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A SHORT HISTORY OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY The following history, written by J Simpson Africa of Huntingdon, first appeared in Egle’s 1876 “History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania”. It should prove of interest to our readers whose ancestors lived in that portion of Bedford County which was taken off to form Huntingdon County in 1787. The … Read more
CHAPTER III A POPULAR ERROR – THE STORY OF CAPTAIN JACK – ITS UNRELIABILITY – JACK’S NARROWS – ORIGIN OF THE NAME – MURDER OF ARMSTRONG, SMITH AND ARNOLD – SHICKALAMY’s STATEMENT – THE SEARCH FOR AND FINDING OF THE BODIES – MONUMENT TO JACK ARMSTRONG. John Harris, from whom I have quoted the distances … Read more
CHAPTER II CONRAD WEISER — HIS JOURNEY TO THE OHIO — WILLIAM FRANKLIN — GEORGE GROGHAN — ANDREW MONTOUR — BLACK LOG — THE STANDING STONE— JOHN HARRIS’S STATEMENT — ITS LOCATION — MEANING OF INSCRIPTIONS UPON IT — SECOND STONE ERECTED BY THE WHITES. Conrad Weiser, the first white visitor to the … Read more
CHAPTER I ABORIGINES OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY – DOUBTS CONCERNING THEM – FIRST WHITE VISITORS – INDIAN TRADERS – THEIR CHARACTER – THE OLD INDIAN WAR-PATH. But little is known concerning the Aborigines of Huntingdon county previous to the settlement of the whites among them. Of course, such knowledge could be gathered only from the traditions … Read more
PREFACE The first suggestion of the preparation of local histories at the close of the first century of our national existence that came to the attention of the author of this work was made some four or five months before the opening of the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. The purport of that suggestion was that … Read more
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Left Hew’s and after marching about five miles, bad breakfast at a smallInn, onThe same fare as Friday, then proceeded to Bloss’, previously called Peter’sCamp, throughAlmost an entire wilderness, especially bad roads of stones and swamps.Arrived atBloss’ at half-past two o’clock. The men were much fatigued and the horsesof the baggagewagon much … Read more
DIARY AND LETTERSWritten byCAPTAIN ROBERT ALLISONOf theHUNTINGDON LIGHT INFANTRY, DURING HIS MARCH TO THE CANADIAN BORDER IN THE WAR OF 1812 NOTE: The following is a graphic account of the happenings and events which occurred during the march of the members of the Huntingdon Light Infantry to the Canadian Border in the War of 1812. … Read more