Gate House at the Pymatuning Reservior - 1930's |
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Origins of The Pymatuning Resevoir
Labels:
1860's,
1910's,
1930's,
Little Known Facts,
Local Industry,
Pymatuning
Location:
Pymatuning Reservoir, United States
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Salt and Mud: Early Roads and the First Turnpike in Western Pennsylvania
A turnpike being raised |
Today, a trip from Meadville to Pittsburgh takes about an hour and half. The worst travelers have to deal with today are the occasional storm, constant road repairs, and the terror of witnessing a driver attempting to merge while texting. Two-hundred years ago, the story was quite different. Obviously 79 did not exist, but neither did many other roads save for the one carved out of the woodlands by the French prior to their expulsion by the British or the many trails left by the native Americans. These same paths became the roads of the pioneers that would settle the area fifty years later until, due to pressure from trade, the first turnpike in Western Pennsylvania was built.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Meadville's Other Major College
The Unitarian College, 1908 |
Labels:
1840's,
1890's,
1920's,
Family Histories,
Little Known Facts,
Meadville
Location:
Meadville, PA 16335, USA
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