Author : Warner Beers and Company
Release : 2022-08-22
Genre : Family & Relationships
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History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania write by Warner Beers and Company. This book was released on 2022-08-22. History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. By: Warner, Beers & Company 1886, reprinted 2022, 816 pages, New Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-083-1. Cumberland County was created in 1750 from Lancaster County. It lies in the south-central portion of the state along the Maryland State line. First settlers started arriving in the area around 1730. The majority of these immigrants were Scotch-Irish along with a smaller population of English and Germans. This book is broken down into three parts. The first is a history of the state of Pennsylvania from 1624-1886. The second is a history of the county with such topics as: Pioneers / early settlers, Indians, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Slavery, religion, education, court system, formation of townships, Medicine, Newspapers, early landowners, Lists of Taxes paid 1736-1749, lists of settlers of North Valley, Lists of Taxables in the county 1762. The third is a biographical sketch section of approximately 564 persons with a New Index that was produced for this reprint which mentions approximately 20,500 persons.