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Appleton Milo Harmon
Appleton Milo Harmon (May 29, 1820 – February 27, 1877) was an American farmer, businessman, and builder known as an early member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a leading pioneer of the emigration to Salt Lake City and settlement of Utah Territory. Early life Harmon was born in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, the son of Jesse Pierce Harmon and Annie Barnes. Career He was devoted to his religion and was an industrious and multi-talented builder who constructed sawmills, a cotton factory, pony express roads, furniture, wagons, and worked as a farmer, blacksmith, policeman and other trades. Harmon joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois. Because of the persecution of the members of the church, in February 1846, Harmon and his recently married wife loaded their possessions into a wagon and crossed the frozen Mississippi river for Iowa, and then traveled on to Winter Quarters (North Omaha, Nebraska), Winter Qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania
Conneaut Lake is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, located at the southern end of the lake of the same name. The population was 626 at the 2020 census, down from 653 at the 2010 census. History The town was founded in 1799 as "Evansburg", named for local farmer Abner Evans. It took the name of the neighboring lake in 1892. Geography Conneaut Lake borough is located southwest of the center of Crawford County at (41.602322, -80.306733). Its northeastern border follows Second Street, which parallels the southwestern shore of Conneaut Lake, the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania. The entire borough is surrounded by Sadsbury Township, a separate municipality. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. U.S. routes 6 and 322 pass through the borough, leading east together to Meadville, the Crawford County seat. US 6 leads northwest to Linesville at the northeast end of Pymatuning Reservoir and to the Ohio border, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
