Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County, PA 1911 By Jesse C. Sell
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To our knowledge this work has never until now been reproduced in any form. The author went to great lengths to bring a well rounded history of the county to his readers. This work discusses the County from its beginnings to 1911.
This work discusses the County from its beginnings to 1911. Included are chapters on pioneer settlers, Indians, transportation, histories of the townships, histories of the larger towns and boroughs, judges, lawyers, Blair county's involvement in the various wars, the list goes on and on, and this is just what you will find in the first 480 pages.
The remainder of this 1000 page book is biographies of the representative citizens. Many of these biographies have accompanying pictures of the subjects. Most of the biographies give a detailed picture of the immediate family and many also have ancestral information as well. If you are interested in Blair County history or are tracing your roots in this county, you will not want to miss your chance to have this fine reference at your disposal.
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