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OUTLINE
HISTORY of PENNSYLVANIA |
CHAPTER I.
- The Discovery of the Delaware
- Pennsylvania Granted to and Organized by William Penn. |
9,
10 |
CHAPTER II. -
- German Immigration
- The Administrations of William Penn and Sir Wiliam Keith |
11,
12 |
CHAPTER III. -
- The Question of Taxing the Proprietary Estates
- Wars with the French and Indians |
13,
14 |
CHAPTER IV. -
- Mason and Dixon's Line
- Causes of the Revolution
- Patriotic Action of Pennsylvania |
15,
16 |
CHAPTER V. -
- Revolution in the Provincial Government
- Pennsylvania a State
- Battles of 1776 and 1777
- Indian Warfare |
17,
18 |
CHAPTER VI. -
- Later Events of the Revolution
- War with the Western Indians
- Constitutional Changes |
19,
20 |
CHAPTER VII. -
- The Pennamite War
- Whiskey Insurrection
- "Molly Maguire" Outrages
- The Riots of 1877 |
20-22 |
CHAPTER VIII. -
- Harrisburg made the Capital
- The War of 1812
- Internal Improvements
- Schools |
22-24 |
CHAPTER IX. -
Patriotic Action in the Mexican
and Civil Wars |
24,
25 |
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LUZERNE COUNTY.
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CHAPTER I. -
- Relics and Theories of the Earliest Inhabitants of Northeastern
Pennsylvania |
27-29 |
CHAPTER II. -
Opening of the Historic Period
- The Indians of Wyoming |
30-37 |
CHAPTER III. -
- Operations of the Susquehanna Company
- The "Pennamite and Yankee" Contest. |
37-40 |
CHAPTER IV. -
- The Pioneers
- How they Came, Settled and Developed the Resources of the Country |
41-45 |
CHAPTER V. -
The Condition of the Pioneers
- Their Ways and Means of Living |
45-48 |
CHAPTER VI. -
- Old Luzerne County in the Revolution. |
48-55 |
CHAPTER VII. -
- Civil History
- Boundaries, Organization, County Buildings and Civil List |
55-59 |
CHAPTER VIII. -
- Local Military Organizations
- Service in Canada and Mexico and at Home |
60-64 |
CHAPTER X. -
- History of the Coal Trade in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties |
67-90 |
CHAPTER XI. -
- River Navigation
- The Construction of Canals |
90-92 |
CHAPTER XII. -
- The Construction of Railroads in Luzerne County |
92,
93 |
CHAPTER XIII. -
- Historical, Agricultural, Medical, Religious and Sportsmen's
Associations |
93-96 |
CHAPTER XIV. -
- Opening of the Civil War
- Patriotic Spirit in Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming |
97-99 |
CHAPTER XV. -
- Luzerne in the Civil War
- The 8th, 11th and 15th Regiments of Three Months Men |
99-103 |
CHAPTER XVI -
- The 28th Regiment |
103-107 |
CHAPTER XVII. -
- The 36th and 41st Regiments (7th and 12th Reserves) |
107-111 |
CHAPTER XVIII. -
- Histories of the 46th and 50th Regiments |
111-116 |
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CHAPTER XIX. -
- History of the 52nd Regiment |
116-126 |
CHAPTER XX. -
- History of the 53d Regiment |
126+129 |
CHAPTER XXI. -
- The 56th, 57th and 58th Regiments |
129-135 |
CHAPTER XXII. -
- The 61st and 64th Regiments |
135-140 |
CHAPTER XXIII. -
- The 74th, 76th and 77th Regiments |
140-146 |
CHAPTER XXIV. -
- The 81st, 92nd and 96th Regiments |
146-157 |
CHAPTER XXV. -
- The 107th, 108th, 132nd, 136th and 142nd Regiments |
158-164 |
CHAPTER XXVI. -
- The 143d Regiment |
165-178 |
CHAPTER XXVII. -
- The 149th, 161st, 162nd, 163d, 177th, 178th abnd 194th Regiments |
178-182 |
CHAPTER XXVIII. -
- An Outline of the Geology of the Wyoming Coal Field |
182-191 |
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CITY,
TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH HISTORIES |
| Wilkes-Barre
City and Township |
192-236 |
| Bear Creek
Township |
237 |
| Black Creek
Township |
237-239 |
| Buck Township |
239-240 |
| Butler Township |
240-243 |
| Conyngham
Township |
243, 244 |
| Dallas Township |
244, 245 |
| Denison Township |
247, 248 |
| Dorrance
Township |
248 |
| Exeter Township |
249-252 |
| West Pittston
Borough |
252, 253 |
| Fairmount
Township |
253-255 |
| Foster Township |
255-258 |
| White Haven
Borough |
258-264 |
| Freeland Borough |
264 |
| Franklin
Township |
264-267 |
| Hanover Township |
268, 269 |
| Ashley Borough |
269-272 |
| Hanover Township |
268, 269 |
| Ashley Borough |
269-272 |
| Nanticoke
Borough |
272-278 |
| Sugar Notch
Borough |
278-280 |
| Hazle Township |
280-282 |
| Hazelton Borough |
282-293 |
| Hollenback
Township |
294 |
| Hunlock Township |
295, 296 |
| Huntington
Township |
296-299 |
| Jackson Township |
