The Cliffs of New Alexandria, Pa

By Brian Lloyd and Judi Lloyd

The Cliffs of New Alexandria, PA is a photographic record of some of the towns early settlers who carved their names in stone as they passed this way. Along with them is a brief biography of some of these people and a short history of the town they helped to build. New Alexandria is a small town in a rural setting, one of those that changes very little over the years, and progress seems to go around it for now, helping to preserve its old time appeal.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 29, 2012
• ISBN: 9781468562057

Brian Lloyd

Brian Lloyd was born in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and spent his school years growing up in Export, PA after the family moved there in 1960. His interest in history was sparked by his Grandparents and his father, Robert E. Lloyd. Between them they collected everything from stamps and coins, to books, bells, and milk bottles. Brian's main interest was in Archaeology, and he used every spare moment he could searching the countryside for arrowheads and fossils. After graduating from Franklin Regional High School in 1971, his interest in the Revolutionary War era escalated. Judith Hays Lloyd, was born in Hempfield Township, and was raised in Carbon, PA. She had a great love for horses, and along with her daughter Lisa, would use every opportunity that came up to work with and ride them. Judi moved to New Alexandria, PA in 1974, living at "The Old Stone Inn", a boarding house and stagecoach stop built in the 1800's. She eventually purchased a home on the comer of Church Street and School Street. Brian first moved to New Alexandria in 1975, leaving in 1981, and returning in 1994 when he and Judi got together. They were married in a simple ceremony presided over by the town's long time Mayor, Danny Bonrisco, in 1997 and presently reside at the house on Church Street. The Derry Township area, surrounding New Alexandria, is rich in history, and Brian and Judi began researching and gathering information as a team. "THE CLIFF'S OF NEW ALEXANDRIA, PA", is a photographic record of some of the towns early settlers etched in stone. Brian and Judi do not consider themselves to be experts, just plain folk interested in recording history for future generations.

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Published by AuthorHouse 5/21/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4685-6206-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4685-6205-7 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012904679

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Brian and Judi Lloyd

This book is dedicated to my brother:

DALE ALAN LLOYD

1955-2011

A HISTORY IN STONE

We had seen the names etched in the cliffs along the Loyalhanna Creek, in New Alexandria, PA, years ago during one of our walks. We were fascinated by them because of the dates and years on some of them, and because we could associate them with people we knew in town.

We never really gave them another thought, other than mentioning about them to our neighbor, Jill, who told us stories about how her and the other kids in town would go down behind the town and climb around on the rocks, and that she remembered seeing the names, some of them being her ancestors.

This is a map of the borough of New Alexandria. PA.

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In 2009, during another one of our walks along the trail at the