Armstrong County

Chapter 1 Historical Sketch of Armstrong County Part 3 MORE FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. Wiser legislation, Gen. Wayne’s treaty with the Indians at Fort Grenville, Ohio, and other causes, operated favorably in causing permanent settlements to be made in this section of the state, from and after 1796. Such had been the increase of population therein that … Read more

Chapter 1 Historical Sketch of Armstrong County Part 4 ARMSTRONG COUNTY CIVIL ROSTER. Governors. � William F. Johnston, of Pennsylvania; Andrew J. Faulk, of Dakota Territory. Congressmen. � Gen. Robert Orr, Samuel S. Harrison, Joseph Buffington, Darwin Phelps and James Mosgrove � all citizens of Kittanning. Walter A. Burleigh, a former citizen of this county, … Read more

Chapter 1 Historical Sketch of Armstrong County Part 5 POSTAL AND TRAVELING FACILITIES. In 1818 there was only one postoffice between Kittanning and Indiana, and only a weekly mail, which was carried on horseback. In 1820, people living several miles above Red Bank creek received at least some of their mail matter from the Kittanning … Read more

Chapter 1 Historical Sketch of Armstrong County Part 6 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. �������� COL. JOHN ARMSTRONG. Col., afterward Gen., John Armstrong was born in the north of Ireland in the year 1720. About 1746 he came to Pennsylvania, and settled in what was then called the Kittatinny, now Cumberland valley, on the southeast side of the … Read more

Chapter 1 Historical Sketch of Armstrong County Footnotes 1. The subject matter of this chapter was originally prepared for and partly delivered as an address on the occasion of the observance of the centennial anniversary of American independence, July 4, 1876, at Cherry Run, in Plum Creek township. The author says: “On the thirteenth day … Read more

Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion Introductory — The First companies — Camp Orr Established — Departure of the Regiments — Amount of Money Raised in the County for Relief of Soldiers’ Families — The Amount of Bounty Money — Soldiers’ Aid Society — “Inperpetuam Memoriam” — Roster of Armstrong County … Read more

Chapter 20 South Buffalo The “Depreciation Lands” Described – Early Owners of the Soil and Transfers of Title – The Famous Soldier and Pioneer, Samuel Murphy – First School House and Early Teachers – Benjamin Franklin as a Land Owner in South Buffalo – Archibald McCall – Relics of Antiquity – Clinton’s First Masonic Lodge … Read more

Chapter 21 North Buffalo Erection of the Township in 1847 – First Election – White’s Claim – �The Green Settlement� – First Mill – Other Tracts of Land and Their Transfers – Baptist Church – Population Statistics – School Statistics, 1860 and 1876 – Industrial – Topography – Rock Structure North Buffalo township was organized … Read more

Chapter 22 West Franklin Organization of the Old Township of Franklin from Territory in Buffalo and Sugar Creek — Limestone Township — First Election in West Franklin — First Owners of Land Tracts — Transfer of Property in Early and Late Years — John Shields’ Bequest to the Free Presbyterian Church of Worthington — His … Read more

Chapter 23 East Franklin First Township Election – The Early Settlers as Shown by Land Titles – Tribulations of Thomas Barr as Teacher – An Oil Company Organized in 1870 – West Glade Run Presbyterian Church – A Notable Law Suit – Allegheny Furnace Lands – Roads – Coal Mining and Oil Manufacturing Company Organized … Read more