Youll also find a wide range of historical and genealogical materials from canada, england, scotland and more. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history. Port trevorton is in the 85th district of the pennsylvania house of representatives and the 27th pennsylvania senatorial district. Casemate publishers, also known as casemate, is a philadelphiabased publishing company that specializes in producing printed military history books. This book describes the establishment of the trevorton, mahanoy and susquehanna railroad and the construction of the susquehanna river bridge at herndon. Beech creek runs through the center of the town, flowing southeast towards bald eagle creek in the west branch susquehanna river watershed. For faster results, type a keyword or surname in the search window which can be found at the top of this page or under menu on mob. History of northampton county, pennsylvania, illustrated 1884. It is an excellent educational resource continue reading pa history books. Trevorton, pennsylvanias history, trivia, facts and more. The first baptist church, pa was founded on february 16, 1860, with furman farnsworth and george mowton as deacons and george mowton as clerk.
Boyd crumrine author of history of washington county pa. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much. Volumes include both editions of important texts and significant new research in the field. Genealogy history news special offers pennsylvania county history and genealogy books. Each chapter offers a glossary, map study, bios, related history and student exercises. The most infamous murders and massacres in pennsylvania history. The 7th volume of county atlases in the early landowners of pa series, this dauphin county atlas contains all information shown on the 24 township warrantee maps which were produced by the pennsylvania land office in the 1940s.
Biblio has over 100 million new, used and rare books for sale in every. Now, it was possible to drive from harrisburg to pittsburgh in a little over three hours instead of the five or six hours typical on the old lincoln highway, u. Roaring spring historical society, roaring spring, pennsylvania. Everyday discount prices and great customer service.
Trevorton is a censusdesignated place cdp in zerbe township, northumberland county, pennsylvania, united states. It is located in far northern centre county, near the clinton county border. Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features. Quite a number of the deeds of john abbott, and alice his wife, of berwick township, county. Prior to the mills being built along the monongahela river, in the early 1900s clairton was the site of central park, a large riverside amusement park on the wylie farm, where wealthy pittsburghers and other people in the area came to dance and have fun. As part of an institutionwide initiative to make history relevant to all, we are especially interested in three types of articles. Abbottstown was incorporated in 1835, and called berwick borough. Each chapter begins with the township warrantee map reduced in size to fit the 8 12 x 11 page limitation. New pennsylvania history books now in library historical. History of albany township, 18001885, with biographical sketches of the pioneers. One cannot begin to discuss the community of stoneboro without first engaging in a discussion about the history of the railroad in north western pennsylvania itself. History edit the name of the town comes from its days as a coal port on the pennsylvania canal. A history of the civil service reform movement 1982 and the enterprising colonials. Historians believe it was named for an english county with the same name.
Pennsylvania steel company, later sold to the bethlehem steel company, has controlled much of our history including our name. The community is located at the junction of routes 225 and 890. Orviston is an unincorporated community and censusdesignated place cdp in curtin township, centre county, pennsylvania, united states. The first lawyer in bradford county was william prentice. Special thanks to susan walters who transcribed this work.
Mapleton depot historical society huntingdon county. Pittston genealogy in luzerne county, pa usa 1,015,348 pennsylvania 60,654 luzerne county 1,238 pittston 39 note. About the berks history center daniel boone the world of moses boone the economic activity of a berks county tanner. Miranda barbour arranged through craigslist to meet laferrara in a parking lot along. Work on the line was completed in 1864 from stoneboro to jamestown and a connection with the erie and pittsburgh. Pennsylvania history new, used and rare books and ephemera at. As part of an institutionwide initiative to make history relevant to all.
An illustrated history, is a concise history of the people, places, and events that have propelled the concept of the physician assistant from its inception at duke university in 1965 to its position as a major force in american medicine today. Klein is the author or coauthor of seven books including president james buchanan. Nelsons biographical dictionary and historical reference. A2z computing services and make no warranties as to the accuracy of any information posted on our history or trivia pages and discussions. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. With seven tunnels and 160 miles of limitedaccess fourlane roadway, the pennsylvania turnpike was americas first superhighway.
Pittston genealogy in luzerne county, pa usa 1,015,348 pennsylvania 60,654 luzerne county 1,238 pittston 39. Local history books on pennsylvania arcadia publishing. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its pioneers and prominent men unigraphic, 1884 bedford county pa. Boyd crumrine is the author of history of washington county pa, with biographical sketches 3.
