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Erietown, 234.
Buildings in, Albion, 418, 9. Amity Tp., 446. Concord Tp., 447. Elgin, 420. Fairview Tp., 449.
Fairview Boro, 421.
Franklin Tp., 452.
Girard Tp., 453. Girard Boro, 421.
Greene Tp., 454.
Greenfield Tp., 454.
Harborcreek Tp., 456.
Settlers in Waterford, 429-30. Amity Tp., 446. Fairview Tp., 449. Franklin Tp., 451. Girard Tp., 452. Greenfield Tp., 454.
Harborcreek Tp., 456. Corry, 438. Concord Tp., 447. Cranesville, 434. Conneaut Tp., 446.
Erie, 233, 234-7.
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Fairview Tp. and Boro, 229, 417-8, 421, 334, 362-9, 372-3, 449, 451. Franklin Tp., 451-2. ' Fairview, Guards, 471. Fairs Held at- Erie, 380-1, 420, 434. Edinboro, 420. Wattsburg, 434. Fair Grounds Used, 472.
Francis Cemetery, 374. Franklin Pierce Rifle Co., 471.
Franklin Center Founded, 451.
Four-mile Creek, Ships at, 277.
Federal Hill, 297. Building, 313.
Fire Commissioners, Erie, 316.
Fairview Hotel, 334.
Farmers' Hotel, 335.
Fuller's Tavern, 334.
Franklin Canal Company, 353-3.
Fairplane Church, 367.
Fairhaven Church, 367. Franklin Church, Cemetery Tp., 367, 418. Franklin House, 304.
G.
Glacial Sea Here, 73-4.
Gaustrayea, Indian Fort, 95, 97, 98.
Gyantwachia (Cornplanter) Chief, 218.
Gegosassa, Queen, of Peace Fort, 95-8. Gould, Col. E. P., Near Ancient Cache, 84. Galinée's Map of Region, 103. Discovers Niagara River, 109. Griffon, The, Built and Sailed, 113-5.
Gas, Natural, in County, 203.
Game, Wild, in County, 148. Grubb, Hon. John, 234, 267, 268, 276, 331, 459. Garrison Grounds, 267, 305, 336.
Gridley, Captain Charles Vernon, 309. Grubb Road, Why Named, 331.
Greenfield Churches, 361-5. Greenfield Tp., 454-5, 417. Greene Tp., Churches, etc., 367-9, 454.
. Greene Tp., from Beaverdam, 418. Greene Tp., Original, 453. Changed, 453. Early Settlers, 453. Cemeteries, 453. Wales-Welsh, 453. Girard Tp., Formed, 452. Settlers, Births, Mills, Churches, Ceme- teries. Moundbuilders in. Devil's Nose, Backbone, 452-3, 364-9, 370, 422, 374, 418, 421-2. Girard Boro, Early Settlers, Canal, Dan Rice. Shows Started Here, Monument. Churches, Cemetery Papers, 421-3.
Gospel Hill Church, 367. Gore, The, Millcreek Tp., 458. Genius of the Lakes, The, 405.
Gazette, The, Erie, 406. Gazetta, The, 410.
Graphic, The Sunday, 406.
Gem, The, 420.
Girard Free Press, 423. Express, 423. Republican, 423. Cosmopolite-Herald, 411, 423.
Guards, The North East, 425.
Greeley, Horace, 468.
Greenfield Company, 471.
German Guards, 471.
Girard Guards, 471.
Globe Hotel, 293.
Gibsonville, 424.
H
Human Remains, Ancient, 74-5, 84. Hondio's Map, Ancient, 102.
Hennepin's "Louisianne", 108.
Howard's Falls, 205.
Holland Land Co., 227-8. Managers and Owners of, 228.
Harrisburg and Presqu'Isle Co., 229, 449.
Hotels at Erie, Early, 282, 293, 294-5, 304.
Hammermill Paper Co., 309.
Haynes House, 334.
Half-way House, 334, 460.
Hamlin Church, 367.
Harborcreek Tp., Original-
Churches, Mills, Schools, Settlers, Ceme- tery, 366-8, 417, 456, 354, 374.
