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TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTH INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized September 2, 1864, and served until June 2, 1865. It participated in the retaking of Ft. Stead- man, and bravely charged, on April 3d, the inner line of the defenses of Petersburg, capturing and holding Battery No. 30, with
a loss of one hundred and twenty men. Three companies, A, C and I, were from Blair county.
COMPANY A. - OFFICERS.
George C. Gwinner, captain.
Levi W. Port, 1st lieutenant.
Morris Davis, 2d lieutenant.
Ephraim Burket, 1st sergeant.
Samuel Kulp, sergeant. Turbot Keim, sergeant.
John R. Plummer, sergeant. John Walton, sergeant.
Thomas C. Yingling, corporal.
William R. Jones, corporal.
Jacob Broombaugh, corporal.
Martin L. Robison, corporal.
John Miller, corporal.
Thomas G. Bell, corporal.
Adam Bowers, corporal.
Alexander Beard, corporal.
Charles Crasta, musician.
Peter B. Spanogle, musician.
PRIVATES.
Barkheimer, Jacob. Dixon, Matthew.
Barkheimer, Martin. Davis, Benjamin S.
Briney, John.
Dixon, Samuel F.
Bare, Francis.
Daughenbaugh, W.
Burns, Alexander.
Davis, William.
Broombaugh, Sam'l. Edmiston, William.
Bowers, Michael D.
Fink, John H.
Bratton, Ilarvey A.
Fiuk, David A.
Burkett, John.
Fleck, Martin.
Boyles, Henry.
Boyles, Andrew A.
Briney, Henry.
Cox, Henry. Crum, Abram., died at Washington.
Davis, James.
Dixon, John C.
Hudson, Edward.
Davis, Thomas W.
Feeny, C., killed at Harrisburg, Pa.
Ganoe, Benjamin.
Ginter, James.
Gibson, William.
Good, Samuel.
Gill, William.
Hostler, Jacob F.
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IFartzell, Solomon. Ilall, George.
Hollin, Thomas.
Kantner, J. H., sr. Kantner, J. H., jr. Kirkpatrick, Wm. Lindsey, Miller. Lotz, David M. Lochard, Joseph R. Lautz, Daniel. Long, Daniel. Long, Samuel. Myers, Joseph.
Moore, Joseph. Mouzart, Lewis. Mayer, David. Miller, Henry.
Montgomery, Al.
Middleton, James. Meadville, Henry. McKeehan, David. McConnell, Frank. McConnell, Jos. D.
McConnell, Jerome. Weston, William. McConnell, Samuel. Watkins, John W.
McCormick, Sam'l. Wolf, John G.
COMPANY C. - OFFICERS.
Lewis D Spiece, captain.
Henry A. Lower, 1st lieutenant, killed at Petersburg.
David M. Butler, 1st lieutenant. John Robertson, 2d lieutenant. John II. Stephens, 1st sergeant. Reuben Bunn, sergeant. Oliver B. Fluke, sergeant. George H. Cowen, sergeant. Henry Naber, sergeant. A. S. Earlenbaugh, corporal. Jacob R. Grimes, corporal. Michael Burns, corporal. Henry Whitaker, corporal.
John J. Garber, corporal. George C. Emigh, corporal. Rufus E. Smith, corporal. M. I. Haddeman, corporal. John W. Young, musician.
PRIVATES.
Bryan, George W. Hanely, John S.
Benton, John. . Harn, David K.
Burget, Henry. Harn, John K.
Buskin, George W. Horton, Jacob L. Hamilton, E. K.
Barr, Henry.
Bowser, Joseph M. Imler, Jonas C. Butler, John B. Kauffman, John. Benton, Franklin. Knollen, William.
Bowser, Joab, died at City Point.
Lingenfelter, G. W. Lingenfelter, Martin.
Bittle, Geo. C., died of wounds.
Lynn, Levi M. Lamburn, Thomas.
Cartwright, Frank J. Cowen, William L. Conrad, Henry.
Moyers, George C. Moyer, Abel. Moore, Charles.
Daugherty, C. W.
Dick, Michael P.
Musselman, George.
Dick, Daniel P.
Emigh, Christopher. Emigh, George. Feather, John. Feather, Samuel.
