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Welcome to
Washington Co., Pennsylvania
History & Genealogy
 

Source:
History of Washington County, Pennsylvania
 with
Biographical Sketches
of many of its
Pioneers and Prominent Men
Edited by Boyd Crumrine
ILLUSTRATED
Philadelphia:
L. H. Everts & Co.
1882

CONTENTS:

CHAPTER I. - Washington County in History 13
   - Location, Boundaries, and Topography
 - The Indian Occupation		  
CHAPTER II. - The French and English Claims to the Trans-Allegheny Region 21
   - George Washington's Visit to the French Forts in 1753  
CHAPTER III. - French Occupation at the Head of the Ohio 34
   - Washington's Campaign of 1754  
CHAPTER IV. - Braddock's Expedition in 1755 44
     
CHAPTER V. - Incursions and Ravages During the French Occupation 53
   - Capture of Fort Du Quesne and Expulsion of the French
 - Expeditions Under Bouquet		  
CHAPTER VI. - Dunmore's War 64
CHAPTER VII. - The Revollution 74
CHAPTER VIII. - The Revolution - (Continued) 110
CHAPTER IX. - The Civil and Legal History 138
CHAPTER X. - The Civil and Legal History - Continued) 148
CHAPTER XI. - The Civil and Legal History - Continued) 158
CHAPTER XII. - The Civil and Legal History - Continued) 169
CHAPTER XIII. - The Civil and Legal History - Continued) 182
CHAPTER IV. - The Civil and Legal History - Continued) 196
CHAPTER XVI - The Civil and Legal History - Continued) 204
CHAPTER XVII - The Civil and Legal History - Continued) 212
CHAPTER XVIII - The Civil and Legal History - Continued) 222
CHAPTER XIX - The Civil and Legal History - Continued) 235
CHAPTER XX. - The Whiskey Insurrection 262
CHAPTER XXI. - War of 1812-15 - Texan and Mexican Wars 306
CHAPTER XXII. - War of the Rebellion 310
CHAPTER XXIII. - War of the Rebellion - (Continued) 319
CHAPTER XXIV - War of the Rebellion - (Continued) 322
CHAPTER XXV - War of the Rebellion - (Continued) 329
CHAPTER XXVI - War of the Rebellion - (Continued) 334
CHAPTER XXVII - War of the Rebellion - (Continued) 342
CHAPTER XXVIII - War of the Rebellion - (Continued) 346
CHAPTER XXIX - War of the Rebellion - (Continued) 349

 

 

 

 
CHAPTER XXX - War of the Rebellion - War of the Rebellion - (Continued) 353
CHAPTER XXXI. - War of the Rebellion - (Continued) 362
CHAPTER XXXII. - Geology - Mining 365
CHAPTER XXXIII. - Internal Improvements 370
CHAPTER XXXIV. - Religious History 398
CHAPTER XXXV. - Religious History - (Continued) 425
CHAPTER XXXVI. - Educational History 438
CHAPTER XXXVII 463
   - County Buildings
 - Civil List
 - County Agricultural Societies
 - Population		  


BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS.

  
WASHINGTON BOROUGH 476
MONONGAHELA CITY 565
CANONSBURG BOROUGH 601
CALIFORNIA BOROUGH 628
WEST BROWNSVILLE BOROUGH 635
ALLEN TOWNSHIP 643
AMWELL TOWNSHIP 652
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP 673
CANTON TOWNSHIP 673
CARROLL TOWNSHIP 691
CECIL TOWNSHIP 698
CHARTIERS TOWNSHIP 698
CROSS CREEK TOWNSHIP 721
DONEGAL TOWNSHIP 742
EAST BETHLEHEM TOWNSHP 764
EAST FINLEY TOWNSHIP 774
EAST PIKE RUN TOWNSHP 782
FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHP 789
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 796
HANOVER TOWNSHIP 802
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP 811
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP 824
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP 836
MORRES TOWNSHIP 842
MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP 850
NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP 866
NOTTINGHAM TOWNSHIP 882
PETERS TOWNSHIP 887
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP 900
SMITH TOWNSHIP 910
SOMERSET TOWNSHIP 931
SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP 952
UNION TOWNSHIP 960
WEST BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP 969
WEST FINLEY TOWNSHIP 979
WEST PIKE RUN TOWNSHIP 986