Halltown (Elgin), 420. Hatch Hollow Church, 367. Cemetery, 374. Hamot Church, 370.
Herald, Erie, 408. North East, 425.
Home of Hon. John Grubb, 459. Rev. J. Eaton, 362.
Heard, Dr., Opens Mound, 84.
Homeopathic Society, 403.
Hospital, First at Erie, 291.
Hotels, see Taverns.
I.
Indians. Origin-86; Character, 87 Etiquette, 90. Treatment of Pioneers, 87-8 Marriages, 90. Penn's Description of, 88; Leadership, 93. Chief Elias Johnson on, 88-94; Laws of, 90-6. Line of Descent, 91.
Eriez, Atiwonderonks, Erie-honons, Eri- gas, 94-5.
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Territories of Eriez, 95; Peace Fort of, 95. Fort Gaustrauyea, 95; Queen Gegosassa, 95. Kienuka, Location of Fort, 95-8. Laws of Peace Fort Gaustrauyea, 95. Peace Fort Gaustrauyea Described, 96. Eriez and Their Fort Destroyed, 97-8. Five Nations and Confederacy, 94-8. Iroquois Angered at Champlain, 98. Prevent Progress of French, 98. Venerate Niagara, 100.
Use Old Mounds, 87; Weapons, 92. Clothing, 93. Andaste Indians Lived Here, 107.
Denonville Destroys Their Corn, 116. Orchards, 116. Villages, 116.
Subjects of White Men's Diplomacy, 121. The Penn Wampum Belt, Cut, 123.
Deed of Region to English, 125.
Signatures of Indians to Deed, Cut, 210. Description in Deed of Land Conveyed, 211.
Deed Confirmed by Other Indian Na- tions, 225.
First Adoption of White Man, 108.
Villages About Presque Isle, 140, 169. Waterford, 467.
Unfriendly Again, 255; Dead Indian
Worth $100, 256. They Wound Mr. Dickson, 261.
Their Deed to Triangle, 216; Description in, 216. Treaties With, Ft. Stanwix, 211. Albany, 211. Ft. McIntosh, 212. Ft. Harmar, 216.
Attack Forts Presque Isie and LeBoeuf, 179, 180.
Destroy Erie County Forts, 179-180.
Pontiac's War reaches Erie Co., 179-80.
Labor for French on Portages, 142-4. Gyantwachia, Friendly, 218. Wandering Indians, 249. Ice Sheet, The Great, Covered Here, 73.
Iroquois Confederacy, 96, 98; Powerful, 98.
Irvine, Gen. William, Examines Lands, 218 Itemizer, The Corry, 442 Ichabod's Run, 291, 322.
J.
Johnson, Chief Elias, Writes of Indians, 25-31.
Joliet Discovers Lake Erie, 109. Joncaire, French Agent, 121-2, 123, 129, 131, 149, 161. "Jericho" Settlement, 296. · "Jerusalem" Settlement, 296.
Jackson Station Church. 370
Justices of the Peace, Erie, List, 315 Judges, Names of Who Have Sat, 384-5 . Journal, The Corry, 442.
Jornal de Noticias, The, 410. Judge, First Orphans' Court, 385.
K.
Koch, Dr., Finds Ancient Remains, 76. Kitchen Middens Found, 75.
"Kettle of Hominy Hanging," 96.
Keinuka, Peace Fort at, 98.
Kingtown Settlement, 296.
Keith House, 334.
Keepville Church, 367. Cemetery, 446.
L.
LaSalle Explores, 109. Licensed, 111.
Discovers Falls, 112.
Ship is Wrecked, 113.
Builds The Griffon, 113.
Builds Cabins and Chapel on Niagara, 113. Sails The Griffon on Lake Erie, 114.
First Vessel to Sail Lake Erie, 109, 114, 116.
Griffon Wrecked and Lost, 115.
Leader, The Waterford, 433. The Corry, 442. The Cleveland, 405.
LaHontan, First to Sail South Shore, 118.
Lead Plates Deposited by Celoron, 134. Found, 134. Described, 135.
La Belle Riviere, 135-6, 139. Map of, 101, 134.
