Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania (Volumes I and II)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Clarence M. Busch (Printers)1, 1896. Hardcover. Both volumes: half maroon leather with maroon/teal marbled boards. Gilt letterin on spine. 5 raised, ungilded bands and 4 decorations, debossed (both volumes). Marbled end papers. Vol. I: 627 pp. with color plates and fort site plans throughout; Vol. II: 636 pp. with same. Heavy (8 pounds) and will require extra postage. Both volumes: Clean contents but with darkening to fore edges of page edges cut unevenly. Binding loose on Vol. II with spine detaching and front cover detaching at gutter. Covers generally not in great condition but still protective. Both contain a bookplate of William U. Hensel inside front cover. Hensel was a Pennsylvania State Attorney General and a Lancaster County attorney, newspaper editor, author, and historian. Item #154086
Includes Indian forts of the Blue Mountains; frontier forts of the north/west branches of the Susquehanna River; forts in the Wyoming Valley region and the Cumberland and Juniata Valleys; big names like Fort Duquesne, Fort Pitt, Fort Ligonier, the Catawba Trail; numerous forts listed by county/local area. A thoroughly fascinating bit of history of Pennsylvania, Native Americans, and the Westward Expansion. With excellent visuals - maps, fort schemes, and more.
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