Huntingdon
Admiral Wm. Sims
Rockhill, PA
Commander of the American naval forces in European waters in the first World War, naval writer and critic, entered the U.S. Naval Academy...
Bedford Furnace
First iron furnace in the Juniata region.
David R. Porter
Huntingdon, PA
Ironmaster and Governor of the State, 1839-45, lived in this house.
Fort Shirley
Shirleysburg, PA
Built 1755-56 by George Croghan.
Fort Shirley - PLAQUE
Shirleysburg, PA
One of the chain of frontier defenses of the Province of Pennsylvania in the French and Indian Wars stood on this knoll built 1756 by its...
Fort Standing Stone
Huntingdon, PA
Built to protect the settlers against Indian raids.
Frankstown Path
PA (town name), PA
The path turned south, up the Frankstown Branch of Juniata.
Greenwood Furnace
Built about 1837 to supply iron to Freedom Forge near Lewistown.
Hart's Log
The Frankstown Path, highway of early travelers in this region, passed through the settlement of Hart's Log--later called Hartslog, now...
Huntingdon County
Huntingdon, PA
Formed on September 20, 1787 out of Bedford County.
Martin G. Brumbaugh
W of Huntingdon, PA
World War I Governor from 1915-19, one of the most prominent educators of the State, was born a few miles SW, April 14, 1862.
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Governor of the State, 1915-19, outstanding educator, was born near here April 14, 1862.
Mc Alevy's Fort
A frontier blockhouse was erected near this site in 1778 by Col. William McAlevy, pioneer settler and Revolutionary War officer.
Mc Murtrie Mansion
Huntingdon, PA
David McMurtrie built this house in 1817.
Pennsylvania Furnace
PA Furnace, PA
The remaining buildings here were part of the iron works established about 1810.
Rural Electrification
Huntingdon, PA
In 1936 seventy-five percent of Pennsylvania farms had no electric service.
Spruce Creek Church
Present church built in 1858 by a Presbyterian congregation organized in 1798.