Description: Three Pennsylvania Counties... Juniata, Mifflin & Perry The history of Juniata, Mifflin and Perry Counties, PA, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 70-Page Book, reprinted primarily from from four hard-to-find vintage books. The spiral-bound booklet has the print size adjusted to fit 8 1/2 x 11 paper. A clear vinyl sheet protects the front cover. Source books include: Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania (1843) by Sherman Day; An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1876) by William Egle, M.D.; Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State compiled by WPA writers; and My Pennsylvania, a 1946 project of the Bureau of Publications, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (Some Information may be repeated in various excerpts, but often with a different slant or with additional details.) The Day and Egle histories cover the early years, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes relating to sightseeing possibilities. The excerpt from the 1946 book includes a map of each county, several photos and a concise update of each county's progress as it looked shortly after World War II. Juniata County: Communities mentioned include: Mifflintown (Mifflin); Thompsontown; Port Royal (formerly Perrysville); Tammanytown, Waterford, Waterloo, Ridgeville, Patterson, Oakland, McAllisterville (formerly Calhounsville), Mexico, Taylorsville, Peru Mills and Shade Valley.Subjects include: First Settlers; Physical Features; the "Grey Property Case," a lengthy dispute over rich acreage in the Tuscarora Valley involving Indian captivity and fraud; the Children’s Grasshopper War; "Fabled" Precious Mines; Capt. James Paterson’s Target Practice; More Indian Massacres and Kidnappings; Area Churches; Devastating Fires; and other interesting bits of history and trivia. Illustrations include: Juniata Court House and Soldiers Memorial. Mifflin County: Communities mentioned include: Lewistown, Reedsville (formerly Brown’s Hills), McVeytown (formerly Waynesburg), Newton Hamilton (formerly Muhlenberg & Hamilton), Belleville, Horrelstown, Freedom Forge, Yeagertown, Milroy, Allenville, Burnham and Alfarata. Subjects include: Alexander Caverns and other Physical Features; Arthur Buchanan, the First Settler, and Those Who Followed; Capture of Fort Granville and the Cruel Torture of Capt. Turner; the Lead Mystery; Tales of Logan, Indian Friend of the White Man; Judge Brown and Samuel Maclay; Kishacoquillas Valley and Kishicokelas Creek; Boundary Dispute; Riot at Lewistown in 1791; the Pennsylvania Canal; Participation in War of 1812, Mexican War and the Civil War; Three Natural Disasters in less than a year; and other interesting bits of history and trivia.Illustrations include: View of Central Part of Lewistown, Mifflin County Court House, Lewistown Narrows, Pennsylvania Railroad (full page).Perry County: Communities mentioned include: New Bloomfield (Bloomfield), Millerstown, Duncannon (formerly Petersburg), Liverpool, Landisburg, Newport (formerly Reidersville), New Buffalo, Ickesburg, Andersonburg, Baskinsville, Blain and Marysville. Subjects include: Recollections of an early pioneer; Massacre of Woolcomber, White, Campbell, Anderson families and others; Shearman's Valley(Sherman); Trespassing Settlers; New Bloomfield Academy; and other interesting bits of history and trivia. Illustrations include: Bloomfield, Petersburg with Duncan's Island Bridge, Perry Ccounty Courthouse at New Bloomfield, Burrough of Newport. Wouldn't this make a unique gift?
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Topic: Area History
Binding: Spiral Bound
Region: USA
Language: English
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