LeBoeuf, Forts, 137-9. Washington Describes, 140. Visits, 153, 429, 467.
Journal Entries, 150-60.
Climbs Hemlock, 141.
Demand on French at, 154.
Answer of French, 155.
Leaves for Home, 158.
Monument at, 157, 433.
Map of Fort, 140. French Build, 138. Marin Dies in, 144.
French officers at, 163-4. Rebuilt by Wilkins, 257. Indians Destroy, 180. French Abandon, 173.
LeBoeuf Tp. Original, 417-456. Early Settlers in, 456-7. First White Birth in County, 457.
Early Mills, 457. "Good Luck Tract," 457.
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Churches and Cemeteries, 369, 457. LeBoeuf Lake, 429.
Lake Shore Plain, The, 205.
Love, James, 234. Land Sales, Prices Paid, 273-4.
Lafayette's Visit to County, 302. Dinner and Toasts, 467, 303. Land Lighthouse, 310. Keepers of, 310. Lockport Boro Inc., 418, 423. Churches, 367. House, 334. Oar Factory at, 423.
Laird House, Erie, 335. Lord's Supper, First in County, 361.
Liberty Bell at Erie, 380. Lutheran Cemetery, 374.
Lexington Settled, 446. Churches, 366. Lowville Churches, 367. Cemetery, 374.
Leuchthurm, The, Weekly, 410.
Lake City Daily, The, 410.
Labor Press, The, 410.
Lake Shore Visitor, The, 411.
Lincoln, Abraham- Kissed Little Girl, 426. Sorrow for Death of, 473.
Lafayette House, 304.
M
Mound Builders Age, 71-85. Mummies of Found, 75. Man's Appearance, Ancient, 74-5.
Altars and Arrows. Burial Mounds.
Circles, Dance, Fort and Lodge.
Communication, Means of.
Copper Mines of. Drives, Game.
Enclosures, Sacred, Village, Game. Forts, Occupations, Observatories. Garden Beds, Implements. Kitchen Middens, Ornaments.
Platforms, Pottery, Pyramids.
Roadways, Regions Inhabited.
Skeltons, Skulls, Shell-Heaps. Stone Graves, Temples. Weapons, Salt Mines. Mounds, Altar, Burlal, Defense. Effigy, Shell-Heap. Observatory, Temple. Platform, Pyramid. Terraces. Mastodon and Mammoth Remains, 75-6.
Mercator's Map of Region, 102. Molineaux Map, Ancient, 102. Marc Lescarbot's Map, 102. Moll's Map, Ancient, 105.
Maps (Ancient) of this Region, 101-5, 136- 8.
Map of Erle, First Official, 178. Erie and Fort, 138, 174, 178, 185.
Presque Isle Bay, 137.
LeBoeuf and Fort, 140. Part of New France and Trail, 101. La Belle Riviere, MDCCXLIX, 134. Measures, Elevation Above Lake, 207. Points in Erie Above Bay, 207-8. Of Great Lakes, 208. Magazin Royal, Fort, 123.
MacGregorie, Trader, Captured, 117.
Marin, Morang, Capt., Sent Here, 135-6. Taken Sick at LeBoeuf, 143. Death and Burial, LeBoeuf, 144.
Mercier, French Engineer, Sent Here, 136. Discovers Bay and County, 136, 359.
Marine Hospital, Arie, 375.
Marvin, Enoch, Second Agent, 228.
Miles, William, Pioneer, 234.
Michigan, Steamer Launched, 281.
Equipment of, 281. First Officers of, 281. Fatal Accident on, 295.
Marvintown Settlement, 296.
Massasauga Point, 308.
Mayors of Erie, List, 318-9.
Martin House, 334.
Martin Strong's, 334.
McConkey House, 341.
Mills, Early, 320-3, 349, 350, 449.
Middlebrook Church, 360-5. Cemetery, 372. Millcreek Tp., Original, 417, 458, 460. Settlers, 458.
Losses of Territory, 458.
Surveyed, 459.
First Births, 458.
Churches, 362, 459.
"The Gore," 458. Home of Hon. John Grubb, 459.
