Later Erie, Mercer, Venango, and Warren were organized as separate counties.Ĭrawford County was named in honor of Colonel William Crawford who was a staunch defender of the white settlers from the attacks of Indians. Three trustees were appointed for each county, those for Crawford being David Mead, Frederick Haymaker, and James Gibson. The Legislature on the March 12, 1800, passed an act separating Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Warren, and Erie counties from the territory of Allegheny County, which were to form temporarily one county under the name of Crawford. Jonathan Titus made a permanent settlement of Oil Creek four years before the division. Twelve years before Crawford County was partitioned from Allegheny County, David Mead and his nine adventurers arrived in French Creek Valley and camped on the shore of Mill Run.
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