Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania · 1787
Every story we can prove, from all forty-eight of our towns and townships.
A county history you can check. 395 stories, each one carrying the sources under it, filed in the borough or township it actually happened in. Plus 171 photographs, where to eat, what to do, and who plays who on Friday night.
Two songs for the 250th
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Huntingdon County The county's song, written for the country's 250th year.
Bricktown USA Bricktown USA, the borough's song for the same anniversary.
Mount Union · 01/59, Bird's-eye panorama of Mount UnionLibrary of Congress Panoramic Maps (T. M. Fowler, 1906) 
Huntingdon · 02/59, Airplane view of Huntingdon looking westBoston Public Library, Tichnor Brothers collection no. 80546. Published by W. A. Grimison and Son, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 
Mount Union · 03/59, Mount Union Refractories beehive ovensLibrary of Congress / HABS-HAER (Nancy Shedd) 
Orbisonia · 04/59, Locomotive No. 12, north of OrbisoniaLibrary of Congress, No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government 
Petersburg · 05/59, Downstream Face of Dam and TailraceLibrary of Congress, No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government 
Mount Union · 06/59, Harbison-Walker kiln interiorLibrary of Congress HAER PA-242 
Todd · 07/59, Raystown Lake in late autumnRon Shawley, via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 
Rockhill · 08/59, Birds eye view of Orbisonia and Rock HillFowler & Kelly, 1906. Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps collection. Public domain 
Carbon · 09/59, Minersville Coke OvensPhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Generic1139, 2014. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; reused with credit, and the same licence travels with any derivative 
Mapleton · 10/59, H. O. Andrews Feed MillGeneric1139, via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 
Alexandria · 11/59, Pennsylvania Railroad StationLibrary of Congress 
Barree · 12/59, Monroe FurnaceSmallbones 
Mount Union · 13/59, Harbison-Walker silosLibrary of Congress HAER PA-242 
Birmingham · 14/59, Two stone houses in BirminghamSmallbones, via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Zero (CC0), a public domain dedication 
Brady · 15/59, Jacks Mountain From Southern Brady TownshipPhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Nyttend, 17 April 2015. Public domain 
Mount Union · 16/59, Harbison-Walker plantLibrary of Congress HAER PA-242 
Broad Top City · 17/59, The Church of Christ at Broad Top CityPhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Nyttend, 21 March 2015. Public domain 
Cass · 18/59, Route 829 Out of Cass TownshipPhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Mr. Matté, 20 August 2024. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; reused with credit 
Mount Union · 19/59, Company town surveyLibrary of Congress HABS PA-2822 
Cassville · 20/59, Cassville Lutheran ChurchMr. Matté, via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 
Clay · 21/59, East Broad Top Railroad & Coal CompanyLibrary of Congress 
Mount Union · 22/59, The Kenmar HotelNational Park Service (Town of Mount Union, HABS No. PA-5974, photograph 11), Library of Congress 
Coalmont · 23/59, Where Barnett Road Meets Schell and KingPhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Nyttend, 21 March 2015. Public domain 
Cromwell · 24/59, Route 522 Through Cromwell TownshipPhotograph by Mr. Matté, 2024-05-03. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; reused with credit, and the same licence travels with any derivative 
Mount Union · 25/59, Harbison-Walker molding roomLibrary of Congress HAER PA-242 
Dublin · 26/59, The mill in the Shade Gap NarrowsNancy S. Shedd et al., Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites ( , National Park Service, 1991), photograph 98 
Dudley · 27/59, Washington Street at Second, DudleyPhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Nyttend, 21 March 2015. Public domain 
Mount Union · 28/59, Post office muralLibrary of Congress / HABS (Paul Rohland, 1936) 
Franklin · 29/59, Huntingdon FurnaceLibrary of Congress 
Henderson · 30/59, Devonian Rock Beside the Route 26 RampPhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Jstuby, 2017-10-06. Released under CC0, a public domain dedication 
Mount Union · 31/59, A Ferry near Mount UnionShared by Myer Souders 
Hopewell · 32/59, Raystown lake Region late FallPhotograph by Ron Shawley, 8 November 2014. Licensed CC BY 3.0; reused with credit 
Jackson · 33/59, The stone church at Greenwood FurnaceLibrary of Congress 
Mount Union · 34/59, “The New P. R. R. Station”Welch, History of Mount Union, 1909 
Juniata · 35/59, Corbin BridgeLibrary of Congress 
Lincoln · 36/59, Two Families, Twice JoinedShared by Myer Souders 
Mount Union · 37/59, Who Named Mount UnionWelch, History of Mount Union, 1909 
Logan · 38/59, Water going over the spillway at Warrior RidgeNancy S. Shedd et al., Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites ( , National Park Service, 1991), photograph 111, photograph by Jet Lowe 
Marklesburg · 39/59, Late Fall Above MarklesburgPhotograph by Ron Shawley, 8 November 2014, from the Panoramio archive. Licensed CC BY 3.0; reused with credit 
Mill Creek · 40/59, Mill Creek United Methodist ChurchSmallbones, via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Zero (CC0), a public domain dedication 
