Becky and all, I'm President of the Hermitage Historical Society (formerly Hickory Twp.). Mercer County was formed in 1800 having been taken from Crawford County on the north and Allegheny County on the south. It is made of Revolutionary Land Grants and donation lands. I haven't the info on the founding fathers but the county historical under the direction of William Philson would. They have a web page located http://www.pathway.net/mchs The county is planning a big celebration for the year 2000 to celebrate their 200the anniversary. It would be a great time for anyone with an interest in Mercer County to visit. Hope this helps. Tom Darby btgool@mail.swbell.net wrote: > > Perhaps we could get the ladies at the Historical Society to > give us a brief description of how Mercer County was > founded. We have speculated it was set up from land grants > given to Rev War and War of 1812 vets. Is this true? Who > were the founding fathers? Thanks all! This is just so > fascinating! > > Becky Gool > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > > Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, > contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@stlnet.com > > Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/ > > This list is sponsored by the RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > Please help support Rootsweb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html