Ross Township

by John D. Schalcosky

Overview

On June 26, 1809, John McKnight and 30 other residents of Pine Township petitioned the courts of Allegheny for the formation of a new township. In the November term, permission was granted, and Ross Township was born. However, the story does not begin there. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Ross Township was settled by early Native American warriors and hunters who used the land as a hunting ground. Ross Township includes the tales of Casper Reel and his family, the first white settlers "North of the Allegheny;" Simon Girty, traitor and renegade of the Revolutionary War; and the infamous Biddle Boys' escape from prison with the warden's wife and escapade through Perrysville in the winter of 1902.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738574547
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/02/2011
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

John D. Schalcosky was born in raised in Ross Township. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles and attended film school in Hollywood, California. Along with being a Ross Township Historical Society board member, house historian, and genealogist, he is also an accomplished classical composer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Generations of the Past 9

2 Perrysville 31

3 Early Education and Places of Learning 41

4 Sunday's Best 47

5 Farms, Barns, and Homesteads 61

6 Navigating the Pathways of the Past 71