Morris, G. W. L.,died at Alexandria, Va. Nicewonger, T. Otto, Ilenry.
Otto, Jacob W.
Feather, Henry C.
Pates, Thomas.
Forsht, David. Fairbanks, Ira.
Penrose, Joseph.
Priar, William A. Price, Daniel M.
Fluke, Samuel B. Garretson, B. II., died at Philadelphia. Gunsman, Fred'k. Grass, Cephas. Garretson, Fred'k. Ginter, John. Harbaugh, John. Hamilton, Baxter. Hayes, James W.
Querry, William C. Rorabaugh, John.
Rhodes, George H. Ridenour, Jacob D. Swartz, George W. Shiffler, Nathan B. Shiffler, Martin J. Shafer, William. -
Snowberger, A. M.
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McCormick, John. McClelland, Jacob. MeMonigal, Jacob. McGuire, Cornelius L., died in 1865. Olewine, Joseph A. Patterson, Samuel. Price, Robert. Peck, Reuben.
Roberts, John H. Ruggles, William. Rasberry, John.
Richardson, Jonat'n. Stumpff, Edward. Swanger, David. Swanger, Chris. Swanger, Fred. Saterfield, Geo. B. Slogenhop, Wm. Stover, Henry.
Sellers, James. Walton, James. Willis, James.
Mobley, Ezekiel.
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Smith, Eli. Simpkins, John A. Snyder, George. Shock, John. Snowden, Alex. S. Smeltzer, John B. Strayer, John D. Smith, George. Simonton, T. W., died at Alexandria.
Shafer, Abraham. Strayer, N., died in 1865. Templeton, John. Walter, Moses. Wagner, John M.
Weaver, Mitchell G. Walker, Isaac. Walter, George. Womer, Aaron.
COMPANY I .- OFFICERS.
Ira Shipley, captain.
John A. McCahan, captain. Henry Hawk, 1st lieutenant.
Henry Elway, 2d lieutenant. Robert T. McClellan, 1st sergeant. Alexander W. Little, sergeant. John S. Elway, sergeant. Jacob Lott, sergeant.
Andrew A. MeClure, sergeant. George W. Ross, corporal.
Anson Laport, corporal. Israel S. Trastle, corporal. Thomas M. Johnson, corporal. John York, corporal. George W. Lightner, corporal. G. F. Miller, corporal. Jeremiah Cochran, corporal. Franklin Noel, musician. William V. Ganoe, musician.
PRIVATES.
Alwine, Francis. Albert, Henry.
Bowers, William A. Bowers, William M. Buckmaster, Henry. Baird, Jacob. Cramer, Matthew. Crum, Moses. Claubaugh, John E.
Colabine, Wm. D. Constable, Philip. Carl, Lemuel.
Daniels, Charles. Ewing, Alexander.
Felix, Daniel.
Felix, Francis. Feltenburger, Jacob. Fields, John.
Gardner, Winfield S. Orndorf, John. Gardner, Peter. Garver, Daniel. ' Hollen, Joseph G. HIollen, John. Hollen, William C. Houck, Jesse II. Harshbarger, Win. ITill, Oliver. Hossler, Henry II. Hannah, Robert F.
Harbaugh, Allen. Howard, Andrew H. Ilite, John, killed at Petersburg, Va. Harman, George. Kyle, Ilugh.
Keffer, Francis.
Keffer, Andrew.
Kessler, Matthias.
Keely, John.
Kelly, Joseph E.
King, Joseph E.
Keffer, Matt., killed at Petersburg, Va. Kelly, Matthias. Laughlin, William.
Trostle, Moses. Trostle, Daniel.
Thompson, Sam'l D.
Tates, Jacob. Tates, Joseph.
Lockard, Geo. W.
Little, Samuel.
Taylor, James R.
Lias, John W.
Wright, John.
Lenard, James. Murphy, Edmund. Myers, Michael.
Walters, John. Warrick, John.
Wilson, David A.
Myers, Benjamin F.
Wintrode, Wm. S.
Myers, George W.
Wilt, Isaac W.
Webb, John HI. Wolf, David W.
Williams, John R.
Widensall, John H.
Womer, Aaron.
Myers, Amos. Miller, Nathaniel. McDonald, James. McCormick, Chas. Noel, Addison. Noel, Henry. Noel, Jacob.
