, a retired music teacher of Owego, New
York, compiled this series of articles and photos about his home
town of Canton in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Some of the
articles were written by his mother, Eleanor PARSONS Keagle, and
some are from other sources. Some of the material is already on the
Tri-Counties site. This table of Contents ties it together.We are in
the process of adding the remaining material that is not already on
the site. Many thanks to Roger for collecting these articles and
photos together and for sharing this resource with us.
| jpeg images numbers |
Title of Article & Author |
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| 1-8 |
Early History of Canton as related by
Charles E. Bullock |
Carla 17 JAN |
| 9 |
First Election Held Oct.
13, 1812 |
Carla 17 JAN |
| 10 |
Canton in 1837 [as remembered by
and written by Simon McIntosh] |
Carla 17 JAN |
| 11 |
Canton Township & Borough -
Taken from Gazette History of seven counties; pub. 1885 |
|
| 12 |
Canton 1849 |
|
| 13-21 |
Life of Ezra Spalding as written by S.
D. Kendall [facts told to Kendall by Horace Spalding] |
Carla Jan 19 |
| 22 |
Alba Church of Christ by George V. Warren |
Carla Jan 20 |
| 23 |
Alba Borough |
|
| 23 |
Barclay Township |
|
| 24-25 |
Canton Township & Borough by
H. C. Bradsby; pub. 1891 |
|
| 26-28 |
The First Human Immigrants |
Carla Jan 20 |
| Intro. bottom 28 |
Cedar Ledge Monument by Eleanor Keagle [1950] |
Introduction on bottom of 28 for scans 29-30- Carla Jan 20 |
| 29-30 |
Col. Hartley's Expedition -1778
[Eleanor Keagle 1950] |
|
| 32 |
The Geologic Changes of Canton |
Carla Jan 25 |
| 34-44 |
Early Canton as remembered by C. E.
Bullock |
Carla Jan 25 |
| 53-54 |
The Underground Railroad [Canton
Independent 1950; Eleanor PARSONS Keagle] |
|
| 55 |
Black People in Canton since the
Civil War |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 56-57 |
The Great Canton Fair was big
attraction at turn of the Century [reprint from Sep 10, 1892] - William
Armstrong Perry |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 61-63 |
Canton, PA by Eleanor PARSONS Keagle |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 64-65 |
Reminiscences of Orrin Brown
- Dated Mar. 10, 1910 |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 66-68 |
Minnequa is Brilliant Mark in
Canton's past by Eleanor PARSONS Keagle, 1948 |
|
| 69 |
Chart = Minnequa -
Analysis of Minnequa Water |
|
| 74 |
The Vanishing Spas of Pennsylvania |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 75 |
The Summer Homes of Maynard Hill
above Minnequa Springs |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 80-81 |
The Life of Ernest Eagles Haywood
1902-1928 by Gertrude W. Haywood |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 84-85, 89, 91 |
Three of the Famous Homes of Canton
by Robert Elliott 1988 |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 92-94 |
Crockett Lodge, Old Mayo Home, is
interesting place by Dorothy Deane, 1916 |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 95 |
Crockett Lodge Sold for Taxes - 1936 |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 96-97 |
Harry Davenport was Stage, Screen
Star -1940 |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 97-98 |
Miss Blanche Davenport
famous virtuoso loved and admired in France and Italy |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 98-99 |
Old Interview of Fanny Davenport
by Eugenia K. Holmes [1950] |
Carla Jan 26 |
| 100 |
Nearly 150 years of Canton Schools |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 103C, 104, 113, 115 |
Rural Schools by Eleanor PARSONS
Keagle |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 110 |
Alumni 1878-1889 |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 116 |
New Schools in Canton &
Furnishings |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 118 |
First Canton School, Built 1870---
Coming Down [1959] |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 120-121 |
Memories of Mrs. Emeline Leavitt -
Early Citizen [April 1910] |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 122-124 |
Transportation in Canton - Then and
Now |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 125 |
The Williamsport and Elmira
Railroad - Thomas Taber III May 1986 |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 126 |
Pennsylvania Railroad & [Baltimore
& Susquehanna Railroad] |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 128, 130 |
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 130 |
Elmira-Troy-Canton Auto-Bus Line |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 133-135 |
The Ill-Starred Pittsburg, Binghamton &
Eastern Railroad by Eleanor Keagle |
|
| 142-146 |
Remembrances of Early Automobile
by J. Leroy Jarrett |
Carla Jan 27 |
| 148 |
Canton Industries |
Carla Jan 29 |
| 148 |
Elias Rockwell Builds first
Mill in 1852 |
Carla Jan 29 |
| 150 |
Industry - H. Rockwell &
Son |
|
| 151-152 |
Industry- W.W. Gleckner &
Son Company [Eleanor Keagle] |
|
| 155 |
Lumber Industry - Crawford
Brothers |
Carla Jan 29 |
| 156, 158 |
Industry- Swayze Folding Box
Company |
Carla Jan 29 |
| 159 |
Belmar Manufacturing Company by
Eleanor PARSONS. Keagle |
Carla Jan 29 |
| 160 |
Bellows-Valvair |
|
| 161p |
Canford Manufacturing Corporation
+ picture |
Carla Jan 29 |
| 162 |
The Dairy Industry by Roger M.
