History of Warren County PA Pennsylvania Cornplanter

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Home of Cornplanter, Famous Indian Warrior
WARREN  COUNTY, PA
New 30-Page Illustrated Booklet
The history of Warren County, PA, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 30-page booklet
,
reprinted primarily from
four
hard-to-find vintage books. The
spiral-bound booklet is printed single sided on  8 1/2 x 11 paper. A 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 recently added excerpt from the fourth 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.
The communities mentioned include:
Clarendon, Deerfield, Fayette, Irvine, Kinjua, Lottsville, North Warren, Pine Grove, Russell, Sheffield, Spring Valley, Sugar Grove, Tidioute, Warren, and Youngsville.
Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are:
Early settlers; Physical Features of the Land; Seasonal Lumber Business; Early Barriers to Settlement; Floating Down River on Immense Rafts; Guy C. Irvin, Esq., “Napoleon in the lumber business”; Failure of the Lumberman’s Bank at Warren; the “Union” printing press; the Honorable Joseph Hackney; Anticipating the Town of Cornplanter; Major Morrison’s Close Call; General William Irvine’s Family; a “salty” tale; Detailed Account of the Life of Cornplanter, famous half-breed Indian; Leather Tanneries and Oil Wells; Chronology of Warren County Events; and other interesting bits of history and trivia.
ILLUSTRATIONS include
Warren, the Borough of Warren; Northwestern State Hospital for the Insane.
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