History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men

1882·76.3 MB·English

by  Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885

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HISTORY
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FAYETTE COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA,
WITH
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
OF MANY OF ITS
Pioneers and Prominent Men. •
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FRA.^K:LI^ ELLIS.
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PHILADELPHIA:
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L. H. & CO.
1882.
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. CHAPTER Will.
HistoricGuoind uf Fayette—Location-,Boixdaries,and WarOFTHERebellion{r„„(,„„c./).
TOPOGIIAI'HY l;i Elghty-liflliIti't'iinenliiudSecondArtillcrj- 202
CHAPTER II. CHAPTER XIX.
tTHKWorksandRelicsoranExtinctPeople 16 WaroftheRebellion{Coutiniiecl).
. TheIndianOccupationCHAPTER III. 19 On"e'oHoutsndredandSlxteentCliHaAndPTOnEeRHunXdXr.edandForty-secondReg2i1.2
CHAPTER IV. WaroftheRebellion(Contluueil).
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CHAPTER Vr. TheMineralItcsourcesofFayetteCounty 230
Braddock'sExpeditionin175J :i7 CHAPTER XXia.
CHAPTER VII. InternalImprovements—Population.
^ CaptlreofFortDuQcesne—ErectionofFortBurd.. 49 RoadsandBridges—National Rond—Navigation—Populationofthe
U CHAPTER VIII. CountyhyDecades 247
J SettlementoftheCovniv 53 HISTORIESOFBOEOUGHSANDTOWNSHIPS.
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CountyBuildings 129 IncorporationoftheBoroughandErectionoftlioTownship—Public
CHAPTER XIV. Ground,Market-House,andothermattersfromtli.-n..roii;;liRecords
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Britt,Robert 689 Covert,Benjamin 052