conditions causing Western Insurrection
103
Conditions in 1794 described by Judge Addison 114
Conditions when county established. 97
Congress withholds land grants 81
Congressional contests. 151
Conflicting officials. 59
Connecticut claims Susquehanna lands 60
Connelsville quadrangle 244
Connolly, Dr. John:
Dines with Washington in Pittsburg 53
Orders militia assembly. 58
372
Clover introduced.
120
Coal:
As part of geological system 235
Composition of. 235
Operations in. 247
Qualities of (table) 255
Recent development 248
251
Coal Bluff. 361
Coal Center:
Origin and early history 426
Schools and churches.
298
Chartiers' Creek, location of. 52
Chartiers Valley Agricultural Association. 413
Chartiers Valley Railway 224
Chartiers Woolen Factory 413
Cheese, manufacture of. 122
Cherry Valley 351
Chewtown ..
Collins Boiler Works
455
College politics ..
194
College statistics.
195
Collector's office established.
114
College sports. 195
82
Committee of Safety in Western Insurrection. 111
Committee of twelve in Western Insurrection 111
Common schools. 201
"Commonwealth" newspaper.
493
Citizens' Trust Co., Canonsb'g. 258, 406
Citizens' Water Co., Wash. 483
Civil cases. 155
Civil War. 135
Clark, Gen. Geo. Rogers-
His account of Dunmore's War 61
His famous expedition. .
77
Organizes "County of Illinois' 77
Compels Hamilton's surrender 77
Saves five states to the U. S. 77
His methods criticized. 84
Furnished with money by Virginia. 84
Destroys Indian towns on the Great Miami. 95
His last days. 89
rresented with sword. 89
His death. 89
Clay, Henry, investigates roads. 216
Claysville:
Origin and situation 423
Incorporation .. 423
Population, real estate 423
Business enterprises 423
Claysville cemetery 423
Claysville Cemetery 423
Claysville Flour Mill. 424
Claysville quadrangle.
240
Clipper Sand Works.
451
Clokeyville.
Clover Hill village
359
Public service companies.
417
Hotels, buildings, population. 416
1
Coke manufacture. 254
Committee of Safety organized 1781 ..
Co. A, 100th Regt. 135
Co's C, D, E, G, and K, 100th Regt.
Statistics for 1907.
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HISTORICAL INDEX
Appoints magistrates
58
Industries. 303
Schools and teachers 303
Population, real estate, etc .. 304
Roads and taxes 303
Cross Creek village 302
Crothers Station. 280
Cumberland Presbyterian church 174
Cumberland road .. 216
Daisytown. 315
Dams and locks. 230
Daughters of Am. Rev. 213
Davin Oil, Tool -& Repair Shop. 473
Decimal money system adopted. .97
Decker, Abram, sells land grant to Joseph Parkinson. 54
Deemston:
Origin and early history. 428
Population and taxables 428
Roads and railways, 428
Coal and gas.
428
Schools and churches. 428
82
Delawares complain of white settlements be- 43 tween Ohio River and Allegheny Mountains. Democratic Society of Washington. 107
Denbeau Station. .
414
Deputy attorneys-general. 156
Devore's ferry. 511
486
Dime Savings Institution of Wash.
258
Dinsmore, Dr. John W .. , reports Indian atrocity Dinsmore Station.
350
Dirt roads.
214
Diseases among pioneers. 117
Dissatisfaction with Sunday elections, 1776. 72
District attorneys. 157
Dodd, Rev. Thaddeus, his school at Amity 190
Dodd, Thadeus, establishes academy
81
Doddridge, Dr .:
Describes hardships of settlers 54
Describes the pioneers' terror of Indians 30
Doddridge's Fort
328
Doddridge, Rev. Joseph, (sketch) 213
Doddridge, Rev. Joseph: Describes pioneer conditions of life 98
Donegal Township:
Erection, drainage and boundaries 304
Real estate and population. 304
Agriculture and wool. industry 304
-
Coal operations. .
304
Timber industry. 305
305
Villages. .
Early settlers. 306
306
Donley. .
Donley Brick Co .. 473
Denora Borough:
Population, public service 429
Schools and churches. 429, 432
Growth of borough. 430
Real estate operations. 430
Railroad fight 431
Newspapers.
431
Industries, banks, etc .. 432
Donora "American "' 431
29
Cowan mul. 286
Craig, Maj. Isaac, captured by rioters. 108
Craig, John, appointed exciseman. 103
Crall greenhouses, Monon City. 524
Crawford, Freegift .. 378
Crawford, Col. William: Files land entries for Washington. 52
Reports for Washington. 54
Ejects settlers on Washington's lands. 54
Commissioned justice of the peace. 56
His commission revoked. 57
Recommends fixing temporary boundary line .. 60
Raises troops in Dunmore's War. 63 Named magistrate for district of West Augusta. .. 65
Elected to command Sandusky expedition. 92
Is defeated and tortured to death by the savages 92
Cremation first. 464
Cresap, Col. Michael:
Opposes Pennsylvania authority 55
His part in Dunmore's War. 61
Drainage. 298
Organizes force in Maryland. 63
His company dismissed by Connelly. 63 Croghan, Col. Geo .:
Obtains large land grants from the Iroquois .. 52
Accompanies Washington down the Ohio River Loses his lands. 53
53
Threatens tax collectors. 55
Cross Creek Township:
Erection and boundaries. 298
Early sett 299
Churches. 299
Early events. 300
Is arrested .. 59
Released and holds fort with militia. 59
Appears with militia at Hannastown court house. . 59
Arrests Westmoreland County judges. 60
Changes name of Ft. Pitt ... 63
His outrageous conduct in Dunmore's War. 63 Is kidnapped, released. 66 69
Arrested in Maryland. His public career terminated.
