Cumberland County
Part II
History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.;
Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies;
History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc. Illustrated.
Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886.
Copyright 2009 by and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Bookwalter
| Chapter | Description | Pages |
| I | Geography - Geology - Topography, Etc. | 3-7 |
| II | Pioneers - "Louther Manor," Etc. - Taxes Paid from 1736 To 1749 - Earliest List of Taxables in Cumberland County - First Settlers in the North Valley - Taxables in the County in 1762 - Early Settlers - Wild Animals and Fish - Customs and Habits - Formation of Townships and Boroughs - Lands. | 8-40 |
| III | Indian History - French and Indian War - Pontiac's War. | 41-66 |
| IV | County Organization - Location of County Seat - Division of County Into Townships - County Buildings - Population - Postoffices in 1885 - Internal Improvements - Public Roads - Railroads. | 65-77 |
| V | Military - Cumberland County in The Revolution - The Whiskey Insurrection - The War of 1812 - The Mexican War. | 78-108 |
| VI | Military (Continued) - Carlisle Barracks - Cumberland County in the War of the Rebellion. | 109-130 |
| VII | Courts - County Officials- Members of Congress, Senators and Assemblymen. | 130-138 |
| VIII | Bench and Bar - Provincial Period - From the Revolution Until the Adoption of the Constitution of 1790 - Constitutional Period. | 138-170 |
| IX | Medical - Biographical - Physicians in Cumberland County since 1879 - Physicians in Cumberland County Registered in Office of Prothonotary at Carlisle - Cumberland County Medical Society. | 170-187 |
| X | The Press - Of Carlisle - Of Shippensburg - Of Mechanicsburg - Of Newville - Of Mount Holly. | 188-195 |
| XI | Educational - Legal History - Early Schools - Dickinson College - Metzgar Female Institute - Indian Industrial School - Cumberland Valley State Normal School - Teachers' Institute - County Superintendents. | 195-206 |
| XII | Religious - Presbyterian Church - Episcopal Church - Methodist Church - Roman Catholic Church - German Reformed Church - Lutheran Church - Church of God - German Baptists - United Brethren - The Mennonites - Evangelical Association. | 207-220 |
| XIII | Political - Slavery in Cumberland County, etc. | 221-225 |
| XIV | Agricultural - Cumberland County Agricultural Society - Grangers' Picnic-Exhibition, Williams' Grove. | 225-228 |
| XV | The Formation of Townships, Etc. - The First Proprietary Manor - Formation of Townships - Organization of Boroughs. | 228-229 |
| XVI | Borough of Carlisle - Its Inception - Survey - First Things - Meeting of Captives - Revolutionary Period - War of 1812 - Growth of the Town, etc. - The Borough in 1846 - McClintock Riot - War of the Rebellion - Situation, Public Buildings, etc. - Churches - Cemeteries - Schools, Institutions and Colleges - Newspapers - Manufacturing Establishments, etc. - Gas and Water Company - Societies - Conclusion. | 229-248 |
| XVII | Borough of Mechanicsburg - Its Beginning - Growth - William Armstrong - Population - War of the Rebellion - Schools and Education Institutes - Churches - Newspapers - Public Hall and Market House - Banking Institutions - Gas and Water Company - Societies - Conclusion. | 249-256 |
| XVIII | Borough of Shippensburg - Its First Settlement - Early Reminiscences - List of Original Land Purchasers - Early Hotels in Shippensburg - Churches - Cemeteries - Schools - Newspapers - Bank - Societies. | 257-268 |
| XIX | Borough of Shiremanstown - Locality - Origin of Name - Churches - Societies - Miscellaneous, | 268-269 |
| XX | Cook Township - Formation - Topography - Roads - Pine Grove Furnace and Laurel Forge - George Stevenson - Postoffice and Railroad | 269-270 |
| XXI | Dickinson Township - Formation - Topography - Railroads - Original Settlers, Early Land-Owners and Settlers - Negro Kidnaping - Hotel, etc. - Churches - Schools, etc. | 270-275 |
