History of Westmoreland County, PA Vol. 1 & 2 By John N. Boucher, 1906 726 + 840 pages, indexed, illustrated, searchable Requires Adobe 5 or higher to view $13.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Westmoreland-County-PA-History-Vol-1-2-Genealogy_W0QQitemZ200347480017QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea5a3efd1 “The purpose of the first volume is to present a history of Westmoreland County from its first settlement down to the present time... This volume covers a century and a half of the history of Westmoreland County. Its settlement began properly in 1755, with the lamentable expedition of the English army under General Edward Braddock, to capture Fort Duquesne. The next step in developing this territory was the opening up of a road directly across the county by General John Forbes' army in 1758, in his more successful expedition against the French fort. Immediately following these events came the early pioneers. Volume 1 relates entirely to the history of the county and to its prominent men of the past. Throughout the entire volume the reader will find biographical sketches of men who contributed to the county's history in war, and to its development in peace. As a proper accompaniment to such a narrative history as is contained in the first volume of this work, is the department of Genealogical and Personal History, prepared under the editorial supervision of John W. Jordan, LL. D., of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The purpose of Volume 2 is been to present many of the most important family records of Westmoreland county. History, proper, of necessity, is a narrative of what has been accomplished by people in the mass, and can take little note of individuals. The volume begins the mission of the genealogist and investigator of the personal lives of those who have borne the heat and burden of the day, in tracing whence and from whom they came, in portraying their deeds and the spirit with which they were actuated.” Vol. 1 Contents CHAPTER I. The French and English Struggle for Supremacy. CHAPTER II. The Grant to William Penn. 33 CHAPTER III.Formation of County. — First Courts. — Elections 42 CHAPTER IV. Selection of a County Seat. — Old Hannastown. CHAPTER V. The Boundary between Virginia and Pennsylvania 60 CHAPTER VI. The Indians of Early Westmoreland 67 CHAPTER VII. Early Indian Troubles. — Places of Refuge. 79 CHAPTER VIII. Scotch—Irish.— Germans 116 CHAPTER IX. The Beginning of the Revolution. 123 CHAPTER X. Westmoreland in the Revolution 132 CHAPTER XI. The Closing Years of the Revolution 145 CHAPTER XII. The Hannastown War. — Burning of the County Seat. 171 CHAPTER III. The Removal of the County Seat to Greensburg 186 CHAPTER XIV. The Whisky Insurrection ... 194 CHAPTER XV. Old Customs. — Crops. — Industries. — Clothes, etc 205 CHAPTER XVI.Indian Trails .Across Westmoreland. 234 CHAPTER XVII. The Westmoreland Soldiers in the War of 1812 242 CHAPTER XVIII. Taverns. — Turnpikes. — Wagons. — Stage Coaches '. 253 CHAPTER XIX. Canals 265 CHAPTER XX. Mexican War 271 CHAPTER XXI. Railroads. 279 CHAPTER XXII. Church History 285 CHAPTER XXIII. Bench and Bar 320 CHAPTER XXIV. History of the Medical Profession 376 CHAPTER XXV. Westmoreland Press 39S CHAPTER XXVI. Common Schools , 40S CHAPTER XXVII. The Civil War 426 CHAPTER XXVIII. The Court Houses. — County Home 437 CHAPTER XXIX. Agriculture 442 CHAPTER XXX. Iron 445 CHAPTER XXXI. Coal 458 CHAPTER XXXII. The Coke Industry 4<36 CHAPTER XXXIII. Manufacturing Industries 471 CHAPTER XXXIV. The Spanish-American War 475 CHAPTER XXXV. County Officers CHAPTER XXXVI. Greensburg 4S7 CHAPTER XXXVII. Hempfield Township.— Jeannette, "the Glass City 502 CHAPTER XXXVIII. North Huntington Township. — Irwin Borough 515 CHAPTER XXXIX. Rostraver Township. — North Belle Vernon. 519 CHAPTER XL. Donegal Township. — Derry Township. 534 CHAPTER XLI. Unity Township. — Latrobe Borough. — New Alexandria 554 CHAPTER XLII. Salem Township. — New Salem. East Huntingdon Township. CHAPTER XLIII. Allegheny Township. — Vandergrift. — Vandergrift Heights. — Ligonier Township. — Ligonier Borough 579 CHAPTER XLIV. Sewickley Township. — Suterville. — Loyalhanna Township. — Burrell Township. — Parnassus. — New Kensington. — Cook Township. — Bell Township. — Penn Township. — Manor. — Penn Borough. — St. Clair Township. — New Florence 598 CHAPTER XLV. Miscellaneous. — New Court House. — The Evans Execution. — The Year of the Frost.— Visit of Lafayette 615 CHAPTER XLVI. Special Biographies. 624 thru 669