Half-way House, 460.
Ridge Road Moved, 460. Weis Library, 460.
Military, Early Companies, 471.
Mansion House, 291.
McCreary, Samuel Newton, Story of Perry and Stanton House, 301. Monitor House, 421.
N.
Neolithic Age Here, 73, 74, 82. Niagara, Early Names for, 102-6, 107, 123, 125. River Discovered, 109. Indian Superstition for, 100. Described, 103-4, 108. Present Name for, 108.
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Falls Discovered, 112. Fort, Rebuilt, 118. Portage Described, 122. Fort Reconstructed, 129. In Command of Beaujeu, 131. "Niagara Campeau" Rescued, 133. Perry's Ship, 279, 280, 308. Captured by English, 173. Fort Little, Built, 131. "Magazin Royal" on, 123. Nicholson, John, Comptroller General, 227. Secured Land, 227-8. Organized Pen. Pop. Company, 227-8. "New Purchase," 227. "New Jerusalem," Settlement of, 296. New York Central R. R., 353-5. N. Y. C. & St. L. R. R., 355. Laid Tracks Sunday, 355. Northwestern Electric Service Co., 355, North East Churches, 360-9, 370. Cemeteries, 372-3. Papers in, 425. Original Tp., 461, 417. Enlarged, 461. Fruit Culture in Tp., 461. Settlers in, 461. First Church Organized in County, 461. First Lord's Supper in County, 461. First Brick House in County, 461. First Grist Mill in Tp., 461. First Passenger Railway Train, 462. Northville Church, 367. Northern Sentinel, The, 405. National Zietung, The, 410. Native American, The, 420. North Girard Boro, Inc., 418. Newspapers of County, 405-16. Mirror, 405; Northern Sentinel, 405. Genius of Lakes, 405; Phoenix, 405. Reflector, 405; Patriot, 405. Cleveland Herald, 405; Gazette, 406. Observer, 406; Dispatch, 406-8. "Ripper Paper," 406; Herald, 408. Sunday Graphic, 407; Times, 408. "Anti R. R. Paper," 407-8; Dispatch Her- ald, 408; Chronicle, 409. Commercial Advertiser, 409. True American, 409; Express, 409. Daily Bulletin, 409; Argus, 410. Unsere World, 109; Gazetta, 410. Leuchthurm, 410; Sonntagsgast, 410. Jornal de Noticias, 410. Daily Republican, 410. White's Bulletin, 410. Lake City Daily, 410. Illustrated Erie Chronicle, 410. Labor Press, 410; Tageblatt, 410. National Zietung, 410. Erie Co. Farm Bureau News, 410. Erie Co. Law Journal, 410. Christian Home and School, 411.
Lake Shore Visitor, 411. Cosmopolite-Herald, 411. Union City Times-Enterprise, 411.
Edinboro Independent, 411. Albion News, 411. Native American, 420; Gem, 420. Museum, 420; Express, 420. Conneauttee Wave, 420; Free Press, 423. Republican, 423. Girard Express, 423. Girard Cosmopolite-Herald, 423. Millvillage Herald, 424. North East Herald, 426.
North East Guard, 426; Star, 426. Sun, 411, 425. Breeze, 411-425. Advertiser, 425-411.
Union Mills Bulletin, 427; Star, 427. Union City Times, 427; Record, 427. Enterprise, 427. Advertiser, 427.
Waterford Dispatch, 433; Leader, 433. Enquirer, 433. Enterprise, 433. Astonisher, 433. Wattsburg Chronicle, 434. Occasional, 434. Sentinel, 434. Corry Petroleum Telegraph, 442. City News, 442; Itemizer, 442. Blade, 442; Telegraph, 442. Leader, 442; Flyer, 442. Saturday Democrat, 442. Journal, 442.
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Ottawa River, French Route West, 99. Olmstead, Prof. C. G., Ancient Remains, 85. Ortellius' Map of Region, 102. "Old French Road" Mortuary Memorial, 144. "Old State Line," 212. "Old Kentucky Home," 334. "Oil Creek Bank Money," 380. Orphans' Court, Separate- Judges of, 385.