ILLUSTRATIONS:
Alexander, J. W. facing 627
Alexander, William J. facing 578
Allison, John 720
Autographs of Justices of Old Virginia Courts, facing 204
Baker, Enoch facing 671
Barnard, Samuel facing 978
Barr, John S. facing 944
Bentley, George facing 968
Blachly, S. L. facing 848
Caldwell, A. B., Residence of facing 504
Court-House, Sheriff's Residence, and Jail facing 467
Craig, Walker facing 724
Craighead, James facing 706
Crumrine, George facing 976
Davis, William facing 957
Denniston, Samul facing 964
Dickson, James G. facing 614
Ducking Stool 206
Ewing, John H. facing 556
Farrar, John facing 929
Frazier, Thomas facing 760
Hall, John, Stock-Farm of facing 688
Hanna, Mrs. S. R. facing 558
Hawkins, S. R. facing 948
Hazlett's Bank facing 528
Hazzard, T. R. facing 598
Henderson, Joseph 563
Hopkins, James H. facing 562
Hopkins, William facing 560
Howe, S. B. facing 635
Jefferson College at Canonsburg in 1842 445
Lawrence, G. V. facing 574
Lee, William facing 732
Little, James D., Residence of facing 712
Map, Draft of Surveys Virginia Settlement, between 192, 193
Map, Outline Illustrating the Boundary Controversy between Pennsylvania and Virginia facing 191
Map showing District of West Augusta and Counties of Ohio betw. 182, 183
Map showing French Occupation of the Ohio Valley, facing 138
Map of Washington County from 1781 5o 1788 facing 222
Map, Outline, of Washington County betw. 12, 13
Maxwell, George C., Residence of facing 646
Maxwell, John facing 820
McConnell, Alexander, Jr. betw. 718, 719
McConnell, Alexander, Sr. betw. 718, 719
McFarland, Samuel facing 564
McKennan, W. facing 249
McLain, William facing 762
McMillan's Log Cabin Academy 440
McNary, James S. betw. 714, 715
McNary, William H. betw. 714, 715
Murray's Block, West Alexander 752
Noble, t. C. facing 758
Part of Washington in 1842 facing 496
Patterson, James facing 727
Paul, huston facing 754
Paxton, John G., Residence of facing 708
Plan of the town of Washington betw. 476, 477
Pees, Zachariah facing 880
Perrine, David facing 840
Prehistoric Pipe 956
Presbyterian Church, West Alexander facing 749
Pringle, J. S. facing 642
Proudfit, J. L. facing 930
Public School, Monongahela City facing 595
Ramsey, George facing 959
Reed, Parker 822
Richard Yates' Survey 193
Ritchie's Block facing 623
Ritchie, W. H. S. facing 624
Shirls, Harry, Residence of betw. 542, 543
Sloan, James, Rev. facing 585
Smith, William facing 940
Soldiers' Monument 552
Southwestern State Normal School facing 462
Speers, S. C. facing 649
Sphar, Henry facing 651
Stephens, J. W. facing 936
Stewart, Robert facing 838
Stocks and Pillory 222
Swagler, Jacob facing 950
Swart, Andrew J. 672
Townsend, Elijah facing 899
Trinity Hall, from Playground 459
Trinity Hall Boarding School facing 458
Trinity Hall, east view facing 459
Vance, Samuel facing 952
Warne, James facing 640
Walker, D. S. facing 740
Walker, John N. facing 736
Washington College in 1842 446
Wasson, L. J. facing 886
Work, George T. facing 816
   
   

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