300, 301 |
| Jenkins Township |
301-303 |
| Yatesville
Borough |
303-304 |
| Kingston
Township |
304-311 |
| Kingston Borough |
311-317 |
| Lake Township |
318, 319 |
| Lehman Township |
319-321 |
| Marcy Township |
321, 322 |
| Nescopeck
Township |
323, 324 |
| New Columbus
Borough |
299 |
| Newport Township |
324-327 |
| Pittston
Township |
327, 328 |
| Hughestown
Borough |
328 |
| Pittston Borough |
329-338 |
| Pleasant Valley
Borough |
338-340 |
| Plains Townshp |
340, 345 |
| Parsons Borough |
345-348 |
| Plymouth Townshp |
348-354 |
| Plymouth Borough |
355-362 |
| Ross Township |
363, 364 |
| Salem Township |
364-366 |
| Slocum Township |
366, 367 |
| Sugarloaf
Township |
367-371 |
| Union Township |
371-373 |
| Shickshinny
Borough |
373-376 |
| Wright Township |
376, 377 |
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LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
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CHAPTER I. -
- Name
- First Inhabitants
- County Organization
- Officials |
378 |
CHAPTER II. -
- The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
- Railroads of Lackawanna County |
379, 380 |
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CHAPTER III. -
- The 13th Regiment of the National Guard of Pennsylvania |
380 |
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CITY, TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH
HISTORIES
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| Scranton and
Dunmore |
381-438 |
| Carbondale City |
439-452 |
| Abington
Township |
453, 454 |
| North Abington
Township |
454, 455 |
| South Abington
Township |
455-457 |
| Glenburn Borough |
457 |
| Waverly Borough |
457-460 |
| Benton Township |
460, 451 |
| Blakely Township |
461, 462 |
| Dickson City
Borough |
466, 467 |
| Jermyn Borough |
467-469 |
| Olyphant Borough |
470-472 |
| Winton Borough |
472 |
| Carbondale
Township |
473 |
| Clifton Township |
473, 474 |
| Covington
Township |
474, 476 |
| Fell Township |
476, 477 |
| Greenfield
Township |
477, 478 |
| Jefferson
Township |
478-480 |
| Lackawanna
Township |
480, 481 |
| Lehigh Township |
481, 482 |
| Gouldsborough |
482 |
| Madison Township |
483-486 |
| Newton Township |
486-489 |
| Old Forge
Township |
489, 490 |
| Ransom Township |
490-492 |
| Roaring Brook
Township |
492, 493 |
| Scott Township |
493, 494 |
| Spring Brook
Township |
494, 496 |
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WYOMING COUNTY.
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CHAPTER I. -
- Relics of an Earlier Race
- Organization of Wyoming County
- Officers and Representatives. |
496, 497 |
CHAPTER II. -
- The Bench and the Bar of Wyoming County |
497-499 |
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CHAPTER III. -
- Canal and Railroad Communications in Wyoming County |
500 |
CHAPTER IV. -
- Agricultural Societies
- Wyoming County Bible Society
- Military Companies |
500, 501 |
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TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH
HISTORIES
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| Braintrim
Township |
502-505 |
| Clinton Township |
505-507 |
| Eaton Township |
508-510 |
| Exeter Township |
510 |
| Falls Township |
510-513 |
| Forkston
Township |
513, 514 |
| Lemon Township |
514, 515 |
| Mehoopany
Township |
515-517 |
| Meshoppen
Township |
517-519 |
| Meshoppen
Borough |
519, 520 |
| Monroe Township |
520-522 |
| Nicholson
Township |
522, 523 |
| Nicholson
Borough |
523-526 |
| North Branch
Township |
526 |
| North Moreland
Township |
526, 527 |
| Overfield
Township |
527, 528 |
| Tunkhannock
Township |
528-530 |
| Tunkhannock
Borough |
530-535 |
| Washington
Township |
535, 536 |
| Windham Township |
536-538 |
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APPENDIX.
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LUZERNE
COUNTY |
- The
Wyoming Monument
- M. E. Chapel, Pleasant Valley
- Sheldon Reynolds |
539 |
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LACKAWANNA
COUNTY. |
-
Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company
(W. W. Scranton's Resignation)
- Ministerial and Official Changes
- Scranton Fire Department
- Borough Items |
539, 540 |
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WYOMING
COUNTY. |
| - Keystone
Academy, Factoryville |
540 |
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BIOGRAPHIES
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