History of Bedford, Somerset, Fulton counties Pennsylvania, Part 101

Author: Waterman, Watkins & Co.
Publication date: 1884
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LODGES.

Odd-Fellows .- Dale Lodge, No. 810, I.O.O.F., was organized by D.D.G.M. John H. Uhl, on September 26, 1872, with the following charter

members : G. W. Case, N.G .; William Megahan, V.G. ; J. L. Corley, Sec'y ; G. H. Walter, Ass't Sec'y ; William Border, Treas .; P. N. Runyan, A. Kegg, H. Friedline, J. H. Friedline, L. R. Kegg, H. Esfelder. The present number of members is forty-five. Assets, one thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars.

Royal Arcanum .- Dale City Council, No. 750, R.A., was organized in March, 1883. Officers : George H. Suhrie, regent ; Dr. H. C. Mckinley, vice-regent ; A. F. John, past regent ; Dr. U. M. Beachley, orator ; H. P. Hartley, treasurer ; M. A. Rutter, collector ; E. M. Beachley, secre- tary ; Jos. A. Ritter, guide ; J. H. Bisell, warden; J. J. Hoblitzell, J. H. Bisell, J. T. Ship- ley, trustees ; Dr. H. C. Mckinley and Dr. W. C. Koontz, medical examiners. Charter mem- bers : George H. Suhrie, A. F. John, Dr. H. C. Mckinley, Dr. U. M. Beachley, M. A. Rutter, J. H. Bisell, Dr. W. C. Koontz, J. A. Ritter, E. M. Beachley, H. P. Hartley, E. L. Buechley, J. T. Shipley, S. D. Livengood, J. J. Hoblitzell, W. T. Hoblitzell, George M. Hoblitzell, Robert B. Spears, E. M. Lichty, C. G. Masters. The present membership is twenty-one. Amount of cash in the treasury, one hundred dollars.

Grand Army .- M. C. Lowry " Post, No. 214, G.A.R., was organized July 14, 1881. H. C. Mckinley was elected post commander. Fol- lowing are the names of charter members : John H. Bissell, J. A. Heckard, John B. Weimer, J. Dongas, Gus. Dorn, W. G. Burns, Milton Lewis, J. H. May, F. E. Rodgers, W. H. Sellers, L. J. Yoder, H. C. Mckinley, L. A. Smith, Fred Hady, Garrett Forespring, John Houtzel, W. C. Hicks, John Stacer, Albert Stratton, Amos Fin- negan, M. Houtzel, Jacob Hoyle. Present mem- bership, sixty-six.

Legion of Honor .- Valley Council, No. 85, American Legion of Honor, was organized Feb- ruary 7, 1880, with thirty charter members. The first officers were : James S. Black, C .; G. W. Gassman, P.C .; E. Wineland, V.C .; H. P. Hartley, Orator ; G. H. Suhrie, Sec'y ; Geo. J. Black, Treas. Present membership, fifty-four. This order is an insurance association. The present amount of life insurance is two hundred thousand dollars.

Knights of Pythias .- Pioneer Lodge, No. 471, K. of P., was organized March 25, 1881,

. M. C. Lowry, a member of Co. A, 10th Penn, reserves, was wounded and captured at the battle of Gaines' Mill. After six weeks' imprisonment at Belle Island, was exchanged and rejoined his command, and was killed in battle at Fredericksburg, Decem- ber 12, 1862.

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with thirty-two charter members. C. B. Cook, P.C .; F. T. Lockard, C.C .; John S. Graves, V.C .; W. G. Hocking, P .; N. J. Berston, M. of Ex .; W. T. Hoblitzell, M. of F. The present membership is fifty-two. Value of lodge prop- erty, five hundred dollars ; cash on hand, two hundred and fifty dollars.

