Bits and Pieces from the Belle Vernon SesquiCentennial Book: (included are the bits and pieces that include surnames. --R.J. LINTON was the first man in Belle Vernon to use natural gas to hear his home. The date was October 7, 1887. --North Belle Vernon was laid out by J.M. SPEERS on April 9, 1872. --Belle Vernon's first school was in a kitchen in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morris CORWIN. --Noah SPEERS, founder of Belle Vernon, was born March 27, 1769 -- Belle Vernon's first banking institution was organized by S.F. JONES and Co., on April 1, 1872. 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] - Mail mode [email protected] - Digest mode