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WHAT'S AVAILABLE AT PENNSYLVANIA TRAILS
COUNTY UPDATES: What's been added recently.  (You can also find which counties have been updated in the COUNTIES ONLINE below)			Government Title of Acts Passed by the Legislature of Pennsylvania Legislature of Pennsylvania
RECENT ADDITIONS ON OUR MAIN SITE State History Miscellaneous Marriage Records and Wills for Pennsylvania  - Contributed by Jeana Gallagher NEW HOST!! Tammy Clark is now our host for Columbia County and Montour County Claire Moran is now our Luzerne County host. Vicki Hartman is now our Adams County, Berks County, Northampton County  and now  Lehigh County Host			NEW!! State Data Miscellaneous Marriage Records and Wills for Pennsylvania Contributed by Jeana Gallagher
			State History  The History of Pennsylvania Taken From the History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania :. Chicago. J.H. Beers & Co.. 1890.   Pages 17-20 :  Covers the period of early settlement through the beginning of the 1700's.   Great Indian Walk - The Walking Off of Land to Purchase from Teeyusscuing Taken From the Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) September 6 1826  The Exploring Expedition of Major Long (1823 News Article about Major Stephen Harriman Long's 6 month Expedition from Philadelphia through the Northern Territories to the Missisipppi and back home in 1823.) Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania Contributed by Linda Dougan
Transportation (News articles and history about PA waterways, highways, railroads and other transporatation) Agriculture (News articles and other history about agriculture in Pennsylvania)			LEWIS AND CLARK   Capt. Lewis's Exploration of Louisianna and the Visit of the Osage Indian Nation to Washington - Taken From the 1804 Sprig of Liberty, Gettysburg, PA  Captain Lewis and Captain Clarks Party of Discover and Expediton to the Pacific Ocean  - Taken From the 1805 Centinel, Gettysburg PA and From the 1806 Sprig of Liberty, Gettysburg, PA
Military Military News Revolutionary War Veterans Revolutionary War Solier Burials Soldier of the War of 1812 Burials			Newspapers Miscellaneous Marriage and Death Notices for Pennsylvania Miscellaneous News Items From Pennsylvania and the Surrounding New England States from the Past  . The 1754 Pennsylvania Gazette Transcribed and Contributed by John and Gene Sharpp Pennsylvania Finds Seven Other Declarations Taken From the Charleroi Mail, Charleroi, Pennsylvania July 26, 1943

COUNTIES ONLINE
COUNTY	HOST	Facts
Adams County	New Host!! Vicki Hartman UPDATED!	formed in 1800 from parts of York County. County seat: Gettysburg.
Allegheny County	Christina Anthony UPDATED!	formed in 1788 from parts of Washington and Westmoreland Counties. County seat: Pittsburgh.
Armstrong County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny, Lycoming, and Westmoreland Counties. County seat: Kittanning.
Beaver County	Kat Lowrie UPDATED!	formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Washington Counties. County seat: Beaver.
Bedford County	Available for Adoption UPDATED!	formed in 1771 from parts of Cumberland County. County seat: Bedford.
Berks County	New Host!! Vicki Hartman UPDATED!	formed in 1752 from parts of Chester, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties. County seat: Reading.
Blair County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1846 from parts of Huntingdon and Bedford Counties. County seat: Hollidaysburg.
Bradford County	Available for Adoption UPDATED!	formed in 1810 from parts of Luzerne and Lycoming Counties; originally called Ontario County, renamed as Bradford County in 1812. County seat: Towanda.
Bucks County	Available for Adoption UPDATED!	one of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania in 1682. County seat: Doylestown.
Butler County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny County. County seat: Butler.
Cambria County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1804 from parts of Somerset and Huntingdon Counties. County seat: Ebensburg.
Cameron County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1860 from parts of Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties. County seat: Emporium.
Carbon County	Available for Adoption UPDATED!	formed in 1843 from parts of Monroe and Northampton Counties. County seat: Jim Thorpe.
Centre County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1800 from parts of Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland, and Huntingdon Counties. County seat: Bellefonte.
Chester County	Available for Adoption UPDATED!	one of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania in 1682. County seat: West Chester.
Clarion County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1839 from parts of Venango and Armstrong Counties. County seat: Clarion.
Clearfield County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1804 from parts of Lycoming and Huntingdon Counties; Clearfield functioned as a part of Centre County for judiciary purposes until 1822. County seat: Clearfield.
Clinton County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1839 from parts of Lycoming and Centre Counties. County seat: Lock Haven.
Columbia County	NEW HOST! Tammy Clark UPDATED!	formed in 1813 from parts of Northumberland and Luzerne Counties. County seat: Bloomsburg.
Crawford County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny County. County seat: Meadville.
Cumberland County	Available for Adoption UPDATED!	formed in 1750 from parts of Lancaster County. County seat: Carlisle.
Dauphin County	Nancy Piper UPDATED!	formed in 1785 from parts of Lancaster County. County seat: Harrisburg.
