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HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA,
ILLUSTRATED, 1884




EDITED BY THEODORE W. BEAN.

PHILADELPHIA:

EVERTS & PECK, 1884




Special thanks to Susan Walters who transcribed this work. If you have technical problems, please notify me. Joe




-- Table of Contents --


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1884 Maps of
Montgomery
County


Montgomery County Map.
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Enlarged and rotated for
easier reading.
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Chapter I


CHAPTER I -
Sections of an Act Erecting
Montgomery County -
Topography.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 1 - David Rittenhouse.


Page 4 - Rittenhouse Observatory.


Page 6 - Chart,
"Projection of the Transit of Venus over the Sun as observed at Norriton in Pennsylvania June 3, 1769."

Chapter II -
Part I



CHAPTER II - Part I
Ores, Minerals, Geology and Lime.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 16 - Ore Analyses Chart.


Page 18 - Diagram of Bone Cave, Port Kennedy.

Chapter II -
Part II



CHAPTER II - Part II
Ores, Minerals, Geology and Lime.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 27 - Lime-stone Analyses.

Chapter III


CHAPTER III
The Aborigines.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 41 - Delaware Indian.


Page 45 - Delaware Indian Family.


Page 46 - Indian Signatures.


Page 48 - Delaware Indian Fort.


Page 49 - Facsimile of the Lord's Prayer
in the Language of
the Six Nation Indians.

Chapter IV &
Chapter V -
Part I



Chapter IV
Early Voyagers and Traders.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 50 - Henry Hudson.


Page 56 - David Pietersen De Vries.


Chapter V -Part I

The First Swedish Settlement.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 57 - Swedish Block House.


Page 59 - Plan of the Town and Fort Christiana,
Beseiged by the Dutch in 1655.

Chapter V
-Part II



Chapter V -Part II
The First Swedish Settlement. (cont.)


Associated Illustrations.


Page 67 - Governor Peter Stuyvesant.


Page 68 - Fort Casmir or Trinity Fort.


Page 70 - Map of New Swedeland.


Larger and darker version. Map of New Swedeland.

Chapter VI


Chapter VI
William Penn.- "The Holy Experiment,
a Free Colony for All Mankind."


Associated Illustrations.


Page 84 - William Penn At A Young Age.


Page 88 - Arms of Penn.

Chapter VII


Chapter VII
Penn's Arrival in America -
His Colony Founded
on the Delaware.


Associated Illustration.


Page 101 - Picture of Meeting-place of the First Assembly at Upland.

Chapter VIII


Chapter VIII
Material Improvements.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapters IX & X


Chapter IX
The Schuylkill.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 120 - 1698 Map of Pennsylvania and West Jersey.


Page 128 - Flat Rock Dam on the Schuylkill, 1828.


Chapter X
Stage Lines.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapters XI & XII


Chapter XI
The Germans.


Associated Illustration.


Page 136 - Fac-simile of First Page
of First German Newspaper
Printed in America, Aug 20, 1739.


Chapter XII
The Welsh.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapter XIII


Chapter XIII
The Colonial Era.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 143 - Penn's Treaty Tree and
Philadelphia Harbor, 1800.


Page 144 - The Treaty Tree Monument.


Page 145 - Fac-simile Of Penn's Seal and
Witnesses' Signatures on Original Charter.


Page 149 - Franklin at the Age of Twenty.


Page 150 - John Penn.


Page 150 - Henry Bouquet.


Page 151 - British Stamp.


Page 154 - The State House in 1744.

Chapter XIV -
Part I



CHAPTER XIV - Part I

The Revolution. Part I


Associated Illustrations.


Page 158 - The Independence Bell.


Page 162 - Mud Island in 1777 Before the British Attack.


Page 163 - Paoli Monument.


Page 164 - Washington's Headquarters, Worcester.


Page 165 - Map of Approaches to Germantown.


Page 168 - Facsimile of Oath of Allegience.


Page 170 - Potts' Mansion.

Chapter XIV -
Part II



CHAPTER XIV - Part II

The Revolution. Part II


Associated Illustrations.


Page 172 - Charles Thomson.


Page 173 - Residence of Charles Thomson.


Page 177 - John McClane.


Page 178 - Meschianza Ticket.


Page 178 - Meschianza Procession.

Chapter XV


Chapter XV
The War Of 1812 And The Mexican War.


Associated Illustration.


Page 187 - Uniformed Soldiers, 1812.

Chapter XVI -
Part I



Chapter XVI - Part I
The Great Rebellion.
The Fourth and Fifty-First Regiments.


