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History of Warren County, Chapter 47

CHAPTER XLVII HISTORY OF ELDRED TOWNSHIP     THIS township was formed from Southwest on the 8th day of September, 1843, and was named from Judge Eldred, a sketch of…

History of Warren County, Chapter 46

CHAPTER XLVI HISTORY OF SOUTHWEST TOWNSHIP   THIS township, which was formed from Deerfield in March, 1838, is situated in the extreme southwestern corner of the county, whence its name,…

History of Warren County, Chapter 45

CHAPTER XLV HISTORY OF PLEASANT TOWNSHIP   THE township of Pleasant, a sparsely settled, irregular tract of territory, is situated nearly in the center of Warren county, and is bounded…

History of Warren County, Chapter 44

CHAPTER XLIV HISTORY OF FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP THE township of Freehold was formed from Columbus and Sugar Grove on the 3d of September, 1833. It contains about thirty-five square miles, or…

History of Warren County, Chapter 43

CHAPTER XLIII HISTORY OF SHEFFIELD TOWNSHIP   THIS township was formed from Kinzua, on the 7th of June, 1833. Its territory occupies the entire southeastern corner of Warren county, and…

History of Warren County, Chapter 42

CHAPTER XLII HISTORY OF ELK TOWNSHIP*   THIS township, the organization of which was effected on the 3d of May, 1830 (although formed as “Number Seven” and attached to Kinzua…

History of Warren County, Chapter 41

CHAPTER XLI HISTORY OF LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP LIMESTONE was formed from the provisional townships of Tionesta and Limestone (see chapter on township organization) in August, 1829. At this time the land…

History of Warren County, Chapter 40

CHAPTER XL HISTORY OF COLUMBUS TOWNSHIP THE territory now comprising for the most part the township of Columbus was formed as early as the 8th of March, 1821, by the…

History of Warren County, Chapter 39

CHAPTER XXXIX HISTORY OF KINZUA TOWNSHIP KINZUA township lies on the eastern border of Warren county, and is bounded north by Allegheny River, separating it from the townships of Glade…

History of Warren County, Chapter 38

CHAPTER XXXVIII HISTORY OF SPRING CREEK TOWNSHIP   SPRING CREEK township was formed from the original town of Brokenstraw on the 8th day of March, 1821, and was called “Number…