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The history of fayette county in pennsylvania, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 45page booklet, reprinted primarily from four hardtofind vintage books. He started one of the first iron ore furnaces in pa. Search census records 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1890 veterans. At this haunted antique shop, located at 808 west main street, the ghost of a young girl sometimes provides a chill when present, and her voice can sometimes be heard. The swaney cemetery is on the left hand side of highway 857 going from fairchance to haydentown. Genealogical and personal history of western pennsylvania. He was educated in the state schools, and worked at farming until he was eighteen years of age. Join facebook to connect with carol jeffries and others you may know. 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. Gettysburg college, musselman library, special collections.
Historical collections of the state of pennsylvania, by sherman day, philadelphia, 1843. John hayden came to fayette county, pennsylvania in 1778, after serving for 6 months in the revolutionary war. A history of uniontown the county seat of fayette county, pennsylvania. Tomahawk rights and laced jackets fayette county, pa. Local interest books fill in the blanks and can help you grasp the true spirit of pennsylvania s cities, towns, and communities. In this first installment of a twovolume set, local author randy whittle explores indepth the history of this quintessential american community that has endured and prospered through the. The story of berks county pennsylvania reading, pa. She enjoyed real estate and served as both a homemaker and property manager. Pafayette county history from 4 rare booksuniontown. In fact, this ghost has supposedly been photographed. Karen attained an associate degree from penn state university.
Page 208 gentlemen, it did not happen to me to be born in a log cabin. Ida catherine emme was born on 29 dec 1857 in emme haydentown, fayette co. Without sacrificing treatment of the influential leaders who made pennsylvania history, the book focuses especially on the lives of everyday. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. Pa fayette county history from 4 rare books uniontown. An illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania 1876 by william egle, m. Tomahawk rights and laced jackets fayette county, pa illustrated booklet the history of fayette county in pennsylvania, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 45page booklet, reprinted primarily from four hardtofind vintage books. See more ideas about fayette county, pennsylvania and genealogy. General history books will only tell you so much about a given american location. We can help you find the pennsylvania history books you are looking for. He was born saturday, april 21, 1923 in york run, fayette county, pa. Considerable resources and time went into digitizing and presenting this book from long ago. Cemetery records from sw pa and few from eastern wv and cemetery records pp6086 are complete from farmingtonohiopyle area donated by sonia cesarino. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history.
Each chapter offers a glossary, map study, bios, related history and student exercises. This is a bibliography of most of our biographical and historical volumes currently being used for transcription to our various pennsylvania counties. Haydentown is an unincorporated village located along route 857 in fayette county, pennsylvania. Pa history books physician assistant history society.
Historical collections of the state of pennsylvania 1843 by sherman day. There were a few scotch settled just west of the trading post called hardbargain. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. Phillip fichter victor, born 11 sep 1777 in mount hope, nj. Image of the book cover courtesy of the history press. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee. This fourth edition has a title page with double line border.
Georges township, smithfield, fairchance iron works, woodbridgetown, haydentown full atlas title. Whittle spent a decade researching and writing about johnstowns history. Haydentown, smithfield, monroe, germantown, mclellandstown, new salem, merritstown, middletown, and cookstown. A new book called witches of pennsylvania includes the story of mary moll derry 17601843 of georges township, which the book said was probably the most wellknown witch of the western half of the state. Randy whittle is a leader in the johnstown, pennsylvania, community and for over twenty years served as executive director of the greater johnstown committee. Some of this information is held at the databoards and some is on the county pages. The flood of 1889 has often taken center stage in the history of johnstown, pennsylvania, but the history of this community is greater than this tragedy. Get directions, maps, and traffic for haydentown, pa. Fayette county pennsylvania abebooks shop for books. Archives of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. Hundreds of years ago, great forests of very old trees grew in the gentle valleys, on the rolling hills, and on the steep mountains of what is now berks county. Wagner page images at hathitrust history of the counties of berks and lebanon. D pennsylvania, a guide to the keystone state compiled by wpa writers.
It is an excellent educational resource for anyone interested in learning about the history of. He served in the revolution and moved to fayette county about 1778. Witches of pa urban legend claims that a witch was killed at the haunted quaker meeting house and graveyard near perryopolis in the. Compiled from historical collections of the state of pennsylvania, an illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, etc. Phillip was a well to do landowner and iron producer in fayette co, pa. The pa history societys book, the physician assistant. Hills, 1844, by israel daniel rupp page images at hathitrust.
Haydentown community center, smithfield, pennsylvania. The house has a long blacktopped drive way that starts at the highway and curves back and up the hill toward the house. Historical collections state pennsylvania abebooks. A very detailed well documented history of the colonial period in the mid atlantic region reflecting the tremendous service conrad weiser rendered to the six nations, the proprietors of pa, and the colonial government of pa. Pennsylvania history and books history of berks county. He lived at a place known as hard bargain near haydentown. Haydentown is an unincorporated village located along route 857 in fayette county, pennsylvania history. Publications the pennsylvania historical association.