. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. >p v;. THE McKEE & Versailles Cemetery, (see page 16) McKeesports Military Record. IN early years the state law required all able-bodied menbetween the ages of twenty-one and forty-five years, toassemble once a year for military parade, inspection and instruc-tion; and this law continued in force until about the year event of no little importance each spring was the -Militiamuster and the populace generally turned out
. The first one hundred years of McKeesport. An historical and statistical description of the city from its inception until its centennial in 1894. >p v;. THE McKEE & Versailles Cemetery, (see page 16) McKeesports Military Record. IN early years the state law required all able-bodied menbetween the ages of twenty-one and forty-five years, toassemble once a year for military parade, inspection and instruc-tion; and this law continued in force until about the year event of no little importance each spring was the -Militiamuster and the populace generally turned out to witness theawkward evolutions of the citizen soldiery. All that portion ofold McKeesport, above Fifth street, was an open common and itafforded a splendid field for these annual drills and inspections,the date of which was always looked upon as a general holidayfor the people. Everybody turned out to see or to take part inthe round up, which was always followed by a series of amuse-ments, joined in by 30ung and old, and where the soldier boyplayed havoc with the heart of the simple maiden. McKeesport and the township of Versailles furnished a
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