Oar Factory, Lockport, 423. Pageville, 448. Oldest Religious Society in County, 424. Oil Refineries, Union City, 427. Corry, 436-9. Occasional, The Wattsburg, 434. Original Townships, Named, 417. One Hundred Eleventh Regiment, 472-7. One Hundred Forty-fifth Regiment, 478- 80. Officers in Civil War, Erie County, 474-80. In Spanish War, Erie County, 481.
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Paleolithic Age Here, 70-6, 82. Weapons and Remains of, 75-6.
Prehistoric Remains Found, 70, 74-6. Described, 74-9. Peet, Dr. Stephen D., on Archaeology of this Region, 75-7. Penn, William, Describes Indians, 88. Obtains. Charter and Grants, 209, 211. Titles Divested, 212.
Peace Fort of Eriez, 95. Described, 96. Laws of, 95-7. Destroyed, 97-8. Queen of, 95. Pean Sent Here, 135-6. Second Trip, 141. Visits Montreal, 143.
Pidon Describes Our Forts, 139.
Portage Labors, Toil, Sufferings, 142-4. Deaths and Innumerable Burials, 142-4. Of LeBoeuf Measured, 168-9.
Presque Isle Fort and Peninsula, 105-6. Discovered, 136. Fort Built, 136.
Described, 136-7, 170, 174, 139.
Forces of French at, 139. French Officers at, 163-4.
French Chapel in, 136.
First Death in, 145.
First Religious Service in, 359. Firsts, Others, see "Firsts".
Map of, First, 178.
Maps of, 138, 174, 178, 185.
Elevations at, 207-8. Vessels built at, 277-8.
Mills at, 267-9, 320-3, 349, 350, 449. Named Erie, 221. Indian Deed for, 125; Confirmed, 125. Road to LeBoeuf, 138.
Settlers at, 233-5, 236-7. Blockhouses at, 136 et seq., 267.
Hotels at, 272, 333.
Court Organized, 282, 382.
County Organized, 282, 382.
Early Buildings, 283. Perry at, 340 et seq. Lafayette at, 302-3, 467. Louis Phillippe at, 269. Presidents at, 376. Capital of U. S. One Week, 295.
Botanical Habitat, 200. Cranberries and "Day," 201.
Titles to, 201. Conditions in, 1795-262, 265. Conditions in 1814, 274-5. Judah Colt's Story of, 230-3. State Reserves at, 230. Lighthouses at, 224, 310, 311. Laid out, 271.
Academy Reserves, 230. Reserve for U. S. Uses, 230, 224. Becomes a Boro, 224, 286, 418.
Pennsylvania, Had No Lake Harbor, 214. Dealt Fair with Indians, 218. Dealt Fair with Revolutionary Soldiers, 218-9. Population Company, 227-8, 360. Agents for, 228, 263. Porter, General Andrew- Describes Lands Here, 219. State Commissioner, 213. Phillippe, Louis of France, Visit, 269.
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 340-5. Fleet of Built, 307, 341-6, 345.
Battle of, 343.
Officers, 343-4.
Return to Erie, 344.
Ovation to, 345. Death of, 343.
Park House, 335.
Phillips Hotel, Phillipsville, 334.
Postmasters at Erie, List, 313.
Philadelphia & Erie R. R., 355.
Pennsylvania R. R., 355.
Pittsburg, S. & L. E. R. R., 356.
Pittsburg & Western R. R., 356. Phillipsville Church, 367.
Petroleum Found, 104.
Presidential Visitors, 376.
Prosecuting Attorneys, List, 385-6.
Phoenix, The, 405.
Patriot, The, 405.
Petroleum Telegraph, The, 442.
Pageville, 448. Perry Artillery Company, 471.
Peace of 1865, 473. Portages of French, 122, 132, 142. Difficult, 132. Labors and Toils on, 132-42. Sufferings of Men on, 142. Deaths and Burials on, 142-4. Accident on Niagara, 133.
Pump-log Water Works, Erie, 291, 293, 298.
