| Snyder County Contributor(s): Campbell, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738537403 ISBN-13: 9780738537405 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: Snyder County was carved out of the southern portion of Union County in 1855. Named after Selinsgrove resident and Pennsylvania's only three-term governor Simon Snyder (18081817), the county is unique in many ways. It is part of the extensive early-nineteenth-century Pennsylvania Canal System's Susquehanna Division and home to one of the nation's first coeducational colleges, Susquehanna University. In the western section of the county, McClure is a town that was created by and for the convenience of the mid-nineteenth-century Middle Creek Valley Railroad. Snyder County is a historical tour of these ever-changing communities through more than two hundred new and far-ranging images, many never before published, mainly from the outstanding postcard collection of county resident Ron Nornhold. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Antiques & Collectibles | Postcards - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 974.849 |
| LCCN: 2004114444 |
| Series: Postcard History |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.56" W x 9.28" (0.49 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
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| Publisher Description: Snyder County was carved out of the southern portion of Union County in 1855. Named after Selinsgrove resident and Pennsylvania's only three-term governor Simon Snyder (1808-1817), the county is unique in many ways. It is part of the extensive early-nineteenth-century Pennsylvania Canal System's Susquehanna Division and home to one of the nation's first coeducational colleges, Susquehanna University. In the western section of the county, McClure is a town that was created by and for the convenience of the mid-nineteenth-century Middle Creek Valley Railroad. Snyder County is a historical tour of these ever-changing communities through more than two hundred new and far-ranging images, many never before published, mainly from the outstanding postcard collection of county resident Ron Nornhold. |
Contributor Bio(s): Campbell, Jim: - Jim Campbell and the Snyder County Historical Society collaborated to produce this volume. Campbell is also the author of Snyder County, in the Images of America series. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the Snyder County Historical Society. |