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"It Happened in Mifflin County" American History with a Central Pennsylvania Connection by Forest K. Fisher MCHS Past President & Newsletter Editor Mifflin County possesses a unique history, connected in many ways to the broader history of the United States. This 200 page book details many of these connections through expanded
essays originally appearing in the Mifflin County Historical Society's publicaion, Notes from Monument Square, written from 1997 to the present by its editor, Forest K. Fisher. Illustrated with almost 200 vintage photos, etchings, and early maps, read about Mifflin County's connections to US history, including: three county men who died at the Alamo
along with Davy Crockett; and how the only stone ever removed from the 16th US President's tomb in Springfield, IL came to rest
in Mifflin County's Monument Square. These and much more, plus excerpts from local newspapers, history trivia, and extensive notes too, combine to reveal daily life in bygone days ... It Happened in Mifflin County. |