Free and Accepted Masons .- Meyersdale Lodge, No. 554, F. & A. M., was instituted under a war- rant of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, April 28, 1879. Officers, at institution of lodge : Wm. A. Garman, W.M .; James H. Gallagher, S.W .; Altha F. John, J.W .; S. C. Hartley, Treas .; Josiah O. Meyers, Sec'y ; J. T. Shipley, S.D .; Martin A. Rutter, J.D .; Geo. H. Subrie, Pursuivant ; Jos. A. Ritter, S.M.C .; Charles Williams, Tiler ; Lou. A. Smith, J. T. Shipley, J. O. Meyers, Trustees. Charter members : William A. Garman, George H. Suhrie, James H. Gallagher, Theo. F. Livengood, Altha F. John, Milo R. Adams, S. Calvin Hartley, Levi Lichliter, Josiah O. Meyers, Joseph A. Ritter, John T. Shipley, William B. Johnston, Lou. A. Smith, William H. Meyers, Christ. G. Stutzman, Jacob Cottel, Martin A. Rutter, Charles Will- iams. Past masters : Dr. William A. Garman, James H. Gallagher, A. F. John, George H. Suhrie, Dr. Theo. F. Livengood. Present mem- bership, thirty-eight; funds in treasury, about two hundred dollars.

Women's Christian Temperance Union .- Or- ganized in 1883. President, Mrs. Dr. U. M. Beachley ; vice-president, Mrs. Johnson Collins ; secretary, Mrs. Geo. H. Suhrie ; treasurer, Mrs. A. D. Gnagey. Membership, about twenty-five.

Shooting Club. - The Meyersdale Shooting Club is composed of the following members : Geo. W. Gassman, William Heffley, William Slicer, William Hocking, Frank Black, George Collins, J. Meyers, John Young, Joseph Miller. W. G. Burns, captain ; Frank Black, secretary. This club took the prize ($10) at the Tri-State shooting match, held at Frostburg, Maryland, in 1881. It also secured a silver cup from the Somerset Agricultural Society the same year.

INDUSTRIES.

Savage Firebrick Works. - The Savage Fire- brick Company was organized in 1871 and chartered in 1872. The members of the com- pany are: J. J. Hoblitzell, of Meyersdale ; Nel- son Bell, of Maryland ; J. M. Porter, John Porter and James Porter, of West Virginia,

and W. D. Porter, of Pittsburgh. J.J. Hoblit- zell is president of the company, and J. M. Por- ter, secretary and treasurer. This company manufactures firebrick of all kinds, which are shipped to every state in the Union, and also to Canada, South America and Mexico. The ca- pacity of their works is fifteen millions per year. The average quantity shipped is about seven hundred thousand per month. About three hundred and fifty hands are employed.

The works of the company at Keystone con- sist of one main building 60 X 130 feet, with two annexes, 40 X 100 and 50 X 50 respectively. There are five kilns, each holding about forty thousand bricks. The same company also has works at Williams' Station, Somerset county, and at Hyndman, Bedford county. The manu- factory at Williams' is two stories, 60X 130 feet. There are three kilns, each of fifty thou- sand capacity. The machinery is all of the latest and most improved pattern and is run by a sixty- horsepower Gardner engine. The clay mines, which supply all three of the establishments, are located at the Great Savage mountain, at Williams' Station. These mines are the greatest in the country. The main building of the works' at Hyndman is 80 X 120 feet, with an annex 50 × 80.

Coal Mines. - The Baltimore and Cumber -. land Coal Company (limited) was organized in 1876. The original members of the company were: J. J. Hoblitzell, chairman ; W. T. Hoblit- zell, secretary and treasurer ; James Dorsey and Mrs. S. I. Brown, of Pittsburgh. In 1879.Dorsey sold his interest to J. J. Hoblitzell, of Meyers- dale, and E. K. Hyndman, of Pittsburgh. This company operates two mines. The Central mine, located on Grassy run, in Elk Lick township, has a productive capacity of about six hundred tons daily. It is worked by drift mining. The coal vein is nine feet in thickness. The Hoblit- zell mine, two miles east of Meyersdale, in Sum- mit township, is worked by slope mining. Four veins from three to five feet in thickness are being worked. Capacity, two hundred tons per day. The number of employés of this company is about eighty. W. T. Hoblitzell is general bookkeeper both of the Savage Firebrick Company and the mining company. In partner- ship with his brother, George M., he also conducts stores at Hyndman, Keystone and Williams.'

