Chapter 10
Kiskiminetas
Indian Origin of the Name—Organization— Early Visits of the
Whites—Christopher Gist—Persons to Whom the Lands were Originally
Surveyed—Old Time Attempts to Divide the
Township—Churches—Schools—Temperance Element—Improving Navigation in
the Kiskiminetas—Mechanical Industries—Statistics of Employments and
Population—Postoffices—An Ancient Landmark—Geological
Description—“Dunmire’s Rock”—Borough of Apollo, Formerly
Warren—Assessments at Various Dates—Ferries and Bridges—Religious
Matters— Military—Soldiers Aid Society—Lodges— Trades and
Occupations—Manufacturing and Mercantile History—Statistics—Fires.
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2Source: Page(s) 232-246, History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania by
Robert Walker Smith, Esq. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883.
Transcribed December 1998 by Rodney G. Rosborough for the Armstrong County Smith Project.
Contributed by Rodney G. Rosborough for use by the Armstrong County Genealogy
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