Chapter 1
Historical Sketch of Armstrong County
Part 1
William Penn � His Influence as Proprietor of the Province � Outline of
the Early History of Pennsylvania � The Original Counties � Formation of
Armstrong � Contest between the English and French for Dominion in the West
� The Aboriginal Inhabitants � The Indian Town of Kittanning
2 Col. Armstrong’s Expedition against It � The Battle at Blanket
Hill � Return March � Testimonials to Armstrong’s Valor and Services �
Events Subsequent to the Destruction of Kittanning � Gen. Brodhead (note)
� Captain Sharp and other Pioneers � Indian Atrocities � Obstacles to
Settlement
3 More Favorable Circumstances � Population � Nationality of the
Pioneers � Cabin-Building � Neighborly Kindness � Game � Early
Settlers’ Amusements � The Armstrong Purchase � County Set Established �
The County Attached to Westmoreland � Judicial Organization � The First
Court-House and Jail � Succeeding and Present Structures
4 Armstrong County Civil Roster � Political � Judicial and Legal
� Religious � Educational � Journalistic
5 Postal and Traveling Facilities � Scenery of the Allegheny
Valley � Mercantile and Commercial � Distilleries, Iron Furnaces and Salt
Wells, etc. � Prices of Land, Labor and Provisions � Agricultural �
Surveys of the Allegheny River � Patriotism � The War of 1812.
6 Biographical Sketches
(There are references to footnotes throughout each of the 6 parts of this
chapter)
Source: Page(s) 13-59, History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania by Robert Walker Smith, Esq. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883.
Transcribed January 1999 by Jeffrey Bish for the Armstrong County Smith Project.
Contributed by Jeffrey Bish for use by the Armstrong County Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/armstrong/)Armstrong County Genealogy Project Notice:
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