Ari hoogenboom, professor of history at brooklyn college, is the author or coauthor of seven books including outlawing the spoils. Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features more than thirty titles that advance the mission of the pha by engaging with key social, political, and cultural issues in the history of the state and region. Trevorton, pennsylvania 18531956 this work is based on a careful study of the facts as presented. Thomas hartley with a small army visited bradford county to chastise the indians. Nelsons biographical dictionary and historical reference book of erie county, pennsylvania. My friends, he began with good cheer, how do you like this way of coming back into the union. Hsp is continually adding books on pennsylvania history to its published holdings, and heres a list of some of newlycatalogued titles you might find. Thomas hutchins, a distinguished geographer and historian, who published several works of merit. Trevorton genealogy in northumberland county, pa usa 1,015,348 pennsylvania 60,654 northumberland county 802 trevorton 17.
This series publishes books that employ a mixture of approaches. Genealogical and personal history of northern pennsylvania. Beaver creek, a tributary of the conowago, passes through the east end, and is the line between adams and york counties. Pa history books physician assistant history society. He went on to explain that he and his fellow soldiers had felt the need of a summer outing, and thought we would take it at the north. Trevorton genealogy in northumberland, pennsylvania. Bedford county, berks county, cumberland county, lancaster county and northampton county. The railroad was one of the first, if not the first, established in central pennsylvania which would later become part of the great reading railroad. According to the united states census bureau, the cdp has a total area of 4. History of bedford, somerset, and fulton counties, pennsylvania. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers. Pennsylvania steel company, later sold to the bethlehem steel company, has.
History 19th century a list of deserters and nonreporting drafted men of the 16th congressional district of pennsylvania, from the several national drafts of 186364, arranged by subdistricts and counties in the order of the drafts, with an alphabetical index. They have published over 300 books on military history. Pennsylvania northumberland county heritage books, inc. Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. Its purpose is to present in a clear and forcible manner the important events in the history of our town. Containing d paperback by sypher j r 1832 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. General sullivan passed through bradford county with his army against the indians in 1779.
For general information and books about pennsylvania, or to locate information about other counties, visit the pennsylvania page of time voyagers bookstore dont forget to check on the parent county from which a county was originally founded. And of the different companies, regiments and brigades. Pennsylvania history and books northumberland county. History of west norriton west norriton township, pa. With a theme built around hotair balloons, explore our past.
Submission guidelines historical society of pennsylvania. Biography history of northumberland county, pennsylvania chicago. His career however became one highly involved in the railroad. The pa history societys book, the physician assistant. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing.
Softcover books ship out within 1 week, hardcover books can take up to 4 weeks to arrive at your doorstep. The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania historical association in partnership with temple university press. Historical sketch franklin county pennsylvania abebooks. Topics include professional authorship and the literary marketplace, the history of reading and book distribution, booktrade studies and publishinghouse histories, and examinations of and literary property. Northumberland county northumberland county was created on march 21, 1772, from parts of five different counties. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. History and books about armstrong county, pennsylvania. I had no idea that there was so much i didnt know about west norriton.
At the time of incorporation, the population of steelton was about 2,500. The first meeting was held in the school house with rev. Troutmans book, entitled the trevorton, mahanoy and susquehanna railroad and the susquehanna river bridge between herndon and port trevorton, pa, carefully traces the history of the development of coal mining and the origins of the railroad and the construction of the bridge across the susquehanna linking the mining interests in the lower part of northumberland county with the canal transportation on the western side of the susquehanna. Trevorton genealogy in northumberland county, pa usa 1,015,348 pennsylvania 60,654 northumberland county 802 trevorton 17 note. I read the book from cover to cover and was fascinated. The first lot was purchased by jacob pattison on the eigth of october, 1763. The historical society is open at their new building with limited hours or by request. Great floods in the susquehanna march 15, 1784, october 1786, march 17, 1865. Abbottstown, situated in the township of berwick, in the county of adams, where the hanover and berlin turnpike crosses the york and gettysburg turnpike, is the oldest town in the county. A webpage for the book series penn state series in the history of the book published by penn state university press. Born in charlton massachusetts on april 27, 1818 grew up to be a carpenter by trade. Abbottstown is fourteen miles distant from gettysburg, the same from york, and six miles from hanover. A member of the pennsylvania historical and museum commission, dr. A biography 1995 and pennsylvania politics, 18171832.
History and books about northumberland county, pennsylvania. Bell text files at items below if any are from related and broader terms. A brief history of this county will appear here soon. Distribution, selfdistributed us, uk peribo australia. Trevorton genealogy in northumberland county, pa usa 880,998 pennsylvania 57,585 northumberland county 747 trevorton 17 note. To receive your own copy every quarter, become a member. First with the new haven, hartford and springfield as a superintendent. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Page 208 gentlemen, it did not happen to me to be born in a log cabin. Or, an historical sketch of the old presbyterian congregations of cumberland and franklin counties in pennsylvania by nevin, alfred and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Newtown has a rich heritage that is abundant with historic charm. Full text of history of northumberland county, pennsylvania, including its aboriginal history.
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