| XXII | East Pennsborough Township and Borough of Camp Hill - Origin - Name - Boundary - Early History - Villages - Miscellaneous - Borough of Camp Hill - Location, etc. - Names, etc. - Church and Cemetery, | 275-278 |
| XXIII | Frankford Township - Formation - Boundary - Topography - Earliest Settlers - The Butler Family - Village. | 278-286 |
| XXIV | Hampden Township - Formation - Boundary - Topography - Early Settlers - Mills, Bridges, etc. - The Indians - Paxton Manor in Hampden - Churches - Hamlets - Miscellaneous. | 286-290 |
| XXV | Hopewell Township and Borough of Newburg - Formation - Topography - Early Settlement - The Bradys - Hopewell Academy - Miscellaneous - Borough of Newburg - Location - The Village in 1819, 1845 and 1886 - "The Sunny Side Female Seminary." | 290-298 |
| XXVI | Lower Allen Township and Borough of New Cumberland - Formation, Locality, Boundary, etc. - Indians - Early Settlers - Character of Soil, etc. - Lisburn - Milltown - Churches - Cemeteries - Schools - Miscellaneous - Borough of New Cumberland - Location - Origin - Early Incidents and Industries - Incorporation - Railroads, etc. - New Cumberland of To-day - Churches - Miscellaneous. | 298-305 |
| XXVII | Middlesex Township - Formation, Boundary and Topography - Railroad - Early Settlers - Middlesex - Carlisle Springs - Miscellaneous. | 305-307 |
| XXVIII | Mifflin Township - Formation, Boundary and Topography - Indian Trail and Village - First Settlement - The Williamson Massacre and Other Early Incidents - Block Houses - Capt. Samuel Brady - First Settlers Along Big Run - Early Roads, Viewers, etc. - Sulphur Springs, etc. - Churches - Miscellaneous. | 307-312 |
| XXIX | Monroe Township - Formation - Boundary - Topography - First Settlers - Churches and Cemetery - Schools, Industries, etc. - Villages. | 315-317 |
| XXX | Newton Township and Borough of Newville - Formation - Boundary - Topography - General Description - Indian Pack Trail - Fort Carnahan - Early Settlers - The Sharp Family - Other Pioneers - Villages - Location - Incorporation - First Settlement - First Sale of Lots - First Hotels, Stores, etc., Incorporation, etc. - An Historical Character - Churches - Cemetery - Educational Institutions - Newspapers - Banks - Fire Department - Societies. | 317-327 |
| XXXI | North Middleton Township - Origin - Boundary - Description - Early Settlers - "Heads of Families" - The Cave - Meeting House Springs - The Grave-yard at Meeting House Springs - Miscellaneous. | 328-332 |
| XXXII | Penn Township - Formation - Boundary - Physical Features - The Yellow Breeches Creek - Industries - Land-Owners - Pioneer Settlers - Villages - Churches - Schools - Miscellaneous. | 333-335 |
| XXXIII | Silver Spring Township - Formation - Boundary, etc. - Origin of Name - Conodoguinet Creek - Early Settlement and Road - Original Settlers - Some Early Events - Hogestown - New Kingston - First Covenanters' Communion in America - Silver Spring Church and Cemetery - "Silver Spring" (a Poem) - Miscellaneous. | 336-343 |
| XXXIV | Southampton Township - Boundary - Formation - Erection - Character of Soil, etc. - Earliest Settlers - Villages - Middle Spring Church and Grave-yard - Middle Spring Church Lands - Miscellaneous. | 343-347 |
| XXXV | South Middleton Township and Borough of Mount Holly Springs - Origin - Boundary - Topography - Roads and Streams - Early Settlements - Some Early Reminiscences - Schools - Railroads and Postoffices - Boiling Springs - Borough of Mount Holly Springs - Location, etc. - Early Reminiscences - Early Settlement and Industries - War of the Rebellion - Incorporation, etc. - Churches, Schools and Newspaper - Hotels - Societies. | 347-356 |
| XXXVI | Upper Allen Township - Formation - Boundary - Early Settlers, Mills, Mines, etc. - Villages - Churches, Burial Places, etc. - Schools - Miscellaneous. | 356-360 |
| XXXVII | West Pennsborough Township - Its Origin - First Settlements, etc. - Villages - Miscellaneous. | 360-364 |
Biographies
1886 History of Cumberland County - Biographies A-L
1886 History of Cumberland County - Biographies M-Z
