St. Marys

by Dennis McGeehan

Book Overview

Located in Elk County atop the Allegheny Mountains, Sancta Marienstadt (St. Marys) was founded in 1842 on the feast day of Mary. Establishing St. Marys as a refuge to preserve their German Catholic roots, the hardy pioneers of the area eventually embraced a multiethnic, progressive cityscape. Early settlers farmed and developed natural resources. When the extractive industries of timber, coal, and clay were exhausted, the town could have withered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738544949
• ISBN13: 9780738544946
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"