Powell, S. D., died at Baltimore. Plunkett, William. Rutherford, John. Ross, Christian. Ruggles, Benj. F. Rhodes, Jacob. Richardson, Jon. Sharp, Fleming. Schwerdt, David. Snare, Abraham. Sortman, Jacob. Stephens, Shad. G. Snyder, William. Snider, Hezekiah. Snyder, Jesse W. Sipe, John A. Smith, Levi. Sauto, Andrew. Slonaker, John. Stewart, James. Smith, George.
Young, Charles F.
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TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTH INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized September 12, 1864, and was actively engaged in front _of Petersburg, where it bore a conspicuous part in the retaking of Fort Steadman, and made a gallant and daring charge on April 2d on the inner line of the works of that place. One company (B) was from Blair county.
COMPANY B. - OFFICERS.
James S. Shollar, captain.
Calvin C. Hewitt, 1st lieutenant.
William B. Blake, 2d lieutenant. Miles C. Huyett, 1st sergeant.
James Houck, sergeant. Robert Feay, sergeant. Joseph II. Long, sergeant.
George M. Metz, sergeant. Thomas L. Houck, corporal. William T. Brunnell, corporal. Samuel Buterbaugh, corporal. Samuel H. Brubaker, corporal. Thomas L. Enyeart, corporal. Enoch Piper, corporal. William G. Butts, corporal. Daniel Stitzel, corporal.
J. A. B. MeKamey, musician. Thomas N. Brunnell, musician. PRIVATES.
Alexander, John S. Alexander, W. II. Boyies, John. Blake, James. Bookhammer, W. G. Brantner, James. Briney, Michael. Bertram, Peter A. Clapper, Daniel. Carles, Henry V. Conaghan, Cyrus. Ditch, John.
Decker, Isaac J. Daughenbaugh, E. Deek, Frederick. Eckard, Winfield S. Edmiston, Lewis. Everheart, William. Estright, Henry. Fouse, William D. Fouse, Henry G. Fleigle, William W. Fox, W. R., killed at Petersburg, Va.
Ginter, John E.
Hershel, Anthony.
Hetrick, Michael.
Hainley, John D.
Hershel, L., killed at Petersburg.
Kutchell, Geo. W.
Kyle, William F.
Kyle, Silas.
Keyes, John M.
Kennedy, Johnston. Kifer, Jacob.
Lang, Benjamin F. Long, Elijah.
Moyer, Martin.
Megahan, Wm. B.
Miller, Hezekiah.
Myers, George W.
Tetwiler, William.
Merretts, John.
Morgan, Zach. T. Miller, Henry T., died in 1865.
Troxell, James, died in 1865. Wentling, Jacob R.
White, Lysander M.
Nash, Benjamin.
Withers, Henry.
Negley, John C.
Wagner, Joseph.
Nupper, Charles.
Weysel, John.
Pugh, Henry.
Whitesel, James.
Richards, John.
Yohn, Henry.
Blair Men in Other Regiments. - There were some soldiers from Blair county in the following companies and regiments : Bat- tery D, 1st artillery ; Co. I, 55th regiment; the 191st and 195th regiments, and the 14th United States infantry. Many men from the county went to the field with the militia of 1862, and two companies- F and G-of the 3d regiment emergency men of that year, were partly raised in the county, and served from September 11th to 25th.
Industrial Development .- The early set- tlers in Blair county were drawn by the well-watered and exceedingly fertile valleys
Riley, Thomas. Riley, James K. Royer, Martin.
Rosenberger, Matt. Schollenberger, G. Sleighter, Levi. Snyder, Isaac.
Sniveley, Daniel. Shively, Samuel L. Slonaker, Lemuel A.
Smith, Andrew J. Schwedner, Fred'k. Sharer, Christian. Shaffer, Sam'l B.
Shives, I. W., killed
at Petersburg. Trees, Francis.
