(A&GW): How William Reynold’s determination to put Meadville on the railway map would bring Meadville to the world by transporting the products and goods we are still known for today. In turn the A&GW would bring the world to Meadville via immigrant laborers who left their cultural imprint on the community. Get that ticket to ride. We’re going off the rails on this crazy train.

https://fcvrrhs.org

newpapers.com

https://meadvillecrc.org

Keystone View Company: where one local salesman’s vision to expand the use of stereoscopes lead not only to leisure and entertainment for its consumers, but also to major medical, educational and military advancements worldwide. Spanning 85 years in Meadville, the Keystone View Company brought far off worlds to Meadville while simultaneously promoting Meadville to the world.

References:

https://crawfordhistorical.org

https://www.johnsonshawmuseum.org

newspapers.com

meadvilletribune.com

ancestry.com

Mixing gilded age money with frontier moxie, Arthur Clarke Huidekoper was considered too western for Meadville and too eastern for the Dakota Badlands. Born into one of the wealthiest founding families of Meadville, his individual legacy is that as a creator of infrastructure through railroads, electric plants, public utilities and agriculture. The tangible imprint he left through his business and philanthropy is still experienced today in our town and region.

newspapers.com

ancestry.com

meadvilletribune.com

My Cussewago Home by Mabelle Wiard Willmarth