Associated Illustration.


Page 196 - General Jno. F. Hartranft.


Page 200 - Colonel Owen Jones.

Chapter XVI -
Part II



Chapter XVI - Part II
The Great Rebellion.
Roster of the Fifty-First Regiment.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapter XVI -
Part III



Chapter XVI - Part III
The Great Rebellion.
The Fifty-Third and Sixty-Eighth Regiments.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapter XVI -
Part IV



Chapter XVI - Part IV
The Great Rebellion.
The 93rd, 95th, 106th, 129th & 138th Regiments.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapter XVI -
Part V



Chapter XVI - Part V
The Great Rebellion.
The 160th & 162th (17th Cavalry) Regiments.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapter XVI -
Part VI



Chapter XVI - Part VI
The Great Rebellion.
The 175th, 179th, 11th, 17th & 19th Regiments
plus other independent units.


Associated Illustration.


Page 277 - Lt.-Col. Daniel M. Yost

Chapter XVII


Chapter XVII
The Grand Army of the Republic.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 287 - Gen. Samuel Kosciusko Zook


Page 296 - Great Sanitary Fair Buildings, Phila., 1864

Chapters XVIII -
XIX



Chapter XVIII
Redemptioners - Slavery -
The Underground Railroads


Chapter XIX
Graduates of the United States Military
and Naval Academies


Associated Illustration.


Page 314 - General Winfield S. Hancock

Chapters X -
XXI



Chapter XX
Montgomery County Established -
Municipal Government - The "Country Squire."


Associated Illustrations.


Page 317 - Barley Sheaf Barn


Page 326 - Montgomery County Prison


Page 328 - Tax Collections in 1883


Page 329 - Picture of 1884 Taxables chart


Page 330 - Summary of Receipts And Disbursements, 1884


Chapter XXI
Railroads


Associated Illustrations.


Page 330 - Oliver Evans


Page 331 - Oliver Evans' Steam Carriage

Chapter XXII


Chapter XXII
Manners and Customs - Sports and Pastimes -
Local Superstitions - Inns.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapters XXIII -
XXIV



Chapter XXIII
Bibliography.


Associated Illustration.


Page 351 - William J. Buck


Chapter XXIV
Early Poetry.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapter XXV -
Part I



Chapter XXV - Part I
Religious Denominations.


Associated Illustration.


Page 373 - John Whitefield

Chapter XXV -
Part II



Chapter XXV - Part II
Church History.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapter XXVI -
Part I



Chapter XXVI - Part I
Edcational.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 402 - School Status Chart


Page 404 - Rev. Samuel Aaron


Page 405 - Burd Wilson Mansion, Norristown

Chapter XXVI -
Part II



Chapter XXVI - Part II
Educational.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 407 - Henry A. Hunsicker


Page 411 - J. H. A. Bomberger


Page 414 - H. W. Super


Page 415 - J. Shelly Weinberger


Page 418 - Thomas Chase


Page 421 - North Wales Academy


Page 422 - S. U. Brunner

Chapters XXVII &
XXVIII



Chapter XXVII
Flora of Montgomery County.


No Associated Illustrations.


Chapter XXVIII
Zoology of Montgomery County.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapters XXIX &
XXX



Chapter XXIX
Agriculture.


Associated Illustration.


Page 446 - Sarah S. Rex


Chapter XXX
Township and Borough Organization -
Post Offices - Roads.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 450 - Townships date of Formation, Area,
Population and Election Districts
and Wards.


Page 451 - Townships, Number of Land-Holders,
Taxables and Amount of Taxable Property.
Compares various years from 1734-1882.

Chapter XXXI


Chapter XXXI
Journalism.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 458 - Franklin Press


Page 460 - Morgan R. Wills


Page 461 - Robert Iredell


Page 462 - Albrecht Kneule


Page 464 - W. J. Binder


Page 468 - William Rennyson

Chapter XXXII


Chapter XXXII
Banks and Banking.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 471 - Currency Specimen


Page 472 - Two-cent Note


Page 473 - Bank of Montgomery County


Page 474 - W. H. Singluff


Page 476 - John Singluff


Page 477 - J. M. Albertson


Page 478 - James Hooven


Page 478 - First National Bank, Norristown


Page 479 - George Shannon


Page 480 - William Mintzer


Page 481 - J. W. Casselberry


Page 482 - William McDermott


Page 484 - Samuel W. Noble


Page 485 - Benjamin P. Wertsner

Chapter XXXIII
& XXXIV



Chapter XXXIII
Charitable and Benevolent Associations.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 492 - Independent Order of Odd-fellows, Table


Page 494 - Improved Order of Red Men Membership, Table


Page 494 - Knights Of Pythias Lodge Table


Chapter XXXIV
Insane Hospital and Poor House.


