Washington County chronicles : historic tales from southwestern Pennsylvania / Harriet Branton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Branton, Harriet.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Washington County (Pa.)--History--Anecdotes.

Washington County (Pa.).

Washington County (Pa.)--History, Local--Anecdotes.

Washington County (Pa.)--Biography--Anecdotes.

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

174 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013.

Summary:

Abolitionists, rebels and innovators have all tracked across the pages of Washington County history. Their stories and more were chronicled by beloved local historian Harriet Branton, who introduced readers of the Washington Observer-Reporter to the history hidden in plain sight. In the earliest tales, European settlers clashed with the Shawanese and Delaware Indians, and fiery local lawyer David Bradford led the Whiskey Rebellion. With the corning of the Civil War, the people of southwestern Pennsylvania overwhelmingly united to the cause of the Union-the LeMoynes of Washington and the McKeevers of West Middletown shepherded slaves to freedom, and Washington and Jefferson College sent its alumni to the key battles of the war. Join Branton as she journeys from the rough-and-tumble frontier days of Washington County to the twentieth century ushered in by coal, oil and iron rail. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Five Courts of Washington County

John McMillan : Pastor and Educator

Whiskey Rebellion : The Taxpayers' Revolt

David Bradford : Rebel with a Cause

Founding of the Reporter

War Between the Colleges

The Road to Prosperity

Westward Ho!

King Coal

The Washington Female Seminary

Solomon Spaulding : A Mormon Mystery?

The Hanging on Gallows Hill

The LeMoyne House : Its Role in the Slavery Issue

Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad

The Washington Invincibles

The Fighting Men of Ringgold

Washington Prepares for Invasion During the Civil War

The Amity Volunteers

Jonathan Letterman, MD

Rebecca Harding Davis

Oil : Our Lucrative Nuisance

County Draws Early Industry

County Steams into the Machine Age

The Waynie : Pride of Two Counties

Dr. LeMoyne's Last Hurrah

The McGiffins : Tales from Afar

The Tenth Infantry in the Philippines

Until It Was Over, Over There

Washington Readies for War

Again.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-170)

ISBN:

9781609498696

1609498690

OCLC:

824081937

Publisher Number:

99953631167

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