1886 Genealogy Cumberland & Adams Co Pennsylvania PA

History of Cumberland & Adams Counties, Pennsylvania

Containing history of the counties, their townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, 
and biographies

A SEARCHABLE reproduction of the original book on CD

Originally published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, IL in 1886

1150 pages

Pictures have varying degrees of clarity

CONTENTS

PART I - HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA

PART II - HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Chapter I. Descriptive
Chapter II. Pioneers
Chapter III. Indian History
Chapter IV. County Organization
Chapter V. Military
Chapter VI. Military
Chapter VII. Courts
Chapter VIII. Bench and Bar
Chapter IX. Medical
Chapter X. The Press
Chapter XI. Educational
Chapter XII. Religious
Chapter XIII. Political
Chapter XIV. Agriculture
Chapter XV. The Formation of Townships
Chapter XVI. Borough of Carlisle
Chapter XVII. Borough of Mechanicsburg
Chapter XVIII. Borough of Shippensburg
Chapter XIX. Borough of Shiremanstown
Chapter XX. Cook Township
Chapter XXI. Dickinson Township
Chapter XXII. East Pennsborough Township and Borough of Camp Hill
Chapter XXIII. Frankford Township
Chapter XXIV. Hampden Township
Chapter XXV. Hopewell Township and Borough of Newburg
Chapter XXVI. Lower Allen Township
Chapter XXVII. Middlesex Township
Chapter XXVIII. Mifflin Township
Chapter XXIX. Monroe Township
Chapter XXX. Newton Township and Borough of Newville
Chapter XXXI. North Middleton Township
Chapter XXXII. Penn Township
Chapter XXXIII. Silver Spring Township
Chapter XXXIV. Southampton Township
Chapter XXXV. South Middleton Township and Borough of Mount Holly Springs
Chapter XXXVI. Upper Allen Township
Chapter XXXVII. West Pennsborough Township

Biographical Sketches (arranged by Township)

PART III - HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY
Chapter I. Introductory
Chapter II. The Indians
Chapter III. The Mason and Dixon Line
Chapter IV. First Settler
Chapter V. Second Arrivals
Chapter VI. The "Little Conewago Settlement"
Chapter VII. Early Marriages
Chapter VIII. The Revolution
Chapter IX. Erection of County
Chapter X. Natural History of Adams County
Chapter XI. Roads
Chapter XII. Customs and Manners
Chapter XIII. Sketches and Etchings
Chapter XIV. War of 1812
Chapter XV. Civil War
Chapter XVI. Officials
Chapter XVII. Bench and Bar
Chapter XVIII. Political
Chapter XIX. Post Offices
Chapter XX. Education
Chapter XXI. Societies
Chapter XXII. Newspapers
Chapter XXIII. Old Time Reminiscences
Chapter XXIV. Battle of Gettysburg
Chapter XXV. Borough of Gettysburg
Chapter XXVI. Physicians
Chapter XXVII. Berwick Township and Borough of Abbottstown
Chapter XXVIII. Butler Township
Chapter XXIX. Conowago Township and Borough of McSherrystown
Chapter XXX. Cumberland Township
Chapter XXXI. Franklin Township
Chapter XXXII. Freedom Township
Chapter XXXIII. Germany Township and Borough of Littlestown
Chapter XXXIV. Hamilton Township and Borough of East Berlin
Chapter XXXV. Hamiltonban Township
Chapter XXXVI. Highland Township
Chapter XXXVII. Huntington Township and Borough of York Springs
Chapter XXXVIII. Latimore Township
Chapter XXXIX. Liberty Township
Chapter XL. Menallen Township
Chapter XLI. Mountjoy Township
Chapter XLII. Mountpleasant Township
Chapter XLIII. Oxford Township and Borough of New Oxford
Chapter XLIV. Reading Township
Chapter XLV. Strahan Township
Chapter XLVI. Tyrone Township
Chapter XLVII. Union Township

Biographical Sketches (arranged by township) 

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