. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. obliterated, the site being covered by dwellings, achurch, a livers stable, etc., and what was once a quiet, countrygraveyard, sheltered by forest trees and dotted with grassymounds above the remains of people once the pride of the town,has been transformed for other uses, made necessary by themarch of progress. The McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery Company was char-tered at the June term of Court in 1856. It purchased twenty-six acres of land fro
. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. obliterated, the site being covered by dwellings, achurch, a livers stable, etc., and what was once a quiet, countrygraveyard, sheltered by forest trees and dotted with grassymounds above the remains of people once the pride of the town,has been transformed for other uses, made necessary by themarch of progress. The McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery Company was char-tered at the June term of Court in 1856. It purchased twenty-six acres of land from the Huey heirs on June 30th, 1856, andthe cemetery was formally dedicated on November 6th, that day forty-five lots were sold for two thousand, four hun-dred dollars. The first election for a board of directors was heldon August 5th, 1856, resulting as follows: James R. Hendrick-son, John A. Miller, Hamilton Stewart, Andrew Christy, John. H O oa m McKeesports Silent Cities. loi Penney, George M. Boughman, Hugh Rowland and SamuelFoster. James R. Hendrickson was elected president; , secretar}- and James B. Mitchell, treasurer. On Decem-ber and Robert Da}- was elected superintendent. On Novemberist, 1^57, the company transferred to the German Lutheranchurch one-half an acre of ground for one hundred dollars, andsix dollars annual ground rent. At the present time the companyowns about sixty-five acres of land, having purchased twenty-sixacres from the Huey estate on June 30th, 1856, for two thousand,six hundred dollars; two acres from N. H. Clark, November ist,1858, for one hundred and eighteen dollars; twelve acres fromWm. George for three thousand dollars; twelve acres from R. and Mrs. M. Whigham, August ist, 1882, for twelve thou-sand, five hvmdred dollars; six acres from John W. Stewart,October 12th, 1886, for six thousand, two hundred and thirty-four dollars; lot from James Evans, for three thousand
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