AlleganyCountywasestablishedin1789andistrulyoneofAmerica’shistorictransportationandindustrialcenters.Theimagespresentedhereportraythisheritageandwereselectedwithcarefromtheauthor’scollectionofseveralthousandpostcards.ThebookfeaturesAllegany’stownsandcommunities,downtownbusinessscenes,residentialareas,industries,historicbuildings,churches,schools,hospitals,floods,parades,coalmining,railroadstations,andhistoricandnaturallandmarks.Insomecases,thepersonalmessagessentonthebackofthepostcardsareincluded.