The coal mines of the Cumberland and Elk Lick Coal Company are situated about two miles

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west of Meyersdale, on the Salisbury branch railroad. The coal underlies about seven farms of excellent limestone land. The vein is ten feet in thickness and is worked by drift mining. The coal is semi-bituminous and of excellent quality. This company was formed in 1875. Alexander Shaw was elected president and A. Chamberlin vice-president, and still continue in the offices. About one hundred hands are employed. The annual product is about one hundred thousand tons. The coal is shipped by rail and tidewater to Baltimore and inter- mediate points. This company also have thirty- two coke ovens in operation, from which about three hundred tons of coke are shipped each week to Chicago rolling mills.

The Keystone Coal and Manufacturing Com- pany was organized in 1870. The name was changed to the Keystone Coal Company in 1878. The originators were Henry T. Weld, of Mount Savage, Maryland ; William J. Baer, of Somerset ; H. A. Stiles, of Philadelphia, presi- dent ; George F. Baer, of Somerset ; William Brace, superintendent, and others. The same gentlemen constitute the present company. This company has a drift mine, working a ten-foot vein of coal, situated on the Casselman river, two and one-half miles southwest of Meyersdale. The opening of the mine is one hundred and eighty feet above the river. The coal is lowered by an inclined plane and carried by a narrow- gauge railroad belonging to the company to Keystone Junction, on the Baltimore & Ohio. About one hundred and twenty-five hands are employed, and from one hundred and seventy- five to two hundred tons of coal shipped daily.

The Casselman Coal Company was organized in March, 1880, the members of the company being R. F. Hoffman and R. L. France. The present members are R. F. Hoffman and William G. Hocking. In April, 1880, this company opened a drift-mine (three-foot vein) at Garrett. In June, 1882, another vein (five feet) was opened eight hundred feet west of the first opening. Only the latter opening is now worked. About thirty hands are employed, and from one hundred and twenty-five to one hundred and fifty tons of coal shipped daily.

GARRETT.

Garrett is a village of about three hundred inhabitants, situated at the junction of the Pittsburgh division and the Berlin branch of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. It has been built

since the opening of the railroads, and is an important shipping point. The present indus- tries of the place are three stores, one boarding- house, one shoemaker's shop, two blacksmith shops, and one sawmill, owned by Herman Christner. Garrett is surrounded by coal mines,. .which as yet are not extensively worked.

F. E. Meyers is a native of Berlin, and was educated in the schools of Berlin and Meyers- dale. In 1871 he began teaching, and taught in the schools of the county for ten years. In 1882 he began the study of telegraphy, and is at present agent and operator at Garrett station. CHURCHES.

Reformed .- Amity Reformed church, Meyers- dale, was organized about 1851, by Rev. Henry Knepper. Among the original members and officers were the following : Elder, C. M. Hicks; Samuel Foust, Eliza Hicks, A. M. Sheetz, Eliza- beth Sintrock, Harriet Miller, Lisetta Scheuber, Levi Heckert and Rebecca Heckert. The pas- tors have been Revs. Henry Knepper, A. B. Koplin, W. A. Gring, George A. Fickes, John McConnell, A. B. Koplin, A. C. Geary, L. D. Steckel and John M. Schick. The first house of worship was a union church, erected by the Reformed and Lutheran congregations. In 1875 it was purchased by the Reformed congre- gation for one thousand five hundred dollars, and repaired at a cost of seven hundred dollars. Church members, two hundred and thirty-seven ; sabbath-school scholars, one hundred and sixty.

Lutheran .- The Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, Meyersdale, was organized by Rev. Eli Fare in 1852. The original members were Joseph and Elizabeth Keim, Alexander and Catharine Walker, John I. Hicks, Catharine Geary, Mary A. Albright, Harriet Hicks, Catharine Olinger, Peter Kessler, Christ. Shiver, Margaret Sheetz, Barbara Yorty, Mary E. Yorty, Wilhelmina Swearman and Catharine Herring. The first church officers were Samuel Bittner, Alexander Walker, Joseph Keim and Joseph Baldwin. The pastors have been as follows : Rev. Eli Fare, 1852-6 ; Philip Sheeder, 1856-64; Jesse Winecoff (supply), 1864-5; John Forthman, 1865-8; M. F. Pfähler, 1868-78 ; I. B. Crist, 1873-4 ; D. Earhart (supply), 1875 ; J. A. Koser, 1875-8 ; J. Milton Snyder, 1878, present pastor. The first house of worship, a union meeting-house, was erected in 1854, and cost about two thousand six hundred dollars. It was called Amity

