Talk:Scalp Level, Pennsylvania

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I have wondered whether it would be appropriate to enter the story often told among members of my extended family about how Scalp Level got its name. This is written up in detail in the "Eash Family Record and History," a copy of which is available at the Somerset Co (PA) Historical Society. That volume quotes an article from the Johnstown Tribune, May 24, 1932. This is reported along with a personal note from my great grandfather, Tobias Ashe, Entry number 743,in the Eash Family book referenced. (Tobias Ashe was deceased long prior to my birth) I believe the content of that volume is public domain. To make a very long story somewhat short, my great great grandpa, Jacob Ashe, Jr, was clearing land for a gristmill and gave the order to to his men, referring to the trees, "Scalp 'em level, boys." That land has been known as Scalp Level ever since. One of Tobias Ashe's sons was Bowman Foster Ashe, founding president of the Universtiy of Miami. The father of Jacob Ashe, Jr. was Jacob Eash, first Amish Bishop of Somerset County. The Amish group he was associated with became Mennonite as a group after his death and was located in northern Somerset County and into Cambria. It was not connected with the current Amish group at Springs, PA near the Maryland line. Frog one (talk) 18:49, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]