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Teutonia, NearbyITown that FailedB B ..... prominent Bradfordaddressed#lt; mebn*^e#*iriii facts »esr mling Teutonia, afiouiishing German coj«ny near Clerniont. i few* miles from Smetbport,which u on® time #»owed promise ofi * coming a *usy city—on iy to vanishrecollections.(.f urr» it local in’erest, arehem:HERALDRet ailing landmarks of county hismention has recently beenof the vanished city “Teutonia”, onceprojected in Sergeant township, nearClermont. Clrcumstantta 1 referenceto it was contained in the last issu“of the Herald. With the descendants of the colony, the families ofHafnsr. Bayerrmer years enjoyed personal »cquaintance. An added reminiscencenow*, be of passingThe large body of lands on wsituated was purchasedfrom John Keajdng by the HollandLand Company, and by that compisold to Cooper and Ogden and othetHebden Cooper i spelled Couper)cage, became one of theproprietors. His granddaughter married .» ship-builder ofNew Castle-on-Tyne, whose name wasSteel In the year 1881 Mr. Steelarrived in this country* and came t»*Bradford, accompanied by his American counsel, Robert H. McCarter.Esq., of Newark, New Jersey, sinceattorney-general of that state and atpresent leading counsel for the defense in the Ha 11-Mi 11s case. Afterexamination of the records at Smeth-jxrt. disclosing serious losses of titlethrough treasurer's sales for taxes,they yet found numerous trustssold or still redeemable, made thenecessary hike for inspectiondeemed rtich as appearedjeot to redemptmA year or two lat^r (in 1890) learn-were to beEurope, Mr and Mrs. Steel came downLondon and entertained us at theirhotel.The remnant of their lands in thiscounty was afterwards sold to HenryHamlin.R. R. STONE.
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Smethport McKean Democrat
Smethport, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Sep 09, 1926
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