The logging railroad era of lumbering in Pennsylvania : a history of the lumber, chemical wood, and tanning companies which used railroads in Pennsylvania
Contents: The logging railroad era of lumbering in Pennsylvania by Walter Casler, Benjamin F. G Kline, jr., and Thomas T. Taber III--Book 1: Pitch pine and prop timber, by Benjamin F.G. Kline, jr.--Book 2: "Wild catting" on the mountain, by Benjamin F.G. Kline, jr.--Book 3: Ghost lumber towns of central Pennsylvania, by Thomas T. Taber III.--Book 4: Sunset along Susquehanna waters, by Thomas T. Taber III.--Book 5: The Goodyears, an empire in the hemlocks, by Thomas T. Taber III.--Book 6: Whining saws and squealing flanges, by Thomas T. Taber III.--Book 7: Sawmills among the derricks, by Thomas T. Taber III.--Book 8: Tionesta Valley, by Walter C. Casler.--Book 9: Teddy Collins empire, by Walter C. Casler.--Book 10: Tanbark, alcohol, and lumber, by Thomas T. Taber III.--Book 11: Allegheny Valley logging railroads, by Walter C. Casler.--Book 12: Dinkies, dams and sawdust, by Benjamin F.G. Kline, jr.--Book 13: "Stemwinders" in the laurel highlands, by Benjamin F.G. Kline, jr.--Index: Addenda and index, Additions and corrections, by Walter Casler, Benjamin F. G. Kline, jr, and Thomas T Tabor III.
Records of marriages and burials in the Monocacy Church in Frederick County, Maryland, and in the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in the city of Frederick, Maryland, 1743-1811
Pennsylvania's Susquehanna; interesting history, legends and descriptions of the "heart river" of Pennsylvania, its surrounding hills and mountains, its broad valleys and narrow gorges, its canals and railroads, its towns and cities and, above all, its beauty
xiii, 236 p. ill. col. map (on lining papers) 29 cm.
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Contents: Pennsylvania's Susquehanna -- The North Branch -- The West Branch -- The Juniata -- The Main River: Northumberland to Harrisburg -- Canals, steamboats and pirates -- The main river: Harrisburg to the Maryland border --
History of Cecil County, Maryland, and the early settlements around the head of Chesapeake Bay and on the Delaware River, with sketches of some of the old families of Cecil County
"The loss of many of the early colonial and county records and the miserably dilapidated condition of many of those extant, have added greatly to the difficulty and labor of the work, and made it in some cases impossible to refer the reader to the sources from which important information has been obtained. Not withstanding which, the author has quoted largely from the archives of the State and county as well as from the writings and correspondence of many persons mentioned in the work " [from the preface]
The early settlers of Maryland; an index to names of immigrants compiled from records of land patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland