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Oakland,
also referred to as Oakland City is a small village just northeast
of Mercer on Findley Township - Coolspring Township border.
According
to the 1895 Atlas for Pennsylvania, Oakland did not has a post
office or express service, but was serviced by the Shenango and Allegheny
railroad.
The
Soldiers and Orphans School was located in the south portion of the
village. Other businesses, according to the 1873 Combination Atlas of
Mercer County, included Oakland City Planing Mill (Thorn,
Byers & Co.), Oakland City Hotel (J. C.
Byers, proprietor), Oakland City Stave Mill (W.
H. Gilberds), Oakland City Barrel and Keg Factory, and E.
Gundy Foundry.
Oakland
also contained an eight-block complex for the Mercer County Central
Agricultural Association and a public park.
Landowners
in Oakland in 1873: McKinley, Griffith and
Egbert, who owned much of the village, also:
J. M. McKinney, J. P. McKinley, Sam Griffith, E.
Strait, E. Gundy, U. Hildebrandt, and W.
Porter.
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Oakland |
located in Findley
Township |
Also
known as Oakland City |
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If
you're looking for your ancestors in Oakland, try the Census for
Findley Township 1850
1870 |
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