Today I take a walk through the tiny town of Homewood, PA, in Beaver County. Homewood was incorporated in 1910. However, it goes back as far as 1800 when it was part of the Big beaver Borough. It was also the location of Beaver County’s stone quarry and railroad development. It also was in possession …
This is the tragic story of J.Q. Anderson, Colonel of the 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment. SEE ALSO: Col James Quigley Anderson James Quigley Anderson RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY
Various videos covering Beaver County topics of interest. RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY
In the year 1799, a group of Scotch-Irish settlers acquired land and created a Presbyterian congregation in the village of Greersburg (now Darlington, PA) in Beaver County, PA. Without having materials at the time to build with, they constructed a “tent” church along the stretch of Little Beaver Creek. Early Beaver County settlers William and …
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This is Rocky Springs Cemetery. Some of the early community leaders of Greersburg (present Darlington) are buried here. Probably a Presbyterian. This cemetery is located in a remote corner of New Galilee, PA. I actually found it by accident and had no idea it existed. RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY
This cemetery once belonged to St. Peter’s Church in Monaca, PA. The earliest burial entered here is 1835. The infancy members of the church were the original followers of the Harmony Society of Economy. After these German immigrants separated from The Harmonists, they relocated to Phillipsburg(now Monaca). This cemetery also serves as the final resting …
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This is Grandview Cemetery in Beaver Falls, PA. This graveyard is situated on top of a majestic hill setting. One of the highest cemeteries in Beaver County! RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY
This is Part 2 of St. Mary’s Cemetery in Beaver Falls, PA. This part is much newer. RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY