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History of Kittanning, (Armstrong County) PennsylvaniaOur database does not include an historic photo for Kittanning, (Armstrong County) Pennsylvania, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:The Biography of George Laird Shoup George Laird Shoup, senator, was born at Kittanning, Pa., June 15, 1836; a descendant of German ancestors, who settled in Pennsylvania and served in the wars of the Revolution and 1812. He was educated in the public schools of Freeport and Slatelick, Pa., engaged in stock-farming near Galesburg, Ill., 1852?59; in mining and mercantile pursuits in Colorado, 1859?61; joined a company of Independent Scouts of Colorado volunteers in 1861; served in New Mexico and Colorado, 1862?63; rose to the rank of colonel, third Colorado cavalry, September, 1864; and was granted leave of absence for thirty days in 1864 to attend the state constitutional convention. He established stores at Virginia City, Mont., and at Salmon City, Ida., 1866. He frequently declined the position of territorial delegate in congress; was a representative in the 8th and 10th sessions of the territorial legislature and was delegate to the Republican national convention of 1850; a member of the Republican national committee, 1880?84, and again in 1888; U.S. commissioner for Idaho at the exposition at New Orleans. La., 1884?85; governor of Idaho Territory, 1889?90; the first governor of the state of Idaho from October, 1890, and a Republican U.S. senator from Dec. 29, 1890, to March 3, 1901. He was defeated for re-election in 1900 by Fred T. Dubois, Silver Republican, supported by Democrats and Populists. |
Pennsylvania Facts: Armstrong County Facts: Seat: KittanningEstablished: 1800 Formed from: Allegheny, Lycoming and Westmoreland
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: KITTANNING, a post-township of Armstrong co., Pennsylvania, on the Alleghany river. Population, 1175. The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: KITTANNING, a thriving post-borough in the above township, and capital of Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, on the left bank of the Alleghany river, 45 miles above Pittsburg, and 200 miles W. by N. from Harrisburg. It is pleasantly situated on the river flats, with high hills in the rear, and occupies the site of an Indian town of the same name. The vicinity abounds in coal and iron ore, and an impulse has recently been given to the growth of Kittanning by the erection of iron-works. It contains a court house, jail, academy, several churches, and 2 newspaper offices. Incorporated in 1821. Population, in 1850, 1561; in 1853, about 2000. Kittanning is situated 241 meters above sea level. |