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The Franklin County, Pennsylvania Histories book collection is a group of 6 books that detail the history of Franklin County - primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the books are illustrated; showcasing specific events relating to key points in the history and development of Franklin County during this period as well as details of some of its most important and influential figures.

All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

1. Historical sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (1878) - M'Cauley, I. H.; Suesserott, Jacob Lewis; Kennedy, D. M. - 446 pages
2. History of Franklin county, Pennsylvania; containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc.; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc (1887) - Bates, Samuel Penniman; Richard, Jacob Fraise - 972 pages
3. The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry counties [Pennsylvania] (1846) - Rupp, Israel Daniel - 610 pages
4. Waynesboro : the history of a settlement in the county formerly called Cumberland, but later Franklin, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in its beginnings, through its growth into a village and borough, to its centennial period, and to the close of the present century : including a relation of pertinent topics of general state and county history (1900) - Nead, Benjamin Matthias - 451 pages
5. Memorial of Enoch Brown and eleven scholars who were massacred in Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pa. by the Indians during the Pontiac War, July 26, 1764, containing addresses of George W. Ziegler, Cyrus Cort, Peter A. Witmer... at the dedication of the Enoch Brown Park and monuments... August 4, 1885... (1886) - Cort, Cyrus - 178 pages
6. Churches of the valley : or, an historical sketch of the old Presbyterian congregations of Cumberland, and Franklin counties, in Pennsylvania (1852) - Nevin, Alfred - 359 pages

Here is a map of Franklin County and a period illustration from one of the volumes:

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