Delaware County	Kim Paterson UPDATED!	formed in 1789 from parts of Chester County. County seat: Media.
Elk County	Available for Adoption	formed 1843 from parts of Jefferson, McKean and Clearfield Counties. County seat: Ridgway.
Erie County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny County; attached to Crawford County until 1803. County seat: Erie.
Fayette County	Kat Lowrie	formed in 1783 from parts of Westmoreland County. County seat: Uniontown.
Forest County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1848 from parts of Jefferson County; attached to Jefferson County until 1857. County seat: Tionesta.
Franklin County,	Available for Adoption UPDATED!	formed in 1784 from parts of Cumberland County. County seat: Chambersburg.
Fulton County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1850 from parts of Bedford County. County seat: McConnellsburg
Greene County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1796 from parts of Washington County. County seat: Waynesburg
Huntingdon County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1787 from parts of Bedford County. County seat: Huntingdon.
Indiana County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1803 from parts of Lycoming and Westmoreland Counties; it was attached to Westmoreland County until 1806. County seat: Indiana.
Jefferson County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1804 from parts of Lycoming County. Attached to Westmoreland County until 1806 and to Indiana County until 1830. County seat: Brookville.
Juniata County,	Available for Adoption	formed 1831 from parts of Mifflin County. County seat: Mifflintown.
Lackawanna County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1878 from parts of Luzerne County. County seat: Scranton.
Lancaster County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1729 from parts of Chester County. County seat: Lancaster.
Lawrence County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1849 from parts of Beaver and Mercer Counties. County seat: New Castle.
Lebanon County,	Nancy Piper	formed in 1813 from parts of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties. County seat: Lebanon.
Lehigh County	New Host!! Vicki Hartman UPDATED!	formed in 1812 from parts of Northampton County. County seat: Allentown.
Luzerne County	NEW HOST! Claire Moran UPDATED!	formed in 1786 from parts of Northumberland County. County seat: Wilkes-Barre.
Lycoming County,	Available for Adoption UPDATED!	formed in 1795 from parts of Northumberland County. County seat: Williamsport.
McKean County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1804 from parts of Lycoming County; Attached to Centre County until 1814 and to Lycoming County until 1826 for judicial and elective purposes. McKean was fully organized only in 1826. County seat: Smethport.
Mercer County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny County. County seat: Mercer.
Mifflin County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1789 from parts of Cumberland and Northumberland Counties. County seat: Lewistown.
Monroe County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1836 from parts of Pike and Northampton Counties. County seat: Stroudsburg.
Montgomery County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1784 from parts of Philadelphia County. County seat: Norristown.
Montour County	NEW HOST! Tammy Clark UPDATED!	formed in 1850 from parts of Columbia County. County seat: Danville.
Northampton County	New Host!! Vicki Hartman UPDATED!	formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County. County seat: Easton.
Northumberland County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1772 from parts of Lancaster, Berks, Bedford, Cumberland, and Northampton Counties. County seat: Sunbury.
Perry County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1820 from parts of Cumberland County. County seat: New Bloomfield.
Philadelphia County	Kim Paterson UPDATED!	One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania in 1682. The city and county of Philadelphia were combined in 1854 and city and county offices merged in 1952.
Pike County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1814 from parts of Wayne County. County seat: Milford.
Potter County	Available for Adoption	Formed in 1804 from Lycoming county. Attached to Lycoming County until 1825 and to McKean County until 1835 for judicial purposes, Potter was not fully organized until 1835. County seat: Coudersport.
Schuylkill County	Available for Adoption	Formed in 1811 from parts of Berks and Northampton Counties. County seat: Pottsville.
Snyder County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1855 from parts of Union County. County seat: Middleburg.
Somerset County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1795 from parts of Bedford County. County seat: Somerset.
Sullivan County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1847 from parts of Lycoming County; attached to Lycoming until 1848. County seat: Laporte.
Susquehanna County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1810 from parts of Luzerne County ; attached to Luzerne County until 1812. County seat: Montrose.
Tioga County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1804 from parts of Lycoming County; attached to Lycoming until 1812. County seat: Wellsboro.
Union County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1813 from parts of Northumberland County. County seat: Lewisburg.
Venango County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming Counties; attached to until 1805. County seat: Franklin.
Warren County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming counties; attached to Crawford County until 1805 and then to Venango until Warren was formally organized in 1819. County seat: Warren.
Washington County	Available for Adoption UPDATED!	formed in 1781 from parts of Westmoreland County. County seat: Washington.
Wayne County,	Available for Adoption	formed in 1798 from parts of Northampton County. County seat: Honesdale.
Westmoreland County	Kat Lowrie UPDATED!	formed in 1773 from parts of Bedford County. County seat: Greensburg.
Wyoming County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1842 from parts of Luzerne County. County seat: Tunkhannock.
York County	Available for Adoption	formed in 1749 from parts of Lancaster County. County seat: York.
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