I got some info about the history of the Belle Vernon Area from the 150th anniverary book. I'll include some short gleanings about some of the communities, that appear in the book. These will include many surnames and other info. Fayette City (former names: "Whiskey Point", Freeport (til 1840), Cookstown (until 1854) Land grant given to Col. Edward COOK (died 1808) who laid out the town. Town surveyed by Joseph DOWNER First building on the "public square" built 1818. Building was converted to a church in 1842). Trustees of the church, elected in 1842: Thomas BAIRD, Joseph KREPPS, James McCRORY, Harvey BARKER, Aaron BUGHER, W. E. FRAZER, Nicholas HAUGHT, Samuel LARIMER, Fredrick Browneller, M. H. ECKGLEY, Abraham BANKS, Job KITTS. Building Commitee (1842): Thomas BAIRD, Issac BANKS, Aaron BUGHER, James HAMER, and W. E. FRAZER. Glass plants: Germany Glass Works, built by John GUE, John MARTIN (1831) The Point Glass Works, blt. by George WHITING (1833) The Nauvee Glass Works (later Iron City Glass) built by Samuel Kyle and J. F. BEAZEL (1840) Thanks, Mike Donaldson ([email protected]) Allenport, PA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.my-ged.com/donldson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listowner of: Monongahela River Valley of Penna Rootsweb mailing list: [email protected]