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of the county, and no wonder, for to-day there are no better farms in the world than those of Morrison's cove and Sinking val- ley. For a quarter of a century after the Indian troubles had ceased the growth of the county was very slow, and was confined to agricultural pursuits. Then the discov- ered iron ores were worked, and furnaces and forges erected by Canan, Stewart, Moore, . Bell, Royer, and Shoenberger. These men were the master spirits of their day in the Juniata valley, and by their wonderful energy made Blair one of the great iron producing counties of the State. The iron industry that sprang into life under their hands has gradually increased until to-day it has attained such proportions that several thousand tons of iron per week are produced to supply the foundries, rolling inills, nail factories and machine shops that are within the present boundaries of the county.
One reason of the prosperity enjoyed by Blair county is that its development has not been confined to the iron branch of in- dustry alone. It offers good advantages to farmer, miner and mechanic alike, and while its fertile valleys, its coal mines, its iron beds, wonderful railroad shops, and planing mills offer employment and wealth, yet it has not neglected the mental and moral growth of its people, who are well provided for by schools, academies and churches. This progress, so substantial, is an unerring index of future prosperity.
Present Railways .- The railways in the county are operated by three companies : The Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania & North- western, and the Altoona & Wapsononock. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company owns the principal lines in the county, which are operated from four main centers: Altoona,
on the greatest highway of travel in the United States and the world; Tyrone, con- necting with roads of northern Pennsyl- vania and southern New York; Hollidays- burg, from which branches radiate to Duncansville and Newry, Williamsburg and Roaring Spring, Martinsburg and Hlen- rietta, extending mainly southward through Morrison's cove to form direct connec- tion with the southern part of the State; and Bellwood, from which the Pennsyl- vania & Northwestern runs into Clear- field and Jefferson counties. The Altoona & Wapsononock railway runs from the Mountain City to the celebrated Wapsonon- ock summer resort on the Alleghenies, and is being built to Coal Port in order to make it an avenue of commerce, as well as being used for a route to pleasure grounds.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company oe- cupy for business purposes one hundred and twenty-two acres of ground at Altoona, where their buildings have an aggregate frontage of over two miles. They have there the largest railroad plant in the world, in whose successful operation they employ a small army of workmen, having between two and three thousand of a regular force. In addition to their depots, they have round houses, iron and brass foundries, machine, paint, blacksmith, car, tin, cabinet and up- holstery shops, car works, and store houses, all of which are most intelligently and accurately described in Ewing & Slep's IFis- tory of Altoona and Blair County.
Political History .- Before Blair county was formed, in 1846, its territory (nearly all) as a part of Huntingdon county, was embraced in the following Congressional districts :
1791. Sixth. Huntingdon, Franklin, Bed- ford, Northumberland, and Mifflin counties.
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1794. Tenth. Huntingdon, Bedford, and Franklin.
1802. Fourth. Huntingdon, Mifflin, Dau- phin, and Cumberland.
1812. Ninth. Huntingdon, Centre, Miff- lin, Clearfield, and Mckean.
1822. Twelfth. Huntingdon, Centre, Miff- lin, and Clearfield.
1832. Fourteenth. Huntingdon, Centre, Mifflin and Clinton.
1843. Seventeenth. Huntingdon, Centre, Mifflin, and Juniata.
STATE SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
1790. Huntingdon, Luzerne, and North- umberland.
1794. Huntingdon and Bedford.
1801. Huntingdon, Bedford, and Som- erset.
1808. Huntingdon and Mifflin.
1829. Huntingdon, Mifflin and Cambria.
1886. Huntingdon, Mitllin, Perry, Union, and Juniata.
1843. Huntingdon and Bedford.
STATE SENATORS. - 1848 To 1892.
Huntingdon, Bedford, and Blair District. 1848-50. Alexander King.
Huntingdon, Blair, and Cambria District. 1851-53. Robert A. McMurtrie.
1854-59. John Cresswell, jr.
Blair, Cambria, and Clearfield District.
1860-62. Louis W. Hall.
1863-64. William. A. Wallace.
Blair, Huntingdon, Centre, Mifflin, Juniata, and, Perry District.
1865-67. Louis W. Hall and Kirk Haines.
1868-70. C. J. T. MeIntyre and J. K. Robinson.
1871-73. P. B. Petriken and D. M. Craw- ford.
Blair and Cambria District.
1874-80. John A. Lemon.
1881-88. Henry A. Boggs.
1889-91. John A. Lemon.