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Remains, Ancient Human Found, 74. Types of Humans, 74. Sundry Ancient, 70-9. Compared with European, 68, 72. Asiatic, 72. Described, 74, 77-9. Read, Prof. M. C., Opinions of, on, 75. Raguenau Describes Falls, 108. Rooseboom, English Agent, 116. Sails West on Lake Erie, 117. Riviere Aux Pommes, 133. Riviere, La Balle, 135-6, 139.
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Rittenhouse, David, State Commissioner, 213-6. Reserve, Erle, Surveyed, 220.
Authorized, 220.
Academies, 223-4, 245, 463, 230. LeBoeuf, 220.
Warren, 220. Sale of, 222. Irvine's, 230. Erie State, 230. Waterford, 230.
Reed, Seth, Pioneer, 234, 268, 271. Rees, Thomas, 234, 263. Lays Out Triangle, 263. Deposition of, 263-6. Deputy Surveyor, 270. First Justice of Peace in County, 271.
Reed, George, 234.
Reed House, 300.
Reed's Hotel, 334.
Rice, Dan, the Showman, 377, 421-2.
Roll of Attorneys, 386-400.
Reflector, The, 405.
"Ripper Paper," The, 406. Republican, The Daily, 410. Ryan's Hotel, 334. Robinson House, 334. Roads-
Erie to LeBoeuf, 327. Old French Road, 327, 144. Presque Isle to French Creek, 328.
Leboeuf to Juaniata River, 328. Susquehanna & Waterford Turnpike, 328. Freeport to Colt's Station, 328. North East to Wattsburg, 328. Edinboro to Wateford, 328. Waterford to Cranesville, 328. North East to Waterford, 328. State Road, 328. Buffalo Road, 328. Ridge Road, 329, 460. Lake Road, 329.
Erie to Waterford, Toll, 329.
Erie to Edinboro, Plank, Toll, 330. Erie to Waterford, Plank, Toll, 331. Waterford to Drake's Mills, 331. Colt's Station Road, 331.
Shunpike, 331. Wattsburg Plank, 331. Lake Pleasant, 331. Grubb Road, 331.
Railroads- Erie & North East, 351-5. Dunkirk & State Line, 351. Franklin Canal Co., 352-3. Buffalo & State Line, 352. New York Central, 353-5.
R. R. War, 352-5. Erie & Pittsburg, 355. Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula, 355. Sunbury & Erie, 355, 436.
Philadelphia & Erie, 355. Pennsylvania, 355.
N. Y., C. & St. L. (Nickel Plate), 355.
P. S. & L. E. (Bessemer), 356.
Pittsburg & Western, 356
Baltimore & Ohio, 356.
Street Railways, 357-8. Horse Car Railways, 357. Electric Railways, 358.
Interurban Railways, 358.
Atlantic & Great Western, 427, 436.
Northwestern Electric Service Co., 358. Waterford Turnpike, 289, 302, 330.
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Salt Mines, Ancient, 82. Stone Age, 72.
Sunset on Lake Erie at Shorewood, 67.
Six Nations, The, 94, 98, 261. Souharrissen, First Named Person Here,
108. Settlement at Preque Isle- French and Indians, 170, 233-5, 236-7. American, 233-5, 236-7. Settlement at-
Albion, 418. Amity Tp., 446.
Corry, 436. Concord Tp., 447.
Cranesville, 434.
Conneaut Tp., 446.
Detroit, 127.
Erie County, 66-9, 70, 139, 170, 467, 468, 234. Edinboro, 466-7.
Elkcreek Tp., 448.
French Forts, 136 et seq.
Fairview Tp., 449. Boro, 418, 421. Franklin Tp., 451.
Girard Tp., 452. Boro, 421-3.
Greene Tp., 453.
Greenfield Tp., 454.
Harborcreek Tp., 456.
LeBoeuf Tp., 456-7.
Lexington, 446.
Lockport, 423. McKean Tp., 457-8.
Millcreek Tp., 458. Millvillage, 418, 423.
Middleboro, 457-8, 423.
Manchester, 229. North East Tp., 461.
North East Boro, 424.
Phillipsville, 334. South Erie, 297. Federal Hill, 297. Summit Tp., 464. Springfield Tp., 462.
