History of Beaver County 255 almost absolute immunity from serious accident. During the World’s Fair at Chicago, from May to October, 1893, 3142 pas­senger trains, made up of 23,947 cars…

CHAPTER VI ERECTION AND ORGANIZATION Need of New Counties–Eight Counties Formed-Boundaries of Beaver County Defined–Commissioners Named–Personal Sketches of First Commissioners–Organization of Courts–Admission of First Attorneys–First County Officers–First Grand Jury–Constables Appointed–Licenses…

CHAPTER V FIRST LAND TITLES I “Land-grabbing,” Indian, Swedish, Dutch, and English-Duke of York’s Tenure-William Penn’s Tenure-Conveyances-Manors-Extin­guishment of Indian Title-Purchases of 1768 and 1784-Treaty of Fort McIntosh, I785-Depreciation and Donation…

CHAPTER IV THE FIRST SETTLERS AND THEIR LIFE The Scotch-Irish-The Germans-The Moravians-Date of Early Settlements-Claims of Priority-Incidents of Indian Incursions-The Poes and Captain Brady-The Last Indian Murder-North Side Settlers-Pioneer Life-“Forts”…

St. Mark’s Lutheran Cemetery122 Lillyville Rd., Beaver County, PATombstone transcription by Lesa McElwainMay 2003 Strohecker, Royal M. s/o ?? b. 1-19-????        d. 6-?-???? Strohecker, Binnie       1887-1904 Strohecker, Matthias         1844-1912GARStrohecker, Mary        …

Chapter III THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, AND AFTER, TO 1800 Origin of Revolutionary Spirit – Causes of the Conflict – Training of Colonists for it – Part of Western Settlers in…

CHAPTER II THE PRE-REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD Indian Occupation-French and English C1aims-Explorers and Traders -The Ohio Company-Celeron’s Expedition-Alarm of Pesnnyl­vania and Virginia Authorities-Washington Sent to Fort Le Breuf -Military Measures-Fort at “Forks…

HISTORY OF BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER I PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE COUNTY Location-Boundaries-Origin of the Name-Drainage-Soil-Topog­raphy-Geology – Flora and Fauna-Historic Floods-Climatic Peculiarities, etc. B EAVER CO UNTY, one of the…

Society of FriendsTheir first meeting house was in Fallston, but in 1827 a division occurred within the congregation and both groups moved to New Brighton. The Orthodox group held sevices…

Salem Evangelical Church, Freedom The Salem United Methodist Church formally the Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Freedom congregation was a part of the Rochester Mission Field until 1905 when…