William A. Wallace was from Clearfield county, Kirk Haines and C. J. T. MeIntyre were from Perry, J. K. Robinson and D. M. Crawford from Juniata, P. B. Petriken from Huntingdon, and Henry A. Boggs from Cambria county.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Blair.
1847. Henry Bridenthall and David Blair.
1848. Henry Bridenthall.
1849. Joseph Higgins.
1850. Charles Kinkead.
Blair and Huntingdon.
1851. Seth R. MeCune and W. B. Smith.
1852. Seth R. MeCune and W. B. Smith.
1853. James L. Gwin and S. S. Wharton. 1854. James L. Gwin and James Maguire. 1855. George Leas and G. W. Smith.
1856. John M. Gibbony and J. HI. Wint- rose.
Blair.
1857. John M. Gibbony and J. H. Wint- rose.
1858. Robert W. Christy.
1859. Jacob Burley.
1860. Jacob Burley.
1861. James Roller.
1862. Thaddeus Banks.
1863. R. A. McMurtrie.
1864. R. A. McMurtrie.
1865. James G. Adlum.
1866. James G. Adlum.
1867. Samuel McCamant.
1868. Samuel MeCamant.
1869. Joseph Robinson. 1870. Joseph Robinson.
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1871. B. L. Hewit. 1872. B. L. Hewit. . 1873. Seth R. McCune. 1874. Seth R. McCune.
1875. J. C. Everhart and I. II. Rawlins. 1876. J. C. Everhart and I. H. Rawlins. 1877. Daniel Shock and David M. Jones. 1878. Daniel Shock and M. Edgar King. 1879. B. L. Hewit and D. A. Gilland. 1880. B. L. Hewit and D. A. Gilland. 1881. B. L. Hewit and Theo. Burchfield. 1882. B. L. Hewit and Theo. Burchfield. 1883. J. A. Rohrer and Theo. Burchfield. 1884. J. A. Rohrer and Theo. Burchfield. 1885. S. B. Isenberg and Edmund Shaw. 1886. S. B. Isenberg and Edmund Shaw. 1887. S. B. Isenberg and Edmund Shaw. 1888. S. B. Isenberg and Edmund Shaw. 1889. A. P. McDonald and Dr. A. S. Strayer.
1890. A. P. McDonald and Dr. A. S. Strayer.
1891. A. P. McDonald and Dr. A. S. Strayer.
1892. A. P. McDonald and Dr. A. S. Strayer.
POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
In 1872 Ulysses S. Grant received 4,251 votes in Blair county, to 2,183 cast for Horace Greeley. In 1876, in a total vote of 8,720, Hayes had a plurality of 819 votes over Tilden, Cooper, and Smith; and in 1880, Garfield, in a total vote of 10,731, had a plurality of 1,080 votes over Han- cock, Weaver, and Dow.
1884.
Republican-James G. Blaine. 6,396 Democrat -Grover Cleveland 4,649 Prohibition -John P. St. John 252 Greenback - Benjamin F. Butler 183
1888.
Republican - Benjamin Harrison. 7,311
Democrat -Grover Cleveland 5,175
Prohibition -Clinton B. Fisk. 316
Greenback - Alson J. Streeter. 35
Postal History .- In the postmaster-gen- eral's report of 1805, Hollidaysburg is given as one of the few postoffices of the Juniata valley. In 1822 we have the following postal record of what is now Blair county : POSTOFFICES. POSTMASTERS.
Blair's Gap. John Blair.
Hollidaysburg John Swoope.
Frankstown.
Joseph Patton.
Sinking Valley
D. Beyer.
Williamsburg
Samuel
In 1846, after Blair county was formed, the United States postal reports give the following postoffices and postmasters of the new county :
POSTOFFICES. POSTMASTERS.
Altoona
George C. Ferree.
Antestown
John Bell.
Blair Furnace.
Hugh MeNeal.
Clover
Jacob L. Daugherty.
Duncansville
John Stanley.
East Freedom
Robert Todd.
East Sharpsburg
George L. Cowen.
Fostoria Established.
Frankstown
James L. Morrow.
Hollidaysburg
Joseph Baldrige.
Martinsburg.
Jacob MeIntyre.
Newry
Peter O'llagan.
Sarah
Paul Mauk.
Sinking Valley Mills .. David P. Tussey.
Springfield Furnace ... Samuel Royer.
