Mercer County Historical Society

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on Mercer County Historical Society Efforts to establish a historical society in Mercer County began with an October 1929 meeting at the home of Dr. L. H. Beeler of Grove City. The group drafted bylaws and elected Dr. Beeler president but apparently ceased to function soon thereafter. There is no record of any activity after January I 929. Dr. Beeler’s ill-health and the onset of the Great Depression perhaps account for that...
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A Glimpse of Mercer County

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on A Glimpse of Mercer County Mercer County, situated on the western edge of the state about midway between Erie and Pittsburgh. takes its name from Hugh Mercer, who emi­grated to Pennsylvania from Scotland. Mercer settled in Franklin County where he established a medical prac­tice, but he achieved prominence as a military man fighting in the French and Indian War and serving with Gen­eral Washington in the early campaigns...
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