Remembering Crawford County: Pennsylvania's last frontier
Author
Publisher
History Press
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
Preface: Looking at Crawford County
County's last "duel in the sun"
Early land barons of Crawford County
Perry's helpmates : county contributed to 1813 Lake Erie victory
Early politics nearly led to a Meadville riot
HJH : early promoter of the canal system
Justices often disappoint presidents who appoint them
Direct primary has county roots
Nothing remains of Crawford County's earliest commune
Yes... Spare the rod : early educator rejected corporal punishment
First local Republicans joined together to elect Lincoln
A soldier writes of his Civil War experience
The oil boom pleased many, but not all
He wanted to build a railroad, and he did
Flora Best Harris, a Meadville missionary
When the railroad came to East Fallowfield
"Macbeth" or "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"?
Four women who made a difference
To save or not to save?
Crawford County's workingmen and farmers rebelled in 1896
Local authors stood out in Progressive movement
Gone industries that were so unique
A tool! A tool! My kingdom for a tool!
A salute to the custodians of the past
Preserving the past through local history
Is our county a melting pot?
Society celebrates a century of progress
Blackouts? Earth hour? Please, just turn off the lights
Conneaut Lake is a western paradise.
From the Book
Preface: Looking at Crawford County
County's last "duel in the sun"
Early land barons of Crawford County
Perry's helpmates : county contributed to 1813 Lake Erie victory
Early politics nearly led to a Meadville riot
HJH : early promoter of the canal system
Justices often disappoint presidents who appoint them
Direct primary has county roots
Nothing remains of Crawford County's earliest commune
Yes... Spare the rod : early educator rejected corporal punishment
First local Republicans joined together to elect Lincoln
A soldier writes of his Civil War experience
The oil boom pleased many, but not all
He wanted to build a railroad, and he did
Flora Best Harris, a Meadville missionary
When the railroad came to East Fallowfield
"Macbeth" or "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"?
Four women who made a difference
To save or not to save?
Crawford County's workingmen and farmers rebelled in 1896
Local authors stood out in Progressive movement
Gone industries that were so unique
A tool! A tool! My kingdom for a tool!
A salute to the custodians of the past
Preserving the past through local history
Is our county a melting pot?
Society celebrates a century of progress
Blackouts? Earth hour? Please, just turn off the lights
Conneaut Lake is a western paradise.
From the Book
Preface: Looking at Crawford County
County's last "duel in the sun"
Early land barons of Crawford County
Perry's helpmates : county contributed to 1813 Lake Erie victory
Early politics nearly led to a Meadville riot
HJH : early promoter of the canal system
Justices often disappoint presidents who appoint them
Direct primary has county roots
Nothing remains of Crawford County's earliest commune
Yes... Spare the rod : early educator rejected corporal punishment
First local Republicans joined together to elect Lincoln
A soldier writes of his Civil War experience
The oil boom pleased many, but not all
He wanted to build a railroad, and he did
Flora Best Harris, a Meadville missionary
When the railroad came to East Fallowfield
"Macbeth" or "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"?
Four women who made a difference
To save or not to save?
Crawford County's workingmen and farmers rebelled in 1896
Local authors stood out in Progressive movement
Gone industries that were so unique
A tool! A tool! My kingdom for a tool!
A salute to the custodians of the past
Preserving the past through local history
Is our county a melting pot?
Society celebrates a century of progress
Blackouts? Earth hour? Please, just turn off the lights
Conneaut Lake is a western paradise.
From the Book
Preface
Looking at Crawford County
County's last "duel in the sun"
Early land barons of Crawford County
Perry's helpmates : county contributed to 1813 Lake Erie victory
Early politics nearly led to a Meadville riot
Harm J. Huidekoper : early promoter of the canal system
Justices often disappoint presidents who appoint them
Direct primary has county roots
Nothing remains of Crawford County's earliest commune
Yes
spare the rod : early educator rejected corporal punishment
First local Republicans joined together to elect Lincoln
A soldier writes of his Civil War experience
The oil boom pleased many, but not all
He wanted to build a railroad, and he did
Flora Best Harris, a Meadville missionary
When the railroad came to East Fallowfield
Macbeth or Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show?
Four women who made a difference
To save or not to save?
Crawford County's workingmen and farmers rebelled in 1896
Local authors stood out in Progressive movement
Gone industries that were so unique
"A tool! A tool! My kingdom for a tool!"
A salute to the custodians of the past
Preserving the past through local history
Is our county a melting pot?
Society celebrates a century of progress
Blackouts? Earth hour? Please, just turn off the lights
Conneaut Lake is a western paradise.
From the Local History Collection
Preface: Looking at Crawford County
County's last "duel in the sun"
Early land barons of Crawford County
Perry's helpmates : county contributed to 1813 Lake Erie victory
Early politics nearly led to a Meadville riot
HJH : early promoter of the canal system
Justices often disappoint presidents who appoint them
Direct primary has county roots
Nothing remains of Crawford County's earliest commune
Yes... Spare the rod : early educator rejected corporal punishment
First local Republicans joined together to elect Lincoln
A soldier writes of his Civil War experience
The oil boom pleased many, but not all
He wanted to build a railroad, and he did
Flora Best Harris, a Meadville missionary
When the railroad came to East Fallowfield
"Macbeth" or "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"?
Four women who made a difference
To save or not to save?
Crawford County's workingmen and farmers rebelled in 1896
Local authors stood out in Progressive movement
Gone industries that were so unique
A tool! A tool! My kingdom for a tool!
A salute to the custodians of the past
Preserving the past through local history
Is our county a melting pot?
Society celebrates a century of progress
Blackouts? Earth hour? Please, just turn off the lights
Conneaut Lake is a western paradise.
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Subjects
Subjects
Crawford County (Pa.) -- Biography
Crawford County (Pa.) -- History
Crawford County (Pa.) -- Politics and government
Crawford County (Pa.) -- Social conditions
Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life -- Pennsylvania -- Crawford County
History
Politics and government
Social conditions
State & Local - Middle Atlantic
United States
Crawford County (Pa.) -- History
Crawford County (Pa.) -- Politics and government
Crawford County (Pa.) -- Social conditions
Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life -- Pennsylvania -- Crawford County
History
Politics and government
Social conditions
State & Local - Middle Atlantic
United States
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