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From 1739 to 2025, story by story.

Every story that names a year, 299 of 360, in order of the first year its text names. That year is an index key, not a verdict on when something happened: a story about an 1830 furnace that opens with its 1876 historian files under 1876. The 61 stories that name no year are in the full list.

1730s 1 story

  1. 1739Tea Party PatriotCounty wide

1740s 1 story

  1. 1744The Killing that Named the MountainShirley township

1750s 2 stories

  1. 1754Traders First, 1754County wide
  2. 1755Braddock's Harsh ReplyCounty wide

1760s 2 stories

  1. 1767It Was the CountessHuntingdon borough
  2. 1768Lewis Smalley's stone house at the mouth of AughwickShirley township

1790s 9 stories

  1. 1790Barree Forge, the ironworks across the river from BarreePorter township
  2. 1790Paradise Furnace, the iron plantation inside Trough Creek State ParkTodd township
  3. 1795Alexandria Memorial Public LibraryAlexandria borough
  4. 1796Huntingdon FurnaceFranklin township
  5. 1797A City that Wasn'tBirmingham borough
  6. 1797Cassville's Name EvolutionCassville borough
  7. 1797The mill on Saltillo's main streetSaltillo borough
  8. 1798The Founder's BellHuntingdon borough
  9. 1799Oldest PhotoHuntingdon borough

1800s 2 stories

  1. 1800Drake's Ferry Before the BridgesMount Union borough
  2. 1802Purdue's FounderShirleysburg borough

1810s 2 stories

  1. 18101810 Turnpike RouteHuntingdon borough
  2. 1810Colerain Forges MansionFranklin township

1820s 1 story

  1. 1826Robb Farm: a Hartslog Valley homestead since 1826Walker township

1830s 11 stories

  1. 1830Christian Oyer Jr. HouseBarree township
  2. 1830Eden Hill: the Seeds farm in Spruce Creek TownshipSpruce Creek township
  3. 1831The Raystown Branch feeder, the lock that kept the canal watered east of HuntingdonHenderson township
  4. 1832First U.S. Coke SmeltingTodd township
  5. 1832Juniata Canal 1832Huntingdon borough
  6. 1834Greenwood FurnaceJackson township
  7. 1834The Lyon mansion at Pennsylvania Furnace, twenty-eight rooms of limestone on the county lineFranklin township
  8. 1836Cromwell Township 1836Cromwell township
  9. 1836Pulpit RocksHuntingdon borough
  10. 1837Horace PorterHuntingdon borough
  11. 1837The Poet at the DepotShirley township

1840s 7 stories

  1. 1840Dickens on the CanalMount Union borough
  2. 1840Rail on Canal BedCounty wide
  3. 1841A Question We Cannot Settle, and Maybe You CanMount Union borough
  4. 1842Huntingdon's Grand Courthouse Towers over TownHuntingdon borough
  5. 1844Marklesburg: a wagon stop town on the Bedford RoadMarklesburg borough
  6. 1846The mill in the Shade Gap NarrowsDublin township
  7. 1849The 1849 railroad bridge Huntingdon left behindHuntingdon borough

1850s 4 stories

  1. 1851Alexandria Presbyterian Church, built 1851 and refaced in 1906Alexandria borough
  2. 1851Huntingdon Furnace, Ironmaster's MansionFranklin township
  3. 1852The Methodist church at Mill CreekMill Creek borough
  4. 1857Minersville Coke OvensCarbon township

1860s 8 stories

  1. 1860Mapleton Station, the depot that made a townMapleton borough
  2. 1861Thomas H. Adams, Schoolteacher to BankerMount Union borough
  3. 1862Governor from a ValleyPenn township
  4. 1862Higgins Fought OnCounty wide
  5. 1863Huntingdon HeroHuntingdon borough
  6. 1863The canal warehouse that moved 450 feetHuntingdon borough
  7. 1867Old Presbyterian Church, 1867 to 1908Mount Union borough
  8. 1869Paper Tablets by the TrainloadHuntingdon borough

1870s 19 stories

  1. 1870Small Store in the East EndMount Union borough
  2. 1871Coalmont in the county paper, 1871 to 1874Coalmont borough
  3. 1871The wreck at Mill Creek, January 1871Mill Creek borough
  4. 1872Huntingdon Built RailcarsHuntingdon borough
  5. 1872Smithfield in the county paper, 1872 and 1873Smithfield township
  6. 1872Union Depot at Fourth and AlleghenyHuntingdon borough
  7. 1873Nine Grades of Coal and a Yard that Never SleptMount Union borough
  8. 1873Terrace Mountain on a Philadelphia stereo card, 1873Todd township
  9. 1874Robertsdale as it was being built, August 1874Wood township
  10. 1875Saltillo: a visitor's account, December 1875Saltillo borough
  11. 1876Brady: getting there: roads, rails and the riverBrady township
  12. 1876Henderson: the village, the store and the post officeHenderson township
  13. 1876Juniata: getting there: roads, rails and the riverJuniata township
  14. 1876Porter: the village, the store and the post officePorter township
  15. 1876Spruce Creek: getting there: roads, rails and the riverSpruce Creek township
  16. 1876Spruce Creek: the village, the store and the post officeSpruce Creek township
  17. 1876Union: the first settlersUnion township
  18. 1876Walker: the village, the store and the post officeWalker township
  19. 1879Jack's Narrows, 1879Shirley township

