Castle Shannon Borough Timeline Opt 1
Castle Shannon
A treaty with the Iroquois Indians had them relinquish their claim to the lands surrounding Pittsburgh and stimulated interest in land grants from the state.
World Events
Samuel Adams letter circulates around American colonies, opposing Townshend Act taxes. Daniel Boone explores the Cumberland Gap. The eraser was invented in 1770.
Castle Shannon
The first settlers to arrive in this region were the Strawbridge, Rutherford, Roberts, McCall and Beltzhoover families. Land grants sold to the settlers by the state were purchased for as little as 22 cents an acre. The early settlers found this area was ideal for farming, with beautiful streams and numerous springs, plenty of fish and game, and heavily supplied timber.
World Events
1784 Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over the eagle as America’s symbol, Revolutionary War ends, 1785 Stagecoaches carry the US mail, Benjamin Franklin invents bifocals. 1786 The first commercial ice cream sold in N.Y. 1787, The United States Constitution was signed.
Castle Shannon
A narrow-gauge railroad was built to Castle Shannon from Pittsburgh. It stretched along the valley as far as Fair Haven, now Overbrook. Farmers from the district donated the use of their wagons and other vehicles to transport prospective buyers to the new town site. To each person building a home, a free two-year pass was given by the railroad. There was no charge for the hauling of lumber.
World Events
1850 Slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue elsewhere. 1865 Robert E Lee & 26,765 troops surrender. 1865 John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre. 1865 13th Amendment ratified, slavery abolished. 1867 US purchases Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000. Great Chicago Fire kills 200, destroys over 4 miles of Chicago buildings. First baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players). Suez canal opens.
Castle Shannon Borough Timeline Opt 2
Castle Shannon
A treaty with the Iroquois Indians had them relinquish their claim to the lands surrounding Pittsburgh and stimulated interest in land grants from the state.
World Events
Samuel Adams letter circulates around American colonies, opposing Townshend Act taxes. Daniel Boone explores the Cumberland Gap. The eraser was invented in 1770.
Castle Shannon
The first settlers to arrive in this region were the Strawbridge, Rutherford, Roberts, McCall and Beltzhoover families. Land grants sold to the settlers by the state were purchased for as little as 22 cents an acre. The early settlers found this area was ideal for farming, with beautiful streams and numerous springs, plenty of fish and game, and heavily supplied timber.
World Events
1784 Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over the eagle as America’s symbol, Revolutionary War ends, 1785 Stagecoaches carry the US mail, Benjamin Franklin invents bifocals. 1786 The first commercial ice cream sold in N.Y. 1787, The United States Constitution was signed.
Castle Shannon Borough Timeline Opt 3
Castle Shannon
A treaty with the Iroquois Indians had them relinquish their claim to the lands surrounding Pittsburgh and stimulated interest in land grants from the state.
World Events
Samuel Adams letter circulates around American colonies, opposing Townshend Act taxes. Daniel Boone explores the Cumberland Gap.
World Events
The eraser was invented in 1770.
World Events
Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over the eagle as America’s symbol, Revolutionary War ends.
World Events
Stagecoaches carry the US mail, Benjamin Franklin invents bifocals.
Castle Shannon
The first settlers to arrive in this region were the Strawbridge, Rutherford, Roberts, McCall and Beltzhoover families. Land grants sold to the settlers by the state were purchased for as little as 22 cents an acre. The early settlers found this area was ideal for farming, with beautiful streams and numerous springs, plenty of fish and game, and heavily supplied timber.
World Events
The first commercial ice cream sold in N.Y.
World Events
The United States Constitution was signed.