Published in 2001, this book mentions Darlington, Pennsylvania and other locations and people of Beaver County. Organized in antebellum America to help slaves escape to freedom, the Underground Railroad was cloaked in secrecy and operated at great peril to everyone involved. The system was extremely active in Pennsylvania, with routes in all parts of the state. This book retraces those routes, discusses the large city networks, identifies the houses and sites where escapees found refuge, and records the names of the people who risked their lives to support the operation.
Category Archives: History Library
Book of Biographies : This volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Published in 1899. A listing of biographical sketches of notable Beaver County residents.
Ghost Rails XII: Seamless and B&W History, Tubular Products Division
The history of the Babcock & Wilcox Steel Mill in Beaver Falls, PA. Also included is the Pittsburgh Seamless Tube Company, the facilities operated by B&W, the Wallace Run Steel Mill, Koppel Steel, the Pennyslvania Railroad Economy Branch, and the Ambridge mill operations. The Main Plant at Beaver Falls and the Wallace Run Steel Mill is shown with hundreds of 1st time photographs, detailing the history of seamless and stainless tubing from the electric furnaces, hot mills, rolling mills, pickling, and thru the cold draw process.
Legends & Lore of Little Beaver Creek
A dark and bloody past lurks beneath the folklore of the Little Beaver Creek watershed in Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The first American frontiersmen hesitantly settled this region in the late 1700s following more than forty years of warfare. Fables like Barbara Davidson, the Pig Lady of Cannelton, sprang from this long, horrific conflict. The legends of Esther Hale, the White Lady of Sprucevale, and Gretchen’s Lock rose shortly thereafter, whereas the age of the Indian Rock petroglyph remains hotly debated. Today, most locals know these stories. But few know the purpose of Indian Rock or why Barbara’s restless spirit sometimes appears with a pig’s head. Using methods honed over twenty years of service as a Department of Defense intelligence analyst, author Michael Kishbucher uncovers the history and potential origins of these and other tales.
Industrial World
Steel and Iron, Issues 1-12. Trade publication featuring news and information about regional and Beaver County industries.