THE WESTSYLVANIA PIONEERS 1774-1776. 1991 (2005 Reprint) by Harold Frederic & William C. Frederick III. The authors describe how Western Pennsylvania almost became a separate state called Westsylvania through a detail of the people involved in the movement, including a list of 1,991 names of various petitioners appearing in the American Continental Congressional Records. This history explains the Westward movement and how the pioneers came to a crossroads of differences, leading to the Westsylvania Proposal. Includes 1772 list of taxees in what was then Bedford County. Illustrations and maps.