Chapter 12 – Madison, History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania

Chapter 12
Madison

Named after the Fourth President � Territory of the Township Carved from
Toby and Red Bank � One of Captain Brady�s Notable Indian Fights � An
Official Account by Col. Brodhead � The Services of a Young Delaware Chief
� Col. Brodhead�s Expedition Against the Seneca and Muncy Towns on the
Upper Allegheny � The Land Tracts and Settlers upon Them � Mahoning Coal
Company � A French Trader�s Grave � History of the Holland Land Company
� The American Furnace � Settlement Law of 1792 � Contested Titles �
Titles from the Holland Land Company � Vain Searches for Indian Lead Mines
� Petroleum � Red Bank Furnace � Kellersburg � Middle Creek
Presbyterian Church � Duncansville � First School in the Township �
Description of the Building � Educational and other Statistics.

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Source: Page(s) 259-285, History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania by
Robert Walker Smith, Esq. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883.
Transcribed December 1998 by Jeffrey Bish for the Armstrong County Smith
Project.
Contributed by Jeffrey Bish for use by the Armstrong County Genealogy Project
(http://www.pa-roots.com/armstrong/)

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