Sewickley

by Sewickley Valley Historical Society

Book Overview

With its prime location along the Ohio River downstream from Pittsburgh, Sewickley was destined to become a great American town.

In 1753, a young George Washington traveled through the area on his way to inform the French that the British crown would not tolerate French trespass in the Ohio Valley. Meriwether Lewis mentioned the obstacle presented by its waterfront eddies in his 1803 journal. Eventually the area became home to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738545554
• ISBN13: 9780738545554
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"