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History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania 1884History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania 1884. Waterman, Watkins & Co. Reprint of the 1884 book. Hardbound, blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front, 8.5 inches by 11 inches, New, Illus., 800 pp. This is a rare book reprint. It's general history section embraces 15 interesting chapters on colonial and other initial events; also there are military chapters pertaining to Bedford and Somerset Counties. They are followed by 32 chapters pertaining to Bedford County as organized in 1884, each township being given a separate chapter. In turn, they are followed by 30 chapters devoted to Somerset County, treated in the same manner. Following these are 19 chapters relating to Fulton County, including the military. 96 exhaustive chapters! Local historic lore was gathered from at least a thousand pioneers of their descendants by the writers of this book. Includes at least 8,000 dates and ten times as many names-extremely accurate. Over 100 pages of biographical sketches. Index. 800 pages + illustrations.
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