Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Part I: Directory
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RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP

WAS formed in 1824, and is located a little south of the centre of the county. It contains 23,697 square acres. The surface is hilly, and drained by Woodcock and Sugar Creeks; the soil is adapted to grazing and stock raising. The first settler was James Brawley, who came from Lycoming county in 1795, and took up a tract in the southwestern part of the township, and built the first log house. He was married in 1800 to Mary Glenn. The settlers who came next were Amos Daniels, in the southwestern part, Alex. McFadden, in the southern part, Archibald Stewart, Michael Radle, and Dennis Kane. Joseph Guy settled at Guy's Mills, where the first house was erected for him, and he also built a saw mill at the same place in 1817. He was the first Justice of the Peace, and surveyed a large number of the farms for his neighbors. The first school was taught by Miss Mary H. Guy, in the upper story of a barn, and the first school house was built in the southwestern part. It was made of logs, with greased paper for windows. The population of the township in 1870 was 1,732. At present there are thirteen schools in the township, the average number of pupils being 325, and the expenses per annum being about $2,000. The post offices of the township are Hickory Corners, and the village of Guy's Mills.