. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. for the site; and on Jul\- 4th, 1892, the monument was was erected at a cost of three thousand, three hundred andfortN-three dollars. The ground around the monument isreserved for soldiers Public Offices and Officers. OUR records of municipal affairs date back to the time whenMcKeesport was a part of \ersailles township. Thegovernment was crude in many respects, but it fitted the require-ments of the times. Old McKeesporters fi
. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. for the site; and on Jul\- 4th, 1892, the monument was was erected at a cost of three thousand, three hundred andfortN-three dollars. The ground around the monument isreserved for soldiers Public Offices and Officers. OUR records of municipal affairs date back to the time whenMcKeesport was a part of \ersailles township. Thegovernment was crude in many respects, but it fitted the require-ments of the times. Old McKeesporters figured quite prominentlyin politics. Indeed, John McKee is believed to have been quitea shrewd politician. He was a smart man, and smart men inthose days usually had something to say in politics. In 1828, Maj. William Caven was elected sheriff of Alleghenycounty, and in the absence of any scandal being handed down hemust have been a good officer. In 1840, Fauntley Muse was elected a member of the statelegislature. John Caven, son of Maj. William Caven, struck out for theW^est, and he became mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana, servingseveral terms, and was afterward made a state senator. John P. Penney, a McKeesport boy, was elected to thePennsylvania state senate, serving several terms and was speakerof the House for one term. He was a strong competito
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