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Remembering Pottstown: Historic Tales from a Pennsylvania Borough

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Remembering Pottstown:: Historic Tales from a Pennsylvania Borough - Snyder, Michael T
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Soldiers, champions and innovators have all hailed from this buzzing borough on the banks of the Schuylkill River. Founded in 1761 as Pottsgrove, the small country town was transformed into a thriving industrial center with the coming of the P&R Railroad. Local historian Michael T. Snyder brings together a collection of vignettes to chronicle this fascinating history. From tales of gallant Civil War colonel John Rutter Brooke and the dedicated Dr. Alice Sheppard to memories of summer baseball games long past and a community ...

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Remembering Pottstown:: Historic Tales from a Pennsylvania Borough 2010, History Press, Charleston, SC

ISBN-13: 9781596298422

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Remembering Pottstown: Historic Tales from a Pennsylvania Borough 2010, History Press Library Editions

ISBN-13: 9781540220929

Hardcover