History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania
Author: J. H. Battle
Publisher:
Published: 1887
Total Pages: 956
ISBN-13:
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Hidden History of Columbia County, New York
Author: Allison Guertin Marchese
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014-05-13
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 1625849265
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBordered by the Hudson River and the Berkshire Mountains, Columbia County is part of the famously picturesque Hudson Valley region. But look beyond the rolling hills to discover the secrets of Columbia County. A mastodon tooth rolled down a farmer's hill in Claverack, changing the world's understanding of prehistoric times. President Martin Van Buren lost his wife, Hannah, in Kinderhook and hardly mentioned her again. Hudson's gallows were the scene of New York's last hanging, as hundreds of ticketholders looked on. Outcasts called "Pondshiners" hid in the hills of Taghkanic, and the only sign of their existence are the fantastic baskets they made. Join local author Allison Guertin Marchese as she explores these little-known stories of people and places, deeply woven into the history of Columbia County, New York.
Early Columbia County
Author: Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738572017
DOWNLOAD EBOOKColumbia County was formed in 1813 and named for the mythic goddess Columbia, who represented the distinctively American qualities of the new nation in opposition to Britannia. In an area of beautiful, fertile creek and river valleys nestled among high ridges, the county represents the best of rural America with its productive farms, idyllic small towns, and a variety of small-scale industries. Settled at first by Quakers, the villages and towns were later strengthened by Scotch-Irish, German, Italian, and eastern European immigrants. Agriculture was the principal pursuit at first and continues so, but the county developed many industries ranging from timbering in the north to production of canal boats, textiles, and railroad cars in towns along the Susquehanna River to mining of anthracite coal at the county's southern edge. The photographs in Early Columbia County, selected from the historical society's large collection, evoke the people and life of the towns in their heyday from 1870 to 1920, when each locality attained a distinctive character.
Early Columbia County
Author: Wilma F. Fletcher
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780877704621
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistory of Columbia County, New York. With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers
Author: Franklin Ellis
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2022-10-26
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781015497856
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement ... Its War Record, Biographical Sketches ... the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin, Statistics of the State, and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution and of the Constitution of the United States
Author: Consul Willshire Butterfield
Publisher:
Published: 1880
Total Pages: 1122
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKColumbia Rising
Author: John L. Brooke
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2013-08-01
Total Pages: 646
ISBN-13: 080783887X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Columbia Rising, Bancroft Prize-winning historian John L. Brooke explores the struggle within the young American nation over the extension of social and political rights after the Revolution. By closely examining the formation and interplay of political structures and civil institutions in the upper Hudson Valley, Brooke traces the debates over who should fall within and outside of the legally protected category of citizen. The story of Martin Van Buren threads the narrative, since his views profoundly influenced American understandings of consent and civil society and led to the birth of the American party system. Brooke's analysis of the revolutionary settlement as a dynamic and unstable compromise over the balance of power offers a window onto a local struggle that mirrored the nationwide effort to define American citizenship.
Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County
Author: William Denison Lyman
Publisher:
Published: 1918
Total Pages: 902
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGeorgia Courthouse Disasters
Author: Paul K. Graham
Publisher:
Published: 2013-04-01
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 9780975531297
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFew places in the United States feel the impact of courthouse disasters like the state of Georgia. Over its history, 75 of the state's counties have suffered 109 events resulting in the loss or severe damage of their courthouse or court offices. This book documents those destructive events, including the date, time, circumstance, and impact on records. Each county narrative is supported by historical accounts from witnesses, newspapers, and legal documents. Maps show the geographic extent of major courthouse fires. Record losses are described in general terms, helping researchers understand which events are most likely to affect their work.
Columbia and Richland County
Author: John Hammond Moore
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 592
ISBN-13: 9780872498273
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of South Carolina's heartland told from the prospective of a founding father, a plantation mistress, an African-American politician, an editor, a mayor, and other local residents.