Associated Illustration.


Page 498 - The State Insane Assylum at Norristown

Chapter XXXV -
Part I



Chapter XXXV - Part I
Past and Present Politics.


No Associated Illustrations.

Chapter XXXV -
Part II



Chapter XXXV - Part II
Past and Present Politics.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 518 - W. Henry Sutton


Page 520 - Jacob S. Yost


Page 521 - William A. Yeakle


Page 522 - Lewis Royer


Page 523 - John C. Smith

Chapter XXXVI -
Part I



Chapter XXXVI - Part I
The Bench and Bar.


Associated Illustration.


Page 530 - Andrew Hamilton


Page 540 - David Krause

Chapter XXXVI -
Part II



Chapter XXXVI - Part II
The Bench and Bar.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 548 - Jno. H. Hobart


Page 549 - James Boyd


Page 550 - George W. Rogers


Page 551 - Charles T. Miller


Page 552 - Charles Hunsicker


Page 554 - Theodore W. Bean


Page 557 - Nicholas Henry Larzelere

Chapter XXXVII -
Part I



Chapter XXXVII - Part I
Manufacturing Industries.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 575 - Charles P. Weaver


Page 577 - Robert Cascaden


Page 578 - Christopher Rittenhouse

Chapter XXXVII -
Part II



Chapter XXXVII - Part II
Manufacturing Industries.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 579 - Thaddeus S. C. Lowe


Page 583 - William Watt


Page 584 - James Shaw


Page 585 - James Kenworthy


Page 588 - Christopher Heebner


Page 589 - William K. Gresh


Page 591 - Thomas Ratcliffe


Page 592 - Isaac W. Smith


Page 594 - James Wood


Page 595 - William J. Bate


Page 596 - Lewis A. Lukens


Page 598 - Michael O'Brien

Chapter XXXVII -
Part III



Chapter XXXVII - Part III
Manufacturing Industries.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 600 - Moorhead, J. Barlow


Page 601 - Bullock, George


Page 602 - Moir, James


Page 604 - Fegely, Isaac


Page 605 - Potts, Joseph D.


Page 606 - Steele, J. Dutton


Page 609 - March, T. J.


Page 611 - McFarland, Elbridge


Page 615 - Chadwick, Robert


Page 617 - Humphrys, Seth

Chapter XXXVII -
Part IV



Chapter XXXVII - Part IV
Manufacturing Industries.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 620 - Heebner, Isaac D.


Page 622 - Godshall, A. C.


Page 624 - Hamilton, W. C.


Page 627 - Thropp, Joseph E.


Page 629 - Harper, Smith


Page 632 - Moore, George W.


Page 633 - Myers, Jacob


Page 634 - Ervien, John A.


Page 634 - Bosler, Charles


Page 636 - Rowland, Thomas

Chapter XXXVIII -
Part I



Chapter XXXVIII - Part I
The Medical Profession.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 637 - Graeme, Dr. Thomas


Page 640 - Freedley, Samuel


Page 641 - Dodd, Robert J.


Page 642 - Knipe, Jacob


Page 643 - Corson, Hiram


Page 646 - Corson, William


Page 648 - Leedom, R. C.


Page 649 - Hamer, James


Page 651 - Van Buskirk, William A.


Page 653 - Shoemaker, Charles


Page 654 - Schrack, John


Page 655 - Royer, J. Warren


Page 656 - Hillegass, John G.


Page 656 - Reid, John K.


Page 657 - Read, L. W.


Page 658 - Richardson, Margaret

Chapter XXXVIII -
Part II



Chapter XXXVIII - Part II
The Medical Profession.


Associated Illustrations.


Page 659 - Reading, Edward


Page 659 - Newberry, Milton


Page 660 - Todd, John


Page 661 - Markley, A. D.


Page 662 - Scheetz, J. H.


Page 663 - Johnson, B. K.


Page 664 - Knipe, Jacob 0.


Page 666 - Sargent, G. P.


Page 667 - Beaver, D. R.


Page 668 - Schrack, David


Page 669 - Stiles, George M.


Page 670 - Bellows, H. M.


Page 671 - Weaver, Joseph K.


Page 672 - Meschter, G. K.


Page 673 - Dismant, Benjamin F.


Page 674 - Stinson, Mary H.


Page 675 - Loux, Hiram R.


Page 676 - Randle, William R.




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