HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA,
ILLUSTRATED, 1877
EDITED BY DAVIS.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING:
PETER FRITTS, 1877
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| 1877 Maps of Northampton County |
Northampton County Map. 42 kBytes | Map - Enlarged for easier reading. 140 kBytes |
| Contents, Introductory & Chapters I - II |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter I Discoveries before Columbus. |
Chapter II The Original People. |
| Chapters III - VII |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter III Characters and Peculiarities of the Indians. |
Chapter IV Indian Warfare, Hunting and Oratory. |
Chapter V Indian Respect for the Aged - Adoption of Children. |
Chapter VI Indian Superstition. |
Chapter VII The Question of Delawares Humiliation. |
| Chapters VIII - XV |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter VIII The First Proprietary. |
Chapter IX The Minisink Settlement. |
Chapter X The Scotch-Irish. |
Chapter XI Settlements by Germans. |
Chapter XII The Northampton Hunting Grounds. |
Chapter XIII Character of the Pioneer - Their Privations. |
Chapter XIV Account of the Redemptioners. |
Chapter XV The Walking Purchase. |
| Chapters XVI - XIX |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XVI The Missionaries. |
Chapter XVII Schools in the Forest. |
Chapter XVIII Erection of the County. |
Chapter XIX The Indian Troubles of 1755. |
| Chapters XX - XXII |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XX Later Massacres. |
Chapter XXI Roads - The First Stage Lines. |
Chapter XXII Opening of the Revolution. |
| Chapters XXIII - XXIV |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XXIII 1777. |
Chapter XXIV Events in 1778. |
| Chapters XXV - XXVI |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XXV Campaign against the Six Nations. |
Chapter XXVI Northampton at Close of the Revolution. |
| Chapter XXVII |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XXVII List of Taxables of Northampton by Townships, 1780. |
| Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XXVIII After the Revolution. |
Chapter XXIX The Consequences of a Four-Penny Tax. |
Chapter XXX An Indian Treaty. |
Chapter XXXI Fries' Invasion. |
Chapter XXXII Second War against Britain. |
Chapter XXXIII Prices - Internal Improvements - Speculation. |
| Chapters XXXIV - XXXV |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XXXIV Anthracite Coal - Waterways. |
Chapter XXXV Progress - Packets - &c. |
| Chapters XXXVI-XXXIX |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XXXVI Northampton in 1861. |
Chapter XXXVII The Seven Days' - South Mountain - Antietam. |
Chapter XXXVIII Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. |
Chapter XXXIX Gettysburg - 1863. |
| Chapters XL - XLI-Part I |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XL The Reception of the 153rd Regiment. |
Chapter XLI-Part I Civil War Rosters of Northampton Units. |
| Chapter XLI-Part II |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XLI-Part II Civil War Rosters of Northampton Units. |
| Chapter XLI-Part III |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XLI-Part III Civil War Rosters of Northampton Units. |
| Chapter XLI-Part IV |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XLI-Part IV Civil War Rosters of Northampton Units. |
| Chapters XLII & XLIII - Part I |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter XLII Prosperity - Geology and Agriculture - Education. |
Chapter XLIII - Part I History of Borough of Easton. Part I |
| Chapter XLIII - Part II |
Chapter XLIII - Part II History of Borough of Easton. Part II | Associated Illustration. |
Third Street Reformed Church |
Episcopal Church, Easton |
| Chapter XLIII - Part III |
Chapter XLIII - Part III History of Borough of Easton. Part III | Associated Illustrations. |
Court House and Jail |
Lane's Fancy Goods Store |
Easton Argus Office |
Lewis C. Reese |
Semple Building |
Fifty cent note |
Phillisburg Bank |
William C. Edelman Residence/Office |
| Chapter XLIII - Part IV |
Chapter XLIII - Part IV History of Borough of Easton. Part IV | Associated Illustrations. |
Rev. George Junkin |
William Cattell |
Second Ward Schools |
| Chapter XLIII - Part V |
Chapter XLIII - Part V History of Borough of Easton. Part V | Associated Illustrations. |
St. Bernard's Catholic Church |
St Mark's Reformed Church |
James H. Coffin, L.L.D. |
Cooke's Furniture Factory |
| Chapter XLIV - Part I |
Chapter XLIV - Part I History of Borough of Bethlehem. Part I | Associated Illustrations. |
Moravian Seminary |
Sun Inn, 1700's |
Sun Hotel, 1873 |
D & A. Lukenbach Flour Mill |
| Chapter XLIV - Part II |
Chapter XLIV - Part II History of Borough of Bethlehem. Part II | Associated Illustrations. |
Schwartz & Weaver, Booksellers |
Cyrus R. Lerch, Excelsior Store |
Riegel's Globe, J. K. Rausch Jewelry Store |
H. D. Yeager Saw Mill |
Eagle Hotel |
| Chapter XLV |
Chapter XLV Boroughs of South Bethlehem and South Easton | Associated Illustrations. |
Lehigh University |
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church |
| Chapter XLVI |
Chapter XLVI Other Boroughs: Nazareth, Bangor, Ruth, Freemansburg, Glendon, Chapman, Portland, and Hellertown | Associated Illustrations. |
Nazareth Hall |
Broadway Hotel |
| Chapter XLVII |
Chapter XLVII Lower Saucon, Bethlehem, Allen, and East Allen Townships | Associated Illustration. |
Samuel Hess Residence |
Page Farm |
| Chapter XLVIII |
Associated Illustrations. to be added. | Chapter XLVIII Townships of Williams, Forks, Plainfield, Moore, and Lehigh |
| Chapter XLIX |
Associated Illustrations. to be added. | Chapter XLIX Townships of Upper & Lower Mount Bethel and Hanover |
| Chapter L |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter L Townships of Upper and Lower Nazareth, Bushkill, Palmer & Washington |
| Chapter LI |
Chapter LI Biographical Sketches | Associated Illustrations. |
David D. Wagener |
Dr. Henry Detwiller |
John Eyerman |
Anna M. Eyerman |
John Vanderveer |
William Shouse |
Lewis Doster |
General Frank Reeder |
William E. Doster |
Brigadier-General Theophilus Francis Rodenbough |
MG James Levan Selfridge |
Colonel Charles Glanz |
Major Charles A. Wikoff |
Dr. James Cavanaugh |
| Chapter LII |
No Associated Illustrations. | Chapter LII Supplemental Data and Errata |
| Patrons Directory |
Some genealogy data. | Patrons Directory |
J. W. Clark Residence, Redington |
Yeager & Clauser Lime Works, Bingen |
Curtis Boot and Shoe Store |
Jacob Doutrich, Merchant Tailor |
John Egert Residence, Portland |
Anthony Goth Store |
Henry Green, Esq., Residence |
Centennial House, Residence of R. M. Jones, Bangor |
Dr. J. M. Junkin Residence |
William Laubach Store |
Jacob W. Luckenbach Store and Residence |
George D. Meyer Store |
M. J. Riegel Book Store |
William Weierbach Shoe Store |
S. H. Young, Hat and Cap Store, Bethlehem. |
| Alpha Listing |
Alpha Listing of Patrons Directory. |
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