Independence Bells of Philadelphia by Thomas Kaufmann

Posted by on Sep 18, 2023 in | Comments Off on Independence Bells of Philadelphia by Thomas Kaufmann Independence Bells of Philadelphia by Thomas Kaufmann The History Press, 224 pp., paperback $23.99 On July 8, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read to the people assembled in the Pennsylvania State House yard. The bells that rang around Philadelphia expressed the feeling of celebration in such a riotous way that John Adams wrote, “The Bells rung all Day, and almost all night. Even the...
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Clearfield County: Land of Natural Resources

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on Clearfield County: Land of Natural Resources Clearfield County, believed named for the cleared fields found by early settlers in the area, belies its name; 83 percent of the county’s 1,143.5 square miles is still forested today. Its present timber, however, is second and third growth. Although its forest lands support some lumbering, the county’s economic life depends mostly upon coal and clay in­dustries and the manufacture of...
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