Luzerne County

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

Illustrating the boroughs, townships and villages of Luzerne County in a rare collection of photographs, advertisements and history dating back to the 18th century.

The Susquehanna River meanders through Luzerne County in Northeastern Pennsylvania, passing communities historically known for the mining of anthracite coal. Settlement of the area began in 1769 during the first Yankee-Pennamite War. Historical photographs from the Luzerne County Historical Society depict businesses, churches, coal culture, street scenes, area disasters, entertainment, railroads, steamboats, and veterans, including the last survivor of the Battle of Wyoming in 1778 and the Civil War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738573786
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/24/2011
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,028,796
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Harrison Wick is the author of Pennsylvania's Back Mountain and Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys. The special collections librarian and university archivist at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, he currently serves on the Back Mountain Historical Association steering committee. He is a former archivist of Misericordia University, the oldest four-year college in Luzerne County. A graduate of Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, he earned graduate degrees in history and library science from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Businesses and Street Scenes 9

2 Education and Religious Life 43

3 Coal Culture 57

4 Disasters 73

5 Entertainment and Social Organizations 87

6 Government and Military Service 101

7 Transportation 111

Bibliography 127