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Discussions include: Indian History of Wyoming; Indian Village of Capoose; Lackawanna River and Valley; Was Wyoming Once a Vast Lake?; War-Paths; Indian Spring Upon the Moosic Mountain; Indian Relics and Fortifications; Indian Apple-Tree; Beacon Fires; Silver Mine on the Lackawanna; Gold Mine; Salt Springs; Lead Mine; General History; Isaac Tripp; Westmoreland; Wallenpaupack Settlement; James Leggett; First Wagon Road from Pittston to the Delaware; Military Organization; Religion, Morality and Still-Houses; Mills Upon the Lackawanna, Dr. Joseph Sprauge, Dr. William Hooker Smith—Old Forge; The Signal Tree; The Wyoming Massacre; Providence Township and Village; Dunsmore; History of Scranton; Blakeley; Yankee Way of Pulling a Tooth; Thomas Smith; Settlement of Abington; The Great Hunter, Elias Scott; \"Drinker's Beech\" (Now Covington); Settlement of Jefferson; Chased by a Panther; Dunning; Carbondale; Lackawanna Valley in 1804; Formation of Townships; Primitive Ministers; Proprietors' School Fund and Primitive Schools; Paths and Roads; The Rise of Methodism in the Valley; Smelling Hell; Formation of Anthracite Coal; Organic Remains Found in the Coal Strata; Minerals and Mining; Coal Lands Fifty Years Ago; The Discovery and Introduction into Use of Anthracite Coal; William and Maurice Wurts; Falling in of the Carbondale Mines; Earliest Mail Route through the Valley; The Pennsylvania Coal Company; From Pittston to Hawley; Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad; Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad; Sketch of the Early History of the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad; Hon. 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Next the book describes the Indian history of the region, in which figured the Iroquois, Delawares, Shawnese, Minsis, and Pontiacs. There follows a discussion of the pre-Revolutionary controversy over whether the Wyoming Valley should be part of Connecticut or Pennsylvania (apparently rooted in conflicting charters granted by England). From there the book proceeds through descriptions of the region's early settlements and surveys; growth, development and improvement (including the discovery of the value of anthracite coal); municipal and military histories; mining interests; manufacturing industries; banks, building associations and insurance; transportation; the press; education; church history; public institutions, societies and associations; medical history; and finally, bench and bar. The presentation is augmented by engravings of about a dozen prominent figures, as well as an every-name index which also includes topics. One author, David Craft, was known for having previously written \u003cem\u003eHistory of Bradford County, Pennsylvania\u003c\/em\u003e. Readers who enjoyed Charles Miner's \u003cem\u003eHistory of Wyoming\u003c\/em\u003e will find \u003cem\u003eHistory of Scranton\u003c\/em\u003e more up-to-date and more detailed in regard to Scranton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Craft and William A. Wilcox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1891, 1996), 2013, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 606 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788405884\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-C0588\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42481223888,"sku":"101-C0588","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-c0588-1500px.png?v=1776976277"},{"product_id":"101-cd2917","title":"CD-Genealogical and Family History of Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys, Pennsylvania","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost histories deal with \"what has been accomplished by the people in a mass, and take little note of individuals…Hence it follows that genealogical and family memoirs are of peculiar importance, including as they do, the personal annals of those who make heroes and heroism possible-those who have marched in the ranks of progress, bearing the heat and burden of the day-portraying the spirit which actuated them, and holding up their effort for an example to those who come afterward…The Valley of Wyoming affords a peculiarly interesting field for a study of family traits, individual character and personal achievements. 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