{"product_id":"history-of-the-lackawanna-valley-paperback","title":"History of the Lackawanna Valley - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. Hollister\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eH. Hollister\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive regional history contains a wealth of historical and biographical material on the Lackawanna Valley, Pennsylvania, from prehistoric times down to the middle of the 19th century. Discussions include: Indian History of Wyoming; Indian Village of Capoose; Lackawanna River and Valley; Was Wyoming Once a Vast Lake?; War-Paths; Indian Spring Upon the Moosic Mountain; Indian Relics and Fortifications; Indian Apple-Tree; Beacon Fires; Silver Mine on the Lackawanna; Gold Mine; Salt Springs; Lead Mine; General History; Isaac Tripp; Westmoreland; Wallenpaupack Settlement; James Leggett; First Wagon Road from Pittston to the Delaware; Military Organization; Religion, Morality and Still-Houses; Mills Upon the Lackawanna, Dr. Joseph Sprauge, Dr. William Hooker Smith-Old Forge; The Signal Tree; The Wyoming Massacre; Providence Township and Village; Dunsmore; History of Scranton; Blakeley; Yankee Way of Pulling a Tooth; Thomas Smith; Settlement of Abington; The Great Hunter, Elias Scott; \"Drinker's Beech\" (Now Covington); Settlement of Jefferson; Chased by a Panther; Dunning; Carbondale; Lackawanna Valley in 1804; Formation of Townships; Primitive Ministers; Proprietors' School Fund and Primitive Schools; Paths and Roads; The Rise of Methodism in the Valley; Smelling Hell; Formation of Anthracite Coal; Organic Remains Found in the Coal Strata; Minerals and Mining; Coal Lands Fifty Years Ago; The Discovery and Introduction into Use of Anthracite Coal; William and Maurice Wurts; Falling in of the Carbondale Mines; Earliest Mail Route through the Valley; The Pennsylvania Coal Company; From Pittston to Hawley; Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad; Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad; Sketch of the Early History of the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad; Hon. George W. Scranton; and Lehigh Valley Railroad. Appendices and numerous illustrations enhance the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 566\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302257283269,"sku":"9781556131660","price":71.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/MsVm2ofglg9781556131660.webp?v=1780434122","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/history-of-the-lackawanna-valley-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}