Peters Township Public Library - Historic Images and Documents Collection

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A selection of historic photographs, documents, and ephemera from the archival collections at Peters Township Public Library. These primary source materials document changes within Peters Township from the late 1800s through the 20th century.
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Bower Hill School students and teacher, 1914.
Bower Hill School students and teacher, 1914.
Peters (Washington County, Pa. : Township), Bower Hill School, School children
Postcard photograph of Bower Hill School students and teacher Sadie Himmeger in front of the school building. Caption on original reads, “Bower Hill Peters Twp, 1914.” Title supplied by Contributing Institution. Creator unknown.
History of the Joseph Wright Family, 1914.
History of the Joseph Wright Family, 1914.
Joseph Wright family, Peters (Washington County, Pa. : Township)
History of the Joseph Wright Family. It includes a brief history of the Wright and Hopkins families followed by genealogical information. The Scotch-Irish ancestors of Joseph Wright [1794-1851] first settled in eastern Pennsylvania and later became large landholders in the Peters Creek Valley in the 1760s. In 1814, Joseph Wright married Catherine Hopkins. They were the parents of eleven children. Wright family members were prominent in the early history of Western Pennsylvania. This publication was compiled by some of the descendants of Joseph Wright and covers the time period from 1764-1913.