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A Brief History of Politics in Crawford County
Crawford County has rarely stifled its opinions regarding national politics. The tone was set by residents in 1807 who burned an effigy of Federalist, Aaron Burr outside the courthouse. And this was hardly the county’s...
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Famous Allegheny – Big Names from a Small School
Bentley Hall, Allegheny College Nestled away at the top of the hill overlooking Meadville, Pennsylvania is Allegheny College which holds the title of 32nd oldest in the United States, having just celebrated it’s 200th birthday in...
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Marion County was the Home of the World’s First Oil Boom
Proposed boundaries of Marion County and Titusville as the seat Everybody knows that the northwest corner of Pennsylvania is made up of Crawford, Erie, Warren and Marion counties: The last named after the Revolutionary War...
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The Underground Railroad’s Secret Operations in Crawford County
As we reflect on this country’s African American heritage, it’s worth noting Crawford County’s role as a branch of the Underground Railroad. In the years leading up to the Civil War, area residents, like much...
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