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Union Mills, 426. Union City, 426. Union Tp., 464. Venango Tp., 465.
Wellsburg, 367-448. Washington Tp., 466-7. Waterford Tp., 467-8, 429-30. Waterford Boro, 429-30. Wattsburg, 433-4. Wayne Tp., 468.
Shorewood Beach & Inn, 199, 67. Shattuck, Samuel, English Spy, 146-7. Settled at Westfield, 147. Sterrett, Judge, Relics from Farm, 84. State Lines, Run by Commissioners, 213. Length of, 213. "The Old," 212, 457. Mile Posts on, 214. Saw Mill Irons Brought, 262. Society for U. B., etc., 229. "Good Luck Tract" of, 229. "Hospitaliy Tract" of, 229.
"Sixteen Chimneys" on Peninsula, 267. Strong, Martin, Pioneer, 268. Letter from, 268. Hotel of, 334.
Sales of Lands, Prices Paid, 273-4.
Ships at Erie, Early, 277-8.
Steamboat, First Launched Here, 278. First to Sail Lake Erie, 278. Voyage of First, 279-80. Indians Wonder at, 279-80.
Smallpox at Erie, 291.
Stumptown Settlement, 296.
South Erie, 297. Standpipe, Tallest, 299.
Street Names, Early, 316-7. In 1837, 317. Salt Trade, 333.
Swan's Hotel, 334.
Sherman House, 334.
Sunbury & Erie R. R., 355.
Street Railways, 357-8.
Sacrament of Lord's Supper, First, 361. Springfield Churches, 362-9.
Cemetery, Earth-works, Original Tp. Settlers, Births, Death, First Po- tatoes . Grown, Mills, Taverns, Academies, Moravian Grant, etc., 362-9, 462-4. Springfield, East, Boro, 418-9. Sturgeonville, 364.
Sterrettania, 367-9.
Summit Tp., 369, 464, 418. Formed, Youngest Tp., Early Settlers, Churches, etc. Swanville, Village, 374, 451. Church and Cemetery at. Salem Cemetery, 374.
Shows and Circuses, 377, 421-2.
Slavery, Anti, 378. Storms, Great, 379-80. Supreme Court Justices Here, 384.
Sunday Graphic, The Erie, 407. Sontagsgast, The Erie, 410. Springfield Tp., 417, 462-4. Original Tp., Settlers, Births, Deaths, Potatoes First Grown, Churches, Earth-works, etc. Sun, The North East, 411, 425.
Star, The North East, 425.
Sentinel, The Wattsburg, 434.
Saturday Democrat, The, 442. Saulsbury Bridge, The, Cemetery at, 446. Song Birds, Came After Settlers, 193.
Steamboat House, 294.
Sunbury House, 304.
Supreme Court Held at Erie, 382.
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Terminal Moraine, The Great, Here, 73-4. Trail, The Old, to Pittsburg, 101.
Treaties, Aix-La Chappelle, 133, 135. Utrecht, 135; Ryswick, 135. Paris, 193; Ft. Stanwix, 211.
Albany, 211; Ft. Harmar, 216. Ft. Melntosh, 213; Canandaigua, 261. Turkeys, Wild- At Presque Isle, 148. A Hunt for, 148.
Trent, Captain- Begins Fort at Ohio, 165. Surrenders to French, 166.
Triangle, The Erie, 196, 212, 214. Description of, 215. Rival Claims to, 214.
Claims Extinguished, 215. Price Paid for, 215, 216, 217. Indian Title to, 216, 261. Commissioners for, 215.
Title Troubles, 226-7, 270, 274-5. Cured by Act, 228. Warrantees, 227.
Treaty of Canandaigua, 261.
Talmadge, Capt. James. Boat Brings the Reed Family, 272. Cemetery, 374.
Town Pumps at Erie, 292. Clock at Erie, 293. Taylor, President Zachary. lil at Erie, 295. Teel House, 300. Taverns, Early, 332-335, 462-3. American Hotel, 334. Brawley House, 334. Bell House, 334. Buehler House, 282, 307, 284.
Duncan House, 333.
Doty House, 334, 462.
