…bringing our past into the future
History of Warren County
J.S. Schenck & W.S. Rann
Syracuse, New York: D. Mason, 1887
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CHAPTER III EUROPEAN DISCOVERIES, ETC., 1534 – 1655 The French in New France – The Puritans in New England – The Dutch in New Netherlands – Activity of the French – Dutch Progress – The Jesuits – The Company of a Hundred Partners – Capture and Restoration of New France – Great Extent of the … Read more
CHAPTER II NATURAL FEATURES, ETC Topography – Character of Forests – The Soil – Its Products – Minerals – The Animal Kingdom – The Eries – The Kahquahs, or Neuter Nation The Hurons – The Iroquois – Earlier Occupants – Inferences. IT is deemed fitting, before beginning the record of events, to give a brief … Read more
HISTORY OF WARREN COUNTY CHAPTER I OUR SUBJECT SOMEWHAT EXPLAINED The Beginning of Warren County’s History – Date of Organization – Its Boundaries – Its Area and Streams – Origin of its Name – The System to be Pursued in Succeeding Chapters. On that eventful mid – summer’s day in 1749 when Captain Bienville de … Read more