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