Schuylkill County, PA Prominent Families Vol 1 & 2 Containing Historical Sketches of Old Families and of Representative and Prominent Citizens Past and Present By J.H. Beers & Co., 1916 692 + 663 pages, illustrated, searchable +Bonus Book – details below Requires Adobe 5 or higher to view $13.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Schuylkill-County-PA-Prominent-Families-Vol-1-2-Bonus_W0QQitemZ200342099867QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea551d79b Schuylkill County was created on March 1, 1811 from parts of Berks and Northampton Counties, and was named for the Schuylkill River. Pottsville is the county seat. In the early 1800s southern Schuylkill County was served by the Union Canal out of Pine Grove with connections west, and the Schuylkill canal southward from Port Carbon. To the north, Broad Mountain was a natural barrier to navigation. Other means would be required to transport coal out of the rich basin of the Mahanoy Valley. Numerous railroads were begun north of the headwaters of the Schuylkill Canal. The county had 1,000 miles of rail lines at one time. - Bonus Book - Blue Book of Schuylkill County - Who Was Who and Why In Interior Eastern Pennsylvania, in Colonial Days --The Huguenots and Palatines--Their Service in Queen Anne's, French and Indian, and Revolutionary Wars----History of Zerbey, Schwalm, Miller, Merkle, Minnich, Staudt, and Many Other Representative Families-- By Mrs. Ella Zerbey Elliott1916, 500 pages, illustrated, searchable Contents: Part I. Huguenots and Palatines Settlers in Interior Eastern Pennsylvania, 1750-1752 1730-1780 German Immigration Pennsylvania Pioneers of 1723 Indian Troubles in Pennsylvania War of the Revolution War of 1812-1814 Mexican War The Early Settlers Who Was Who Part II. Genealogical Records Part III. Allied Families Pottsville erected Old time stories