1880s 42 stories

  1. 1880Greenwood Furnace RailroadsJackson township
  2. 1880Harry Corbin Post, MapletonMapleton borough
  3. 1880The Boom Decade and a Second SodomMount Union borough
  4. 1882Col. Isaac Rogers Post, OrbisoniaOrbisonia borough
  5. 1882Huntingdon's Grand Courthouse Towers over TownHuntingdon borough
  6. 1883Barree: mills, forges and the iron tradeBarree township
  7. 1883Barree: the first congregationsBarree township
  8. 1883Clay: the first settlersClay township
  9. 1883Dublin: the first settlersDublin township
  10. 1883Dublin: where the name comes fromDublin township
  11. 1883Dudley: getting there: roads, rails and the riverDudley borough
  12. 1883East Broad Top Railroad, Sideling Hill TunnelClay township
  13. 1883Greenwood Furnace, Stack No. 2Jackson township
  14. 1883Henderson: mills, forges and the iron tradeHenderson township
  15. 1883Hopewell: getting there: roads, rails and the riverHopewell township
  16. 1883Juniata: mills, forges and the iron tradeJuniata township
  17. 1883Juniata: the first congregationsJuniata township
  18. 1883Leather Before BrickMount Union borough
  19. 1883Lincoln: getting there: roads, rails and the riverLincoln township
  20. 1883Lincoln: the first congregationsLincoln township
  21. 1883Logan: mills, forges and the iron tradeLogan township
  22. 1883Miller: mills, forges and the iron tradeMiller township
  23. 1883Morris: where the name comes fromMorris township
  24. 1883Oneida: mills, forges and the iron tradeOneida township
  25. 1883Oneida: the first congregationsOneida township
  26. 1883Porter: the first congregationsPorter township
  27. 1883Pulpit Rocks and the summer the survey got the mountains rightPorter township
  28. 1883Rockhill: the first settlersRockhill borough
  29. 1883Springfield: the first settlersSpringfield township
  30. 1883Tell: the first congregationsTell township
  31. 1883Tell: the first settlersTell township
  32. 1883The Warriors' MarksWarriors Mark township
  33. 1883Three Springs: the first congregationsThree Springs borough
  34. 1883Three Springs: the first schoolsThree Springs borough
  35. 1883Three Springs: the first settlersThree Springs borough
  36. 1883Union: the first congregationsUnion township
  37. 1883Walker: the first settlersWalker township
  38. 1883West: getting there: roads, rails and the riverWest township
  39. 1885East Broad Top Railroad Foundry, Rockhill FurnaceRockhill borough
  40. 1889Defrehn Chair FactoryMount Union borough
  41. 1889Runk Bridge over Aughwick CreekShirley township
  42. 1889The stone arches over Shavers Creek at Petersburg, built in 1889 and still carrying trainsLogan township

1890s 8 stories

  1. 1892The Three-Arch Bridge over Stone CreekHuntingdon borough
  2. 1896Crum Corner ReinventionsMount Union borough
  3. 1896The superintendent's house on Church StreetWood township
  4. 1897Coulter School, 1897Mount Union borough
  5. 1898Harbison-Walker Refractories CompanyMount Union borough
  6. 1898The Penn Bridge Company's 1898 truss at BirminghamWarriors Mark township
  7. 1899Harbison-WalkerMount Union borough
  8. 1899The First of Its Kind in the CountryMount Union borough

1900s 24 stories

  1. 1900Congressman for Twenty-Two YearsHuntingdon borough
  2. 1900The Arch Bridge over US 522Mount Union borough
  3. 1902Hackman, the Man Who Built Two TownsMount Union borough
  4. 1903Horse power, pre-1903Mount Union borough
  5. 1904The Altoona men who built a clubhouse over Spruce CreekFranklin township
  6. 1905The hollow dam at Warrior RidgeLogan township
  7. 1905The Night the Lights Came OnMount Union borough
  8. 1906Bird's-eye view, 1906Mount Union borough
  9. 1906Correspondence from 1906Mount Union borough
  10. 1906July 4th Parade, 1906Mount Union borough
  11. 1906Orbisonia and Rock Hill from the air, 1906Rockhill borough
  12. 1906Three and a Quarter Million Dollars to Save Twenty Two SecondsMount Union borough
  13. 1907A Mount Union street, 1907Mount Union borough
  14. 1907East Broad Top Locomotive, 1907Mount Union borough
  15. 19081908 Mount Union Baseball TeamMount Union borough
  16. 1908The feed mill Anderson Dell built for H. O. AndrewsMapleton borough
  17