Keagle |
Carla Jan 29 |
| 164 |
Beers - Business Directory 1869 |
Carla Jan 29 |
| 165-169 |
Canton's Businesses in Early 1900s |
Carla Jan 29 |
| 170 |
Directory of Canton 1902 |
Carla Jan 30 |
| 171 |
Canton Business - Burk & Thomas
Co., est. 1867 |
Carla Jan 30 |
| 172 |
Business - Rexall Store, est.
1875 |
Carla Jan 30 |
| 173-175 |
Business - Prestons Inc., est.
1881 |
Carla Jan 30 |
| 176 |
Business - C.F. Biddle; Krise
Insurance |
Carla Jan 30 |
| 177 |
Business - Grocery Stores & Meat
Markets [Roger M. Keagle]
Pages 178-187 - Downtown and Business
Photos
PP 188-198 More Photos - |
Carla Jan 30 |
| 199 |
Lewis Opera House Destroyed by Fire -
1942 |
Carla Jan 31 |
| 200-205 |
Lewis Opera House History by
Harriet L. Doll |
Carla Jan 31 |
| 207-209 |
First Canton Bank, 1881
[Eleanor PARSONS Keagle] |
|
| 212 |
Blacksmiths & Automobile Dealers |
Carla Jan 31 |
| 215 |
C. Robert Krise in Business 40
years |
Carla Jan 31 |
| 216-217 |
Hallett Motor Co. formed in 1926 |
Carla Jan 31 |
| 218p,220,221p,222 |
G. Keagle & Son |
Carla Jan 31 |
| 224 |
The Packard House [Hotel] |
|
| 228,230-231 |
125 Years Postal Service in Canton |
Carla Feb 02 |
| 232-235 |
80 Years' History of the Canton
Independent -Sentinel |
Carla Feb 02 |
| 237-238p |
Development of the Canton Borough
Authority Water System |
Carla Feb 02 / Aug 28 |
| 239 |
Canton Water System Organized in
1873 by C. Dixon Avery |
Carla Feb 02 |
| 240-241 |
Local Telephone System |
Carla Feb 02 |
| 241 |
Electricity Comes to Canton |
Carla Feb 02 |
| 244 |
Natural Gas comes to Canton in
1931 |
Carla Feb 02 |
| 245-248,250-252 |
Green Free Library - Canton |
|
| 253 |
List of Canton Mayors or Burgesses
1864-1985 |
Carla Feb 03 |
| 254 |
List of Canton Borough council
Presidents |
Carla Feb 03 |
| 255-256,258-259 |
Fire Department serving area since
1882 |
Carla Feb 03 |
| 260-267 |
Fires In Canton - Damage
Heavy in Canton Fire - Sun-Gazette 26 Jan 1970 |
Carla Feb 03 |
| 270 |
Grover Village is Historic Place |
Carla Feb 05 |
| 272-273 |
East Canton is Early Settlement |
Carla Feb 05 |
| 274 |
Cedar Ledge Rocks by Byron G.
Williams |
Carla Feb 05 |
| 275 |
Lamb's Lookout - Forbidding Mts. now popular park |
Carla Feb 07 |
| 276 |
Lake Nephawin or Gillett's
Pond |
|
| 279-280 |
Lake Breeze Hotel |
Carla Feb 07 |
| 282-284p |
Interesting Excerpts from History of
Beech Flats by John Wright, 1915 |
Carla Feb 07 |
| |
282 = Beech Flats; short history |
|
| |
282-283 = First Schoolhouse; Beech Flats |
|
| |
284p = Picture of Beech flats School |
|
| |
283-284p = First Saw Mill ; Beech Flats |
|
| 285-287 |
Leroy Township boasts thriving
enterprises |
Carla Feb 07 |
| 288-295 |
Canton's Progress by Eleanor PARSONS.
