History Of Allegheny County Pennsylvania Including Its Early Settlement And Progress To The Present Time Volume 2 Part 2

Author : A. A. Lambing
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265545256
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book Allegheny County written by A. A. Lambing and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Allegheny County: Its Early History and Subsequent Development Believing that the Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the organization of Allegheny County would not be complete without a sketch of the territory embraced within the original lines Of the county, and of that part of Western Pennsylvania from which the same was taken - Virtually including the early his tory Of Western Pennsylvania, such a history of the early settle ment of Allegheny County, of the midnight raids by the Indians, of the bloody battles, of the hardships and privations endured by the pioneers, and, later on, by the wonderful development and growth of the same during the past century - cannot but be inter esting to every citizen of the county. The following historical sketch is presented to the citizens of Allegheny County by the Centennial Committee with the be lief that no country nor age ever presented a more interesting and thrilling story of conquest, of settlement and development, than does the history of the settlement of Allegheny County, and of its subsequent marvellous growth and prosperity. As written in the felicitous style of the gifted authors, it can scarcely be improved upon by the touch of the romancer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.