Miller · 41/59, Jackson Center, in Miller TownshipPhotograph by Mr. Matté, 2024-08-20. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; reused with credit, and the same licence travels with any derivative 
Morris · 42/59, The Village of Water StreetPhotograph by Mr. Matté, 2024-08-20. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; reused with credit, and the same licence travels with any derivative 
Oneida · 43/59, Standing Stone Avenue, Oneida TownshipPhotograph by Mr. Matté, 2024-08-20. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; reused with credit, and the same licence travels with any derivative 
Penn · 44/59, Ruins of the Brumbaugh HomesteadPhotograph by Generic1139, 2014-09-07. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; reused with credit, and the same licence travels with any derivative 
Porter · 45/59, Barree Forge, the ironworks across the river from BarreeNancy S. Shedd et al., Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites ( , National Park Service, 1991), photograph 4 
Saltillo · 46/59, East Broad Top RailroadLibrary of Congress 
Shade Gap · 47/59, The post office at Shade GapWhite Feather Safari Inspecting, via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 
Shirley · 48/59, Augwick Creek BridgeLibrary of Congress 
Shirleysburg · 49/59, The Methodist Church at ShirleysburgPhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Smallbones, 2016. Released under CC0, a public domain dedication 
Smithfield · 50/59, Cutting the Route 22 bypass near SmithfieldShared by Myer Souders 
Springfield · 51/59, Church Street at Walnut GrovePhotograph by Famartin, 2021-10-27. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; reused with credit, and the same licence travels with any derivative 
Spruce Creek · 52/59, Lower Spruce Creek Presbyterian ChurchSmallbones, via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Zero (CC0), a public domain dedication 
Tell · 53/59, Barn in Tell TownshipPhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Smallbones, 2016. Released under CC0, a public domain dedication 
Three Springs · 54/59, Grace United Methodist ChurchMr. Matté, via Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 
Union · 55/59, Smith Valley Road at BirdvalePhotograph by the Wikimedia Commons contributor Mr. Matté, 20 August 2024. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; reused with credit 
Walker · 56/59, Robb Farm: a Hartslog Valley homestead since 1826Generic1139 
Warriors Mark · 57/59, Southern (downstream) side of the Birmingham BridgeJet Lowe, , Library of Congress. Public domain, a United States Government work 
West · 58/59, Shavers Creek Fire Company, MooresvillePhotograph by Mr. Matté, 2024-08-20. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; reused with credit, and the same licence travels with any derivative 
Wood · 59/59, Rockhill Iron & Coal Company StoreLibrary of Congress
A county history you can check. 395 stories, each one carrying the sources under it, filed in the borough or township it actually happened in. Plus 171 photographs, where to eat, what to do, and who plays who on Friday night.
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Eighteen boroughs, thirty townships, drawn at their real boundaries. Click any shape.
The shaded ones already have stories written and sourced. The pale ones have their founding record pulled from the county histories and are waiting on the rest. That distinction is on the map on purpose: a gap you can see is a gap somebody can fill.
Boundaries are the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 cartographic boundary file for Pennsylvania county subdivisions, filtered to Huntingdon County. 48 of 48 municipalities currently have at least one story.
Best sourced
Stories with the deepest record behind them.
Jackson Township, The stone church at Greenwood FurnaceThe church at Greenwood Furnace is a one-story building of rubble stone, gable end to the road, with a side entrance porch and a cross-gabled cupola. The Historic American Engineering Record photographed it as one part…
7 sourcesMount Union Borough, A Ferry near Mount UnionDid you know? The crossing at Drake's Ferry, just above Mount Union, went from a ferry to a series of bridges. Samuel Drake established the ferry in…
7 sources
Mapleton Borough, Mapleton Station, the depot that made a townA stereo card in the Library of Congress carries the words American Views. Pennsylvania R. R. on its mount, the number 219, and the title Mapleton…
6 sourcesFranklin Township, The Stone Mill at Huntingdon FurnaceThe Historic American Engineering Record photographed the grist mill at Huntingdon Furnace under survey number HAER PA-243-A, a cover sheet with no…
5 sourcesShirley Township, The East Broad Top bridge over Aughwick Creek at Aughwick MillsWhere the East Broad Top Railroad crosses Aughwick Creek at Aughwick Mills, a concrete bridge carried the narrow gauge track. The Historic American…
5 sourcesSaltillo Borough, The East Broad Top station at SaltilloThe Saltillo station stands between the East Broad Top main line at milepost 18.8 and South Main Street, Pennsylvania Route 655. The Historic…
5 sources86 food and drink businesses and 158 things to do, each with an address, a telephone number where one is published, and a link back to the record it came from.
Sports , Six districts, one college, five national titlesWho plays in which conference, which municipalities each district draws from, and the volleyball programme at Juniata College that has won five NCAA Division III championships.