69
Constitution of 1838. 150
Corbly, Rev John:
His treatment in Western Insurrection 113
Corn, amount grown. 120
Cornstalk, Indian chief, massacred. 78
Cornstalk and Logan defeated by Col. Lewis 64
Cornstalk parades .. 118 80
Corn Law of 1779.
Coroners.
157
Counter proclamations by Penn and Dunmore.
County road statistics.
County roster
156
County Seat located.
27
County societies.
213
County (school) superintendents.
205
Courageous trip of Wm. Smiley.
165
Court, first in Washington County.
85
Court, juvenile. 153
Court houses. 153,
208 55
Courts, (1795) favor actual settlers
Courtney .
362
65
222
Delawares become enemies.
Dime Savings Institution.
Roads and taxes 305
Schools and Churches
306
8
HISTORICAL INDEX
Donora "Daily News" 431
Donora Lumber Co .. 432
Draft ordered to aid Clark 84
"Dreadful Night" The .. 113
Dugouts, early navigation in. 229
Dunlevy. . .
273
Dunmore, Lord:
Appointed governor of Virginia. 56
Makes agreement with Dr. Connelly. 57
His supposed plans. 57
His attitude in regard to boundary line. 60
His success against the Indians. 65
Gives hearing to Thos. Scott. 65
Proclaims freedom to slaves defeated by patriots 72
Takes refuge on British vessel. 69
Dunmore's War
61
Dunn's Station. 331
Dunsfort. 306
Ear marks (cattle) registered. 97
Early bank paper, uncertain value of. 257
Early bankers. 256
Early brick houses 117
Early coal banks. 247
Early political parties. 146
Early roads west of the mountains. 50
Early oil operations 238
Early river mines 247
Early Scandinavian settlements and explorations.
32
East Bethlehem Township: Erection and boundaries 307
Population and taxes.
307
Coal. .
307
Roads and railroads ..
307
Early mills and ferries
308
Early settlers.
308
Schools and churches.
310
Industries.
309
East Canonsburg 412
East Finley Township:
Erection and boundaries
310
Soil and drainage. 310
Population. . 310
Geological conditions. 310
310
Roads and villages.
311
Early settlers. 312
Schools and education. 312
Churches and cemeteries
312
East Finley village. . 311
East Pike Run Township:
Erection and boundaries. 313
Soil, population and real estate. 314
Coal. 314
Roads and railways. 315
Villages. 315
Schools. 315
Edgar, Judge James (sketch)
301
Egypt village and mill. 445
Eighth Regt. raised for Revolutionary service. 72 Hardships it endured .. 72
Eighty-fifth Regt., Civil War 135
Elco Borough:
Origin and situation. 434
Origin of name. 434
Population, taxables, etc. 434
Mining interests. 434
Schools. 434
Eldersville. 329
Eldora.
286
Election, spring of 1781. 85
Elliott, Matthew leads Indians against Rogers 78
Ellsworth Borough:
Origin and situation 434
Population and business interests. 434
Schools.
435
Banking interests. 435
Mining interests. 435
Ellsworth Branch of Penn R. R 226
Ellsworth Colleries Co. 250
Elrama
Elvilla.
Engleside
Academy
443
English settlers of more stable character than the French.
35
Episcopal church 166
Eureka Oil Co ..
238
Ewing, Hon. John H .. 155
Ewing, Judge Nathaniel. 153
Excise law of 1772 passed. 101
Executive council remits fines on rioters 103
Fallowfield meeting-house 166
Fallowship Township:
Erection and boundaries 316
Soil and population. 316
Roads and railways. 316
Schools.
316
Early settlers.
317
Early mills, ferries, etc ..
317
Industries
317
Villages. 317
Churches and grange 318
318
Gas and oil operations. Coal mines. 318
Farmers' and Miners' National Bank. 378
Farms, average size of. 120
Farmers' Bank of Deposit, Cannonsburg. 258, 405
Farmers' Inn .. 463
Farmers' National Bank of Claysville. 425
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of Washington. 258
472
Finley, Rev. James: Sent to oppose founding of new state (Ohio) . 95
His report. 96
Finleyville Borough:
Origin and situation. 436
Barclay's tavern. 436
Incorporation. 436
Importance of the town. 436
Railroads. 436
Business interests. 436-7
437
Bank statement. Schools and churches
437
Finleyville Cemetery.
345
First court house built.
101
First court session in Washington County. 85
First election in county. 146
First National Bank Monongehela C. 520
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