Tyrone
John T. Mathias.
Williamsburg
Samuel Hoover.
Yellow Spring.
James M. Kinkead.
From 1846 to 1892 the postoffices in- creased in number from eighteen to forty-
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one, and the following table gives the name of each office now in the county, together with its location and population :
POSTOFFICES IN 1892. TOWNSHIP. POPULATION, 1890.
Altoona Logan 30,337
Arch Spring.
Tyrone
102
Bellwood
Antis.
1,146
Be'nington Fu'ce .. Allegheny. 1,054
Blue Knob
Juniata.
67
. Bushman.
Canoc Creek
Frankstown. 78
Claysburg
Greenfield.
178
Clover Creek Iluston.
Cove Forge
Woodbury
139
Culp ..
Curry ville N. Woodbury 75
Drab
Duncansville Allegheny 1,277
East Freedom. Freedom. 217
East Sharpsburg .. .Taylor.
East Tyrone Snyder 435
Eldorado. Allegheny 229
Fostoria Antis. 96 Frankstown Frankstown
392
Ganister. Catharine.
Glen White Logan
Henrietta N. Woodbury
369
Hollidaysburg Blair
2,975
Kipple. Logan
MeKec's Gap
Freedom. 164
Martinsburg N. Woodbury 588
Mines Woodbury 211
Newry Blair 335
Olivia
Snyder 63
Ore Ilill Taylor. 153
Poplar Run Freedom 82
Roaring Spring ... Taylor.
920
Royer Woodbury 197
Sabbath Rest. Antis. 70
Sinking Valley .... Tyrone 82
Tipton. Antis. 178
Tyrone Snyder
4,705
POSTOFFICES IN 1892.
TOWNSHIP.
POPULATION, 1890.
Vail.
Snyder
Williamsburg
Woodbury
884
Yellow Spring.
.Catharine ..
82
The Press. - The first newspaper pub- lished in what is now Blair county was the Hollidaysburg Aurora, established August 9, 1833. From 1834 to 1835, the period of its existence, it was conducted in the inter- ests of the anti-Masonic party. Its successor was the Hollidaysburg Sentinel and Hunt- ingdon, Cambria, and Bedford County Den- ocrat, whose career commenced October 6, 1835, and ended within two years. The third paper was the Standard, and after it came the Canal and Portage Register, a whig sheet, established July 2, 1836, and after having its name changed several times, it became, on March 16, 1868, the present Hollidaysburg Register, which has always been a stanch republican paper. The fifth newspaper was the present Hollidaysburg Democratic Standard, a strong democratic sheet, which was founded in the spring of 1838. The Blair County Whig was founded in 1846 at Hollidaysburg, and in 1868 be- came the Radical, of Altoona. In 1849 Hayden Smith commenced. the publication of a Catholic paper called the Shield, but it was soon discontinued. The eighth paper in the county was the Altoona Register, which was established in the spring of 1855. After six months of publication it was dis- continued, while its material went to help start, on January 1, 1856, the Altoona Tribune, now edited by II. C. Dern. In the same year the Tyrone Herald was estab- lished as the American Era, and after being issued under different names, was reestab- lished in 1867 under its present name. The eleventh paper was the Leader, of Hollidays- burg, founded in 1866, and after two years
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its material went to start the Temperance Vindicator, of Williamsburg, a sheet that only existed two years. The Altoona Sun was founded May 1, 1868, as the Altoona Vindicator, while the Tyrone Democrat, es- tablished in 1870 as the Tyrone Blade, was burned out in 1880, and has never been resurrected. In 1873 the Altoona Baptist was commenced, but only ran one year.
The Altoona Mirror was started June 13, 1874, as the Evening Mirror, and after Various changes is now published by Harry and W. H. Slep. In the same year the IDoing Age made its appearance, and for several years was known successively as the Globe, and then as a greenback paper. In 1875 the Core Echo was published at Mar- tinsburg. In 1876 the Home Base, a base ball paper, was issued in Altoona, followed in 1877, in the same city, by the Musical Advocate, and on March 28, 1878, the Deutsche Volksfuerer (the German Peoples' Leader) was founded by Harry Slep. The year 1879 witnessed the start of one paper at Altoona, the Youth's Mirror, while the next year gave three papers to the county : Overwork, and the Book-keeper and Penman, of Altoona, and the Tyrone Times. The year 1881 was marked by the establishment of two papers, the Sunday Morning, of Al- toona, and the Williamsburg Independent, and since then among the papers that have appeared and are still in existence are the Morning Tribune, the Chronicle, Sunday Graphic News (1882), the Loyal American (1885), and the Gazette ( 1892), all of which are published in Altoona.
