Memorial Of Enoch Brown And Eleven Scholars Who Were Massacred In Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pa. By The Indians During The Pontiac War, July 26, 1764

A quiet frontier schoolhouse. A summer morning. The classroom fell silent forever. On 26 July 1764, on the raw edge of the 18th century Pennsylvania frontier, schoolmaster Enoch Brown and eleven young scholars were massacred in Antrim Township, Franklin County, during the turmoil of Pontiac’s War. In this solemn colonial American history book, Cyrus Cort traces the frontier schoolhouse massacre that bears Brown’s name, setting it within a larger frontier massacre narrative of Pontiac’s War frontier raids, Pennsylvania local history, and native American colonial conflicts that shaped a generation.Blending careful research with a memorial tone, Cort preserves how neighbours, churches, and civic leaders chose to remember the dead, turning a moment of violence into a lasting landmark of Antrim Township, Franklin County. For colonial history researchers, for anyone assembling a homeschool Early America curriculum, and for readers drawn to detailed Pennsylvania frontier wars study, it offers an intimate case study of life, fear, and faith on the margins of empire. Its focus on one small community opens a stark window onto Pontiac’s Rebellion history and the contested ground between settlers and Native peoples.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this work has been restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure.