Month: August 2025

HEADER Chapter 43 North Buffalo Township PART OF OLD BUFFALO TOWNSHIP – SETTLEMENT – EARLY MILLS – CHURCHES – SCHOOLS – POPULATION – GEOLOGICAL The remnant that was left of Buffalo township after Franklin had been taken from it was divided in 1847 into North and South Buffalo. At the first election after the division … Read more

HEADER Beers Historical Record Volume I Chapter 42 West Franklin Township By a division of portions of Buffalo and Sugar Creek townships in 1830 the township of Franklin was formed, and in 1868 it was further divided into East and West Franklin. The dimensions of the latter are 26 1/4 square miles. At the first … Read more

HEADER Chapter 41 East Franklin Township DIVISION-SETTLEMENT-MILLS AND FURNACES-WALKCHALK-ADRIAN-COWANSVILLE-TARRTOWN-FURNACE RUN-WEST KITTANNING-APPLEWOLD-WEST MOSGROVE-CHURCHES-SCHOOLS-POPULATION-GEOLOGY The history of the origin of East Franklin township is practically identical with that of West Franklin, so we will commence this sketch with the events occurring after the separation of the two in 1868. Like its twin upon the west, this township … Read more

HEADER Chapter 40 Washington Township FORMATION-FIRST LANDOWNERS-“OLD MARTIN JOHN HOUSE”-INDUSTRIES OF OTHER DAYS-“VAN BUREN”-WATTERSONVILLE-WEST MAHONING-CHURCHES-NATURAL GAS-SCHOOLS-POPULATION AND OCCUPATIONS In the formation of this township in 1858 Sugar Creek was deprived of a considerable amount of territory. The first petition to divide the townships failed and another one substituted the same year was passed. The first … Read more

HEADER Chapter 39 Sugar Creek Township Greatly reduced in area – Numerous Pioneers – Many Mills of Olden Time – Franklin Village -“Orrsville”- Religious – Midway Church – St. Patrick’s, The Oldest Catholic Church in Western Pennsylvania – Schools – Population – Geology Sugar Creek Township at the present time is but a small remnant … Read more

HEADER Chapter 38 Brady’s Bend Township SHORTENING A RAILROAD – CAPT. SAMUEL BRADY – SETTLERS – KAYLOR – INDUSTRIIES – THE BRADY’S BEND IRON WORK – A SAD FINANCIAL WRECK – CHURCHES – PRESENT INDUSTRIES – SCHOOLS – POPULATION The name of this township is derived from the immense serpentine loop of the Allegheny which … Read more

HEADER Chapter 37 Perry Township REDUCED IN AREA – SLOWLY SETTLED – FIRST INDUSTRIES – OIL DEVELOPMENT – QUEENSTOWN – SCHOOLS – POPULATION – GEOLOGY Perry Township was formerly a part of Sugar Creek Township, and was organized in 1845. In 1870, that portion lying north of Bear creek was removed and formed into Hovey … Read more

HEADER Chapter 36 Hovey Township ONLY A STRIP OF LAND—DR. SIMEON HOVEY—ELISHA ROBINSON—OTHER SETTLERS—THE OIL BOOM—POPULATION—SCHOOLS—ALTITUDE This tiny strip of land is the northernmost projection of Armstrong county, and is the smallest township in the county, being but little more than half a mile wide and about four miles long. It was taken from the … Read more

HEADER Chapter 35 Madison Township NAMED FROM PRESIDENT MADISON – BRADY�S FIGHT – SETTLERS – FIRST INDUSTRIES – IRON FURNACES – RIMERTON – KELLERSBURG – WIDNOON – DEANVILLE – TIDAL – MIDDLE CREEK CHURCH – ROADS AND SCHOOLS – POPULATION – GEOLOGICAL This township was named after James Madison, fourth president of the United States, … Read more

HEADER Chapter 34 Mahoning Township ORIGIN OF NAME — SETTLERS AND LANDOWNERS — AN OLD COUPLE — MAHONING FURNACE — PUTNEYVILLE — OAKLAND — “BOSTONIA” MINE — SOUTH BETHLEHEM — RELIGIOUS — MODERN INDUSTRIES — SCHOOLS — GEOLOGY Named after the creek which winds its way through the southern portion, this township was established in … Read more