Beaver County

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 and containing 603,103 passengers, were run over this main line to and from Chicago, without injury to a single passenger or train man. CLEVELAND & … Read more

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 Granted–Justices’ Districts–First Deed and Will–Commissioner’s Report, 1806–Erection of County Buildings–­Civil List–Personal Sketches of United States Senators, Members of Congress and of the State Senate. Look … Read more

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 Lands-Reservations-Land Act of 1792-Land Companies-Litigation Resulting-Pennsylvania and Virginia Grants. Still to the whiteman’s wants there is no end. He said, “beyond those hills he would … Read more

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” and Blockhouses-Dress and Provisions-Homes and Furniture-Sports and Diversions-Morals and Manners-Religious Beliefs and Superstitions-Education. What was his name? I do not know his name. I only … Read more

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 Revolution – General Clark’s Expedition – General Hand’s Expedition – Girty and Other Renegades – Conduct of British at Detroit – General McIntosh’s Expedition – … Read more

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 of the Ohio”-Ward’s Sur­render-Beginning of French and Indian War-Fort Necessity­Braddock’s Defeat-Forbes’s Expedition and Fall of Fort Duquesne -End of French Empire in America-Conspiracy of Pontiac-Relief … Read more

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 westernmost range of the counties of Pennsylvania, and the third, reckoning northward, from the southwestern corner of the State, lies along the Ohio and West … Read more