Churches .- We compile the following table of the number of churches in the county from 1850 to 1870 from the United States census reports :
NUMBER OF CHURCHES IN BLAIR COUNTY.
DENOMINATION.
1850 1860 1870
Presbyterian
6
12
8
Lutheran.
10
16
12
Methodist.
6
14
17
Baptist
5
11
15
Reformed
5
9
5
Catholic
3
8
7
Tunker.
1
2
0
Mennonite
0
1
0
Union .
0
3
0
Episcopal
0
0
1
Minor sects
3
0
7
Total.
39
76
72
At considerable labor, the following lists of churches of the different denominations in the county, and the time of their estab- lishment, have been secured :
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Williamsburg, about 1800
Martinsburg, about. 1819
Hollidaysburg 1832
Logan Valley ( Bellwood ). 1844
East Freedom ( MeKee's Gap), before .. 1845 First, of Altoona. 1851
Tyrone, before. 1855
Roaring Spring. 1866
Duncansville, before 1867
Second, of Altoona. 1867
Third, of Altoona. 1872
Simpson Chapel (Altoona )
1881
Tipton
Claysburg.
East Tyrone.
Ore Hill.
Fifth Avenue (Altoona).
Eighth Avenue (Altoona ).
Chestnut Avenue (Altoona)
Walnut Avenue ( Logantown ).
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Fairview
Juniata
EVANGELICAL CHURCHI.
Newry, before ..
1816
Zion (Williamsburg) 1820
First, of Hollidaysburg, about. 1824
First, of Altoona.
1834
St. John's, before.
1840
Claysburg.
1846
. St. Luke's ( Roaring Spring)
1856
Duncansville 1858
St. James (Altoona).
1860
Second, of Altoona.
1871
First, of Tyrone.
1872
Grace ( Bellwood).
1876
Fourth, of Altoona.
1882
East Freedom.
St. l'aul's (Altoona)
Juniata
The First Lutheran church of Hollidays- burg was first organized at Frankstown.
CATHOLIC.
St. Luke's, about ..
1800
St. Mary's ( Hollidaysburg), about.
1800
St. Patrick's (Newry), about.
1800
St. Matthews ( Tyrone ), before.
1851
St. John's (Altoona ).
1852
St. Mary's (Altoona) 1860
St. Michael's ( Hollidaysburg), before .. 1862 St. Mark's (Altoona).
Sacred Heart (Altoona ).
1892
REFORMED.
St. John's (Martinsburg). 1804
Clover Creek, before 1829
Sinking Valley, before.
1846
Claysburg. 1846 Sharpsburg 1850
Christ's (Altoona ). 1863
Millerstown 1875
Ore Hill.
Trinity (Altoona ).
PRESBYTERIAN.
First, of Hollidaysburg, about. 1772
Williamsburg
1816
Sinking Valley, before.
1818
Logan Valley ( Bellwood). 1837
First, of Altoona.
1841
Duncansville.
1846
Tyrone
1857
Catharine
1860
Tipton
Second, of Altoona
Third, of Altoona.
BAPTIST.
Williamsburg
1829
First, of Hollidaysburg.
1833
Logan Valley
1837
First, of Altoona.
1842
Duncansville
1844
Tyrone
1870
Second, of Altoona
1873
Tipton
Memorial (Altoona )
The First Baptist church of Altoona was first organized under the name of Pleasant Valley.
CHURCH OF GOD.
Williamsburg
1842
Altoona
1862
Roaring Spring
1872
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
St. Luke's (Altoona ), before.
1858
TUNKER.
Tyrone, before.
1855
Williamsburg
Altoona, about
1869
The Tunker church is known as the Dunkard, and also as the German Baptist church.
97
OF BLAIR COUNTY.
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST.
Altoona, about 1855
East Freedom 1879
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.
Zien ( Tyrone), before 1860
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