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Lutheran and Reformed church. The corner- stone of the present church was laid August 26, 1876. The house was dedicated July 29, 1877. It cost two thousand five hundred dollars. It is a beautiful church, with frescoed walls and ceiling, stained glass, etc. The building is a frame, 35×50 feet, with a steeple and bell. The present membership of the church is one hundred and fifty ; of the sabbath school, one hundred and twenty.

Rev. J. Milton Snyder, pastor of the Lutheran church at Meyersdale, is a native of Franklin county. He graduated from the college at Gettys- burg, in 1875, having the honor of being class- poet. He afterward took a full course in the theological seminary at Gettysburg, and in 1878 was ordained at Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. In July, 1878, he became pastor of Salisbury Lutheran congregation, which he continued to serve until October, 1879. He then accepted a call to the pastorate of the Meyersdale church, which he still serves.

Protestant Episcopal .- In October, 1869, Rt. Rev. John B. Kerfoot, D.D., LL.D., bishop of the Pittsburgh diocese, and Rev. Richard S. Smith, rector of St. Peter's church, Uniontown, determined to visit the towns of Somerset county with the ultimate view of establishing a mission in some of them. After holding ser- vices at Somerset, Berlin, Meyers' Mills and Petersburg, on deliberation it was decided to establish a mission at Meyers' Mills. June 8, 1870, Rev. A. A. Kerfoot and Rev. R. S. Smith held an interview with Peter Meyers, and pro- cured two lots for the use of the church, one of them being donated. In the latter part of 1871, the church was completed. It was consecrated May 22, 1874, by Rt. Rev. J. B. Kerfoot. The church edifice cost two thousand dollars. The pastors have been : Revs. H. F. Hartman, G. W. Easter, Thomas White and W. G. Stonex. The first trustees were : W. A. Border, E. V. Good- child and J. O. Meyers. The present member- ship is about sixty ; sabbath-school pupils, about forty. The memorial bell on this church was presented by S. H. Kerfoot, brother of the bishop, and bears the following inscription :

"The sound will make glad the surround- ing hills, as the sight of them gladdened his heart."

Methodist Episcopal. - Meyersdale appoint- ment of the Methodist Episcopal church was taken up in 1870, by Revs. S. T. Mitchell and

D. J. Dana. Their successors have been : Revs. R. M. Freshwater, W. A. Stewart, S. W. Davis, J. C. Castle, J. J. Moffitt, W. Long and George S. Holmes. There were about fifteen original members. The first trustees were : James S. Black, John T. Hocking, John L. Curley, John Hocking, George J. Black, George W. Case, Dr. G. W. I. Brown and Dr. W. C. Hicks. The house of worship, a two-story brick structure, which cost about eight thousand dollars, was commenced in 1873, and finished and dedicated in 1875. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Bishop Edward Ames. The last of. the indebtedness of the society was paid in 1882. The church now has about one hundred mem- bers and one hundred and fifty sabbath-school scholars.

German Baptist .- Meyersdale church of the Brethren, or German Baptists, was organized in 1876, with two hundred and fifty members. This church now has two hundred and seventy- five members and three meeting-houses. The meeting-house in Meyersdale was erected in 1851. Bishop, C. G. Lint; ministers, John R. Lichty, S. P. Maust, U. D. Braucher, E. K. Hostetler, D. M. Fike. The first bishop of the present Meyersdale church was John Berkley.

In 1882, the Progressive Brethren, having separated from the original church, erected & new meeting-house in Meyersdale, at a cost of thirty-five hundred dollars.

The German Baptist church, situated at Berk- ley's Mills, and now a part of the Meyersdale charge, was erected in 1850, at a cost of about five hundred dollars.

The Summit Mills German Baptist church was built in 1845, at a cost of one thousand dollars, under the administration of John Berk- ley, who was the first bishop of the old Elk Lick congregation. After the division of the church, in 1876, Jonas Lichty became the bishop. The first ministers were Joel Gnagy and Jacob W. Peck. Present membership, one hundred and fifty.

