Section I. 
The Formative Years.

Chapter I. 
The Hub of McKean County.
Potato Creek:  Smethportís First HighwayóSmethport Name Has Origins With French RevolutionóFirst Cabin For Smethport 

Chapter II.
 The Early Town.
The First Road through SmethportóOrlo Walks To Smethport on the East-West RoadóThe East-West Road Orlo Jay Hamlinís Arrival Milesburg-Smethport Turnpike 

Chapter III. 
Celebration of Independence Day 183O.
Smethportís First Town-wide Celebration 

Chapter IV. 
Oviatt Diary 1840s.
Diary of Joseph Beaman Oviatt 1840ísóPioneer Life Near the Nunundah

Chapter V.
1853:  Birth of the Borough.
Smethport Founding FathersóSmethportís First Municipal Election ó1856 - 1857 Smethport Borough Resident Property Owners óróMeet Helen Cowles Crock Smethportís 19th Century Artist and Poet 

Chapter VI. 
The Hamlin Lake Mill Pond.
History of the Mill Pondó ìRat Dayîó1929 Devlopment of Hamlin Parkó1978 Redevelopment of Hamlin Lake Park 
 

Section II. 
The Community Matures.

Chapter VII. 
1861 Famed Bucktails Gather in Smethport.
Kane Headquarters at Bennett HouseóDr. S. D. FreemanóBirthplace of the Bucktails 

Chapter VIII. 
Hamlin Ventures Alter Smethport History.
Orlo Hamlin BiographyóHamlins and McCoysóHenry Hamlin Starts A Bankó1874 a Pivotal YearóCurrent   Bank Building Completed in 1887óOnly Six Presidents Have Served Hamlin BankóBirth of Grange National Bank 

Chapter IX. 
Smethportís Gilded Age Begins in 1880ís.
Trains Bring Economic ExplosionóMcKean Countyís Lumber Built Early PittsburghóMcKean County Coal Fuels DevelopmentóBuffalo Coal CompanyóLimestone and Fire Clay Also MinedóRailroads and Tanneries Bring Rebirth to LumberóSawmills Cut Lumber for a Growing County and NationóBradford Oil Wealth Ignites Smethport GrowthóMcKean County Interests Defeat Powerful Standard Oil MonopolyóMcKean County Refinery Built In 1923óMcKean County Nucleus of Nationís Wood Chemical IndustryóGiant Glass Industry FlourishedóHazelhurst, PA:  1900ís Boom TownóMcKean County National Leader in Window Glass ManufacturingóJ.C. Backus:  Smethport Genius Inventor 

Chapter X. 
Growing Industry Brings Railroad To Town. 
Smethport Served by Four RailroadsóMcKean and Buffalo RailroadóBradford, Bordell and Kinzua R.R.óA New Century Brings the Competition of Two New RailroadsóSmethport Kushequa R.R.óThe Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern R.RóRailroad Map of SmethportóThe Vanished McKean County Towns of the Potato Creek Railroad 
 

Section III. 
The Fiber of the Community.

Chapter XI. 
Community Diversions and Pastimes.
Driving a CarriageóBicycling Sweeps SmethportóThe Automobile Arrives in SmethportóSmethport Ahead of Nation in Automobile Ownershipó1905 Cleveland to Smethport In a White Steamer Touring CaróBaseball Becomes the Townís First Spectator SportóA Glimpse Into Hamlin Park 2003óIce SkatingóPicnics and Row Boat RentalsSmethportísóKittredge Opera Houseó1880ís Roller Skating PhenomenonóThe LyceumóThe MoviesóHunting in McKean CountyóMeet R.C. Gleason 

Chapter XII. 
Smethport: The County Seat.
Four Courthouses in One Hundred and Seventy-Seven YearsóAn Overview of McKean Countyís JudgesóJudge MenceróJudge PotteróJudge Willson 

Chapter XIII
Newspapers & Publishers
Forester and Smethport Register 1830-1834óMcKean County Journal 1834-1837óBeacon and McKean County Journal 1837-1839óSettler and Pennon 1839 -1846óTomahawk and Scalping Knife 1840-1841óMcKean Yeoman and Elk County Advertiser 1846-1849óMcKean Orbit 1849-1851óMcKean News 1851-1853óCitizen  1853-1860óMcKean County Democrat 1858?1865óMcKean County Miner 1863-1968óMcKean County Democrat 1879-1971óSeneca Press Suburban PennysaveróSmethport ReporteróBoyís Magazine 1910-1921óBoyís Own Magazine 1926-1930ísóHistory of Smethport CableóHistory of Radio In SmethportóLocal Earth Digest 1980-1981 

