History of Clarion County Pennsylvania

Description

Squeeze Play at Brady's Bend
CLARION COUNTY
ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET
The history of Clarion County, PA, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this
NEW
20-Page Booklet
, reprinted primarily from three hard-to-find books:
An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
by William Egle, M.D., and
Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State
, a WPA project published in 1940. The spiral-bound booklet
is printed on quality paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover.
Source books include:
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 communities mentioned include: Clarion, Strattenville, Shippensville, Carlesville, Greenville, Callensburg, St. Petersburg, East Brady, Sligo, New Bethlehem (Gumtown), Tylersburg, Freyburg, Edinburgh, Turkey City, Salem City, Foxburg, Perryville, West Freedom, Monterey, Phillipsburg, Lawsonham, Millville, Shannondale, Rimmersburg, Currlsville, Fairmount City, Lucinda, Reidsburg, Brady's Bend, Kaylor, and Leeper.
The Egle history covers the early development of this area, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities.
Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are: Early Settlers and their hardships; squeeze play at Brady's Bend; The building of a county seat; Oil boom; Callensburg Institute, Carrier Seminary, Clarion Collegiate Institute, Reid Institute, Clarion Academy, and other schools; Pine tar an early export; The Water Works; The legend of Capt Sam Brady at "the Narrows"; a thrifty deer hunter; Why Clarion's called Clarion, Sligo's called Sligo, and Rimmersburg's
not
called Pinksville; and other interesting bits of history and trivia.
The recently added third book includes a 1940s
map of the county
, several photos and a concise update of the county's progress as it looked shortly after World War II.
ILLUSTRATIONS
include Public Square in Clarion, Clarion County Courthouse, Clarion County Prison.
Wouldn't this make a unique gift?