Roman Catholic .- The Meyersdale Roman Catholic church was built in 1849. There was no resident priest at the time. The original members of the church were : Joseph Staub, Ambrose Breig, Matthias Luhrie, Joseph Luhrie, Francis Luhrie, Ananias Wetmiller, Michael Smith, Daniel Breig, Joseph McKinzey, John McKinzey and Patrick McKinzey. The first stationed priest was Father Patrick Brown,

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succeeded by Father James Fitzgerald, Father James Brady and others. The present member- ship is about three hundred; pupils, about fifty.

Garrett Churches .- The Methodist Episcopal church at Garrett was erected in 1882, under the ministry of Rev. A. Freeman. Rev. I. C. Pershing, D.D., of Pittsburgh, preached the dedicatory sermon. This is a frame church, of Gothic style, and cost about one thousand dol- lars. The first trustees were : Dr. H. Garey, Nicholas Clemens, William Brown, Thomas Price, Jr., John Hocking, Sr., and Thomas S. Hepplewhite. Class-leader and sabbath-school superintendent, T. S. Hepplewhite. The pres ent membership 'is fourteen ; sabbath-school scholars and teachers, thirty-five.

The church of the Evangelical Association at Garrett was also erected in 1882, under the ad. ministration of Rev. R. P. Vanmeter. The build- ing cost about eight hundred dollars. Trustees : W. B. Shaffer, Samuel Weimer and David She- ler. Class-leader, W. B. Shaffer. Membership, church, twenty ; sabbath school, seventy.

BIOGRAPHICAL.

J. J. HOBLITZELL.

The Hoblitzells came from Lorraine, Germany, in an early day, and settled in Norfolk, Virginia, from which state six brothers-Jacob, John, George, William, Samuel and Henry-removed to Annapolis, Maryland, about 1780. They were numbered among the most enterprising business men of that place, they engaging quite exten- sively in contracting and building, and some of the oldest buildings of Annapolis still remain- ing intact as constructed by them -monu- ments to their memory. About 1800 Jacob removed to Cumberland, Maryland, and soon became one of the leading business men, his enterprises being both numerous and varied. He engaged not only as a contractor and builder, but as a miller and brick manufacturer, which latter industry he conducted on the most exten- sive scale of any manufacturer in the state. He built boats, on the first opening of the Cumberland coal-field, for the purpose of con- veying coal down the Potomac river to George- town and Alexandria, and. also supplied the navy department at Washington, D.C., with coal.

He found time from his numerous business enterprises to engage quite extensively in politics, and served as the first sheriff of what now constitutes Allegheny and Washington counties before they were divided. He also served as a member of the state legislature. He died about 1884. He was twice married, the second time to Amy Bell, and they became the parents of three children-Dennis, George and William T.

Dennis Hoblitzell was born in Cumberland, in 1810 or 1812. He followed in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessors, for he engaged in contracting and building, also in merchan- dising and steamboating. He was one of the contractors on the national pike extending from Baltimore, Maryland, to St. Louis, Missouri. In civil affairs he also bore no unimportant part, he being one of the delegates to revise the state constitution in 1827 or 1828. While engaged in steamboating he died suddenly at Vincennes, Indiana. He and his wife Sarah A. (Stoddard) became the parents of three chil- dren-James J., William T. and Elizabeth.

James J. Hoblitzell was born at Pleasant Mills, near Cumberland, in 1832. His father's death having occurred when he was quite young, and the estate he left having been almost entirely dissipated by a species of leger- demain, through which many estates pass, he was obliged to embark on the voyage of life, after having obtained a common-school educa- tion, with no other resources than his own energy and industry. Deeming a trade one of the requisites of success -a foundation from which he could aspire to something more ex- tended and extensible-he engaged with a saddler and harnessmaker in Cumberland, and worked with such assiduity and intelligence, that in 1852, having become proficient in his calling, he immediately launched out in busi- ness on his own account. His success seemed assured from the outset, for, having successfully coped with manufacturers in his native place, he extended his operations to Frostburg, and ultimately to Pittsburgh, he conducting business at these places simultaneously. After the break- ing out of the rebellion he contracted with the general government for two hundred thousand dollars' worth of infantry, cavalry and artillery equipments, the stipulations of which contract were faithfully fulfilled by Mr. Hoblitzell to his financial advancement. Although not a drafted