Chapter XIV. 
School Days.
Early SchoolsóThe Original Smethport Academyó1893 Brick Schooló1900 SchoolóCharles W. ParcheyóNew 1961 Schooló1986 Grade School ConsolidationsóSeneca Highlands Intermediate Unit of EducationóOur Gifted MusiciansóHigh School Band and ChoirParchey/ UniformsóBernie Reap and the Swinginí 70ís Choral GroupóSmethport Area Elementary School 1986óSmethport Area Junior-Senior High School Renovations 2002óSeneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9 

Chapter XV. 
A Long History of Champions.
Livermore Ignites FootballóMcCoy Stadium ConstructionóBaseball HeroesóCoach VesperóJim Thomasó1950ís Track StarsóFriday Night Football RitualóDefilippi Teams Make Football HistoryóRecord Book Winning StreakóSchallerís Football Halftime PageantryóWoodring Nurtures Track Champions 

Chapter XVI. 
Our Selfless Heroes.
Smethport Fire DepartmentóMartin L. ArmstrongóFirst Fire EngineóBucktail Hose Company ReorganizedóFirst Motorized Equipmentó1933 Downtown Changed ForeveróJohn OíHaraó1958 Era of GrowthóClermont Volunteer Fire DepartmentóHamlin Township No. 1 Volunteer Fire DepartmentóHilltop Volunteer Fire DepartmentóNorwich Township Fire DepartmentóTri-County Fire SchoolóDon FarrellóSmethport Area Ambulance Service 

Chapter XVII. 
A Home of Faith.
William Pennís Holy ExperimentóUnited Methodist ChurchóSmethport Baptist ChurchóSt. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic ChurchóSaint Lukeís Episcopal ChurchóTrinity Evangelical Lutheran ChurchóFree Christian Evangelical ChurchóChristian and Missionary Alliance ChurchóEast Smethport United Christian ChurchóOther Community ChurchesóSmethport Area MinisteriumóChristian Community Services 

Chapter XVIII. 
Community of Caregivers. 
Early DoctorsóModern DoctorsóBowman Health CenteróSmethport Family PracticeóJames B. Kane, D.M.D Dental OfficeóDr. Christian Howard:  Allegheny Eye Care óSena-Kean ManoróLakeview Senior Care and Living Center 

Chapter XIX. 
A Tribute to Our Organizations.
Veterans Organizations 
Smethport American Legion Bucktail Post #138óVeterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2497 
Service Organizations 
Smethport Area United WayóConopus ClubóSmethport Rotary ClubóSmethport Lions ClubóSmethport Area Womenís ClubóSmethport Chamber of CommerceóSmethport Area JayceesóSmethport Area Jaycee Wives 
Social and Hobby Organizations 
Smethport Country ClubóSmethport Senior Center and Elder-Berries ClubóSmethport Garden and Crafts Club 
Youth Organizations 
Boy Scouting Started in Smethport 1910óGirl Scoutsó1952 Little LeagueóLittle Bigger LeagueóSmethport Memorial Recreation CenteróSmethport Legionettes Drill TeamóSmethport Area Youth Soccer Association 
Public Organizations 
Hamlin Memorial LibraryóMcKean County Historical Society and Museumósmethporthistory.org project óSmethport Family CenteróPenn State Cooperative Extension of McKean County 
Fraternal Organizations
Independent Order of Odd FellowsóPhoenix Chapter #15 Order of the Eastern StaróMcKean Lodge No. 388 of the Free and Accepted Masons 
Associations
McKean County FairóMcKean County Raceway 

Chapter XX.
Hometown Heroes.
Salute to Our Veterans
TributeóElihu ChadwickóRoll CallóThey Went to War 

Section IV. 
Remember When.

Down Memory Lane
Coast to Coast on US Route 6 óRemember When:  School DaysóHerbert W. Johnson/Leonard B. Johnson Early Christmas DisplaysóCongressman Albert JohnsonóRemember When: WeatheróRemember When:  Natural Beauty and the OutdoorsóRemember When:  Smethport Weatheró Remember When:  Friendly PeopleóH.G. German SeedsóóToy Town Herzog and Kerró1953 Centennial Celebrationó1947 HubbersóSam Costa Sr.:  Supermarket Pioneer óGovernorís Export AwardóRemember When:  More MemoriesóCalifornia University of PA Credit at SAHS 
 

Section V. 
 A Community in Renaissance.

HomeóRenaissance DiscussionóTime to Come Home to a Timeless Home  Smethport SummaryóGroup PhotoóCurrent and Elected  Township and Borough Officials   Smethport 1881  (put in order organized)  SergeantóHamlinóKeatingóNorwichóCommendations - political officials, Mayor/ Representatives/ PresidentSteering CommitteeóBook 
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Index