Elk County History

Transcription of the history of Elk County from the book  History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania published by J.H. Beers & Co in 1890.

This transcription was contributed by Nathan Zipfel for use by the Elk County Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/~elk/)

  CHAPTER I - TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY

  CHAPTER II - INDIANS AND PIONEERS

  CHAPTER III - COURTS AND BAR

  CHAPTER IV - TRANSACTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONERS

  CHAPTER V - POLITICAL HISTORY

  CHAPTER VI - JOURNALISM - SCHOOLS

  CHAPTER VII - MILITARY AFFAIRS

  CHAPTER VIII - RAILROADS

  CHAPTER IX - MEDICAL

  CHAPTER X - BENEZETTE TOWNSHIP

  CHAPTER XI - BENZINGER TOWNSHIP- BOROUGH OF ST. MARY'S

  CHAPTER XII - FOX TOWNSHIP

  CHAPTER XIII - HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP- HORTON TOWNSHIP- JAY TOWNSHIP

  CHAPTER XIV - JONES TOWNSHIP

  CHAPTER XV - RIDGWAY TOWNSHIP- BOROUGH OF RIDGWAY

  CHAPTER XVI - MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP- SPRING CREEK TOWNSHIP

  CHAPTER XVII - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - RIDGWAY TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF RIDGWAY

  CHAPTER XVIII - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - JONES TOWNSHIP

  CHAPTER XIX - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - FOX TOWNSHIP - HORTON TOWNSHIP

  CHAPTER XX - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - BENEZETTE TOWNSHIP - JAY TOWNSHIP

  CHAPTER XXI - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - BENZINGER TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF ST. MARY'S

 

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