Keagle |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 296-297 |
Canton Blends Old and New by
Eleanor P. Keagle |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 298-299 |
Canton about to Lose last
independent grocery story by Eleanor Keagle |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 300 |
Famed hymn "O Little Town of Bethlehem" not inspired by
Canton/Troy - writes Eleanor J. Keagle |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 301-302 |
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln Letter found
- Eleanor P. Keagle |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 301A |
A Son of the Hills - drama
directed by Harry Davenport |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 302 |
Canton Recalls 1915 Movie Making by
Eleanor P. Keagle |
|
| 303 |
Rocking Chair Fad Stirs Memories by
Eleanor PARSONS. Keagle |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 304 |
Canton IOOF [International Order
of Odd Fellows] - 1848 |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 304 |
WCTU - Canton Sentinel 1950 |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 305 |
Canton Masons Constituted in 1868 |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 306-307 |
VIA [Village Improvement Assn.]
contributed to growth since 1905 - Mrs. Laurence Biddle |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 308 |
OES [Order of Eastern Star]
Chapter #71 instituted 1908 - Mrs. Eileen Jayson |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 309-310 |
Mrs. G. E. Newman first DAR Regent
- Miss Elizabeth Bunyan |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 311 |
LOOM [Loyal Order of Moose]
Chartered |
Carla Feb 10 |
| 312-314 |
Nursing Service founded by
Mr./Mrs. Marble |
Carla Feb 18 |
| 314 |
Mrs. Barnes heads Literary Club
1927 |
Carla Feb 18 |
| 315 |
Local Rotary Club Organized in
1937 |
Carla Feb 18 |
| 316 |
BPW [Business & Professional
Women] Club 139th to get Charter |
Carla Feb 18 |
| 317-318 |
Canton Beethoven Club organized
1897 |
Carla Feb 18 |
| 319-320 |
Mendelssohn Club Organized 1909 by
Elaine Preston |
Carla Feb 18 |
| 320-321 |
Piano students for Nevin Clubs -
Mrs. Floyd Griswold |
Carla Feb 18 |
| 322-323 |
Evening Musicales Active Music
Club by Elsie Reynolds |
Carla Feb 18 |
| 324 |
Chautauqua
Comes to Canton by Roger M. Keagle |
Carla 17 JAN |
| 325p |
1917
Chautauqua program |
Carla 17 JAN |
| 326p |
1917
Guarantors for Canton, PA - listing |
Carla Feb 19 |
| 327 |
Canton Post Office |
|
| 328 |
Canton: Minnequa, Mayos, Davenports by
Eleanor Keagle |
Carla Feb 19 |
| 328-329 |
The Industries |
Carla Feb 19 |
| 329 |
The Business Houses |
Carla Feb 19 |
| 329-330 |
History of Churches |
Carla Feb 19 |
| 330 |
Growth of Schools |
Carla Feb 19 |
| 331 |
Banks; Charles Lees Great London Show |
Carla Feb 19 |
| 332 |
Early History of Canton Girl Scouts |
|
| 333 |
Rufus Brown - Civil War Veteran [Buried Main Street Cemetery,
Canton] |
X |
| 333A |
Civil War comes to Canton - Men drafted July 23, 1862 |
X |
| 334 |
Arbor Day at Morse Park 1998 |
X |
| 335 |
American Legion |
|
| 335 |
Veterans of Foreign Wars |
|
| 335Ap-335Bp |
Roll of Honor Board,
Dedicated 1942 |
|
| 336 |
Canton Armistice Day - 1932 |
X |
| 336 |
Canton Vet given state VFW honor [William J. McIntosh, appointed
deputy chief of staff, VFW, by State Commander, Harrisburg] |
X |
| 338-339 |
Japan Surrenders |
X |
| 340 |
American Legion Auxiliary terminates - Sept. 18, 1969 |
X |
| 341 |
Four Churches in East Canton charge |
X |
| 342-343,345-347 |
St. James Episcopal Church by
Eleanor PARSONS Keagle |
|
| 348-353 |
St. Michael's Catholic Church |
|
| 354-356,358 |
Presbyterian Church organized in 1832 - Linda Whitman Ammon |
X |
| 359-360 |
Fire Destroys Presbyterian Church building 1922 |
X |
| 361-362,364-366 |
Church of Christ 100 yrs in Canton |
X |
| 367 |
Church of Christ History by
Mrs. J. O. Whitman |
|
| 368-374 |
Baptist Church one of first
organized |
much longer article in Roger Keagle book |
| 375-378 |
Bishop Leeden rededicates Canton Methodist Church |
X |
| 379-382p |
Rockwell Memorial M.E. Church - Lake Nephawin, PA - 1899 |
X |
| 383-384 |
Christian & Missionary Alliance Church 1929 |
X |
| 385 |
Adventist Church 1936 |
pns |
| 386-388 |
Hollis Dann Contributed to Music - Mrs. L. M. Preston |
X |
| 389-391 |
Nelle Westgate teaches 49 years |
X |
| 392-394 |
L. T. McFadden Outstanding Man |
X |
| 395-397 |
Dean Ivan Lamb |
X |
| 398400 |
Canton Midget marks Birthday; namely
Casper Weis |
|
| 401-402 |
Dorothy DANN Bullock |
X |
| 403 |
Tribute to Eleanor Parsons Keagle by
Harriet Doll |
pns |
| 407 |
Ghost Towns near Canton |
pns |