LAWRENCE & MERCER COUNTIES,
PENNSYLVANIA

ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET

The histories of Lawrence County and Mercer County, in the State of Pennsylvania, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 29 Page Booklet, reprinted primarily from three hard-to-find books: the 1843 edition of Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania by Sherman Day, and An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1876) by William Egle, M.D., and Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State , a 1940 WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover.

Communities mentioned include: New Castle (Newcastle), Newport, Moravia, Fayette, Eastbrook, Wittenburg, Princeton, Clinton, New Bedford, Harlansburg, New Wilmington, Hillsburg, Wampum, Pulaski, Edinburg, Mercer, West Greenville, Sharon, Georgetown, Wheatland, Sharpsville, Clarksville, Transfer, Shenango, Jamestown, Stoneboro, Sandy Lake, Fredonia, Oakland, Pardoe's Station, Pinegrove, Sheakleyville, New Vernon, New Lebanon, Milledgeville, Hendersonville, Millbrook, Pinegrove, North Liberty, Loudon, Blacktown, Leesburg, Greenfield, Bethel, Charleston, Delaware Grove, Jackson Center (Jackson Centre), Farrell, Grove City, West Middlesex, and Fairview.

The Day and Egle histories provide an early look at this area, while the WPA booklet adds a later view. Since the source books are concerned with the same subject, there is some duplication of material, but the time elasped often changes the perspective and emphasis.

Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are: John Findley, Benjamin Stokely and other Early Settlers; Physical Features of the Area, such as Caves through Hills and a Ruggedly Beautiful Waterfall; Early Industries, Educational Facilities and Courts; the High Cost of Transportation, and the Effect of Railroads and Canals; the Slaughter of the Forests; the Abundance of Coal and Iron Ore; David Zeisberger and other Moravian Brethern; How a Skeptical Indian Warrior was Converted; a Community of Women; Why the Moravian Mission Moved to Gnadenhutten; Lawrence Volunteers in the War of 1812; the "Roundhead" Regiment and other Civil War units; Township Names; the 10-sided House, the 12-Sided House; the first Newspaper in Mercer; Disruption of a Sermon by War News; the Mercer Blues; and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

ILLUSTRATIONS include: Public Square and Courthouse at Mercer, the Lawrence County Court House; and Public School Building in New Castle.