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Dickson's Hotel, 334. Dobbin's House, 335. Eagle Hotel, 334. Fairview House, 334. Fuller's Tavern, 334. Farmers' Hotel, 335. Haynes House, 334. Half-way House, 334. Keith House, 334, 462. Lockport House, 334. Laird House, 335. McConkey House, 333, 341. Martin House, 334. Martin Strong's, 334. Old Kentucky Home, 334. Presque Isle Hotel, 272, 333. Phillip's Hotel, 334. Reed's Hotel, 334. Ryan's Hotel, 334. Robinson House, 334. Remington House, 462. Swan's Hotel, 334, 449. Sherman House, 334. Taggart House, 334. Weigelville House, 334. Wattsburg House, 334. Park House, 335. Mansion House, 291. Globe Hotel, 293. Steamboat House, 294.
United States Hotel, 295. American Eagle Hotel, 297. Erie House, 304. Canal House, 304. Lafayette House, 304.
Franklin House, 304.
Sunbury House, 304. Western Hotel, 304. Ellsworth House, 304. Willis House, 332.
Burgett House, 334.
Monitor House, 421. Taggart House, 334. Telegraphs, 379. Telephones, 379. Times, The Erie, 408.
True American, The, 409.
Tageblatt, The Erie, 410.
Townships, the 16 Original, 417, 445. Names of, 417, 445. "Training Day," 471. Three Months' Regiment, 472-4. Twelfth Cavalry Regiment, 480.
U.
United States Reserve, Land at Erie, 230. Bank of Philadelphia, 291-2. Failed, 292. Architect of, 292. Home of the Post Office, 292.
of U. S. Customs, 292. of G. A. R. Veterans, 292. Union City and Township Churches, 364-7, 370, 427. Cemetery, Original Tp., Settlers, Schools, Mills. "Underground Railroad," 378, 469. Stations on, 378-9, 469. Station Agents of, 378. Unsere World, The, 409
Union City Papers, 411, 427.
United States Hotel, 295.
V.
Vergent Flags, 202. Shales, 202.
Venango Township, 367, 465-6. Original Township, 417, 465. Early Settlers, Mills, Births, Deaths,
Cemetery, Lake Pleasant, First Church Built in County, 136, 359, 361, 455, 461.
IV.
Washington, George -- Describes LeBoeuf, 140. Climbs Hemlock, 141. Spring, 141.
Visits Venango, 149. Commissioned by Dinwiddie, 150.
Journal Entries, 150-60.
Visits LeBoeuf, 153, 429, 467.
Demand of French, 154.
Answer of French, 155.
Leaves for Home, 158.
Fired at by Indians, 159.
Defeats Jumonville, 166.
Maligned, 167. Fortifies Fort Necessity, 167.
Surrenders Fort Necessity, 167.
Captures Fort Duquesne, 172. Monument at Waterford, 157, 433. Artillery Company, 471.
Guards, 471.
Washington Township, 417, 466-8. Original Township Named, Name Changed, Settlers, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Churches, Schools, Cemetery.
Weis Library, 460. Wattsburg, 361-9, 433-4, 418. Settled, Fairs, Papers, First Bridge,
Churches. A Boro, 418, 434. First Temperance Society, 434.
Wales, Welsh Settlement, 366-7. Church, Cemetery, 374. Westminster, Village, 451. Church, 366.
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Wellsburg, Village, 448. Churches, 367. Wiswell Cemetery, 374. "Wild Cat Money," 380. White's Bulletin, 410.
Wesleyville Village, 367-9, 435, 418. Schools, Churches, Underground R. R. Laid Out, 435.
First School, 435. Boro, 418, 435.
Waterford Township, 417, 467-9.
Indian Settlement, 467.
Indian Cemetery, 467.
Washington Visits, 153, 429, 469.
Lafayette visits, 467.
Early Settlers, 468. Churches, 360-70.
Papers, 411, 433.
irths, Deaths, Academy, 431-2. Salt Trade, 431.
Waterford Boro, 429, 433.
Early Names, 429.
Indian Settlement, 467.
Washington Visits, 153, 429, 469.
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