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man, his patriotism caused him to place a sub- stitute in the army. He held for a time the provostship of a division at Nashville, Tennes- see. He next engaged in the milling business. When the oil excitement broke out he engaged quite extensively and successfully in purchasing and disposing of oil territory and oil leases, not only in this state, but also in West Virginia and Tennessee, in which two latter states he still retains numerous leases.

Mr. Hoblitzell is emphatically a business man. His business judgment is excellent, and enables him to discern successful results from the very inception of his multifarious enterprises ; and so strong is his own confidence in his discern- ment, that he does not hesitate to engage in projects from which the more timid would cautiously shrink, so that in the course of his tireless and busy life he has become identified directly or indirectly with a very large number of enterprises and duties. Among them can be mentioned a very important one in which he is at present engaged, namely, the manufacture of fireclay brick in this county. This enterprise dates back to 1871, when the original plant was established at Keystone junction. Not long after its establishment the indications of a dis- astrous failure became painfully apparent, owing to the supply of clay not being as large or valu- able as a careful inspection at first apparently guaranteed. Mr. Hoblitzell's faith in the enter- prise was unbounded, and he would not abandon the idea but what clay could be found in paying quantities, and accordingly commenced pros- pecting, and soon discovered in Savage moun- tain the best of clay in quantity almost inex- haustible. From this time on the success of the company (the Savage Firebrick Co.) has been phenomenal, and to meet the increasing demands made on them, additional works have been estab- lished at Williams' station and Hyndman, they now having four hundred employés. Mr. Hob- litzell is also largely interested in the Balti- more & Cumberland Coal Co. and the Willmetto Limestone Co., all of which companies do a very large business under his efficient manage- ment, he being president of these three corpora- tions. Numerous and important as the enter- prises already enumerated are, they have not consumed all his energies, for he has engaged quite extensively as a railroad contractor, notably on the Pittsburgh & Western and Balti- more & Ohio railroads.

Politically Mr. Hoblitzell is a republican, and he has received the suffrages of the people on various occasions. As mayor of Frostburg, Maryland, he inaugurated and prosecuted a system of public improvements which not only beautified, but added to the material wealth of this city. Elected to the state legislature in Maryland, he, in common with many republi- cans in the southern states, was counted out.

Energy, enterprise, and a fearless and indomit- able will are the prominent traits of his char- acter. To these qualities, in a life commenced in unpropitious poverty and beset throughout with many obstacles, may be attributed the ultimate financial success that has crowned his efforts.

In 1851 he was married to Julia K. Hartzell. They have become the parents of thirteen children, eight of whom are now living. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hoblitzell are members of the Methodist church.

CHAPTER LX.

QUEMAHONING.

Derivation of the Name-Organization and Early History - Prominent Early Families- A Glance at Pioneer Life- Social Pleasures and Customs - Daniel Stoy, The Pioneer at Stoystown -Growth of the Town -Formerly an Important Place - Its Present Business Interests - Hooversville - Its Origin and Growth.

UEMAHONING township derives its name from its principal watercourse. The Rev. Jacob Heckewelder, who for forty years was a missionary among the Delawares and other tribes of Indians, gives the following as the derivation of the name: Cuuni-Mahoni. Cuuni, meaning a pine grove ; Mahoni, water from a lick ; the full significance of the two words in conjunction being a stream issuing from a lick in a pine grove. From these two words, which are presumably from the language of the Delawares, the word Quemahoning had its origin. The township was organized in 1775. It was among the early settled portions of the county, and the present population are nearly all descendants of the pioneers. In agricultural importance this township stands among the best in the county. It contains the borough of Stoystown, one of the earliest settlements in the county, and the village of Hooversville, both of

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History of Bedford, Somerset, Fulton counties Pennsylvania, Part 101

Author: Waterman, Watkins & Co. Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Number of Pages: 967

Author: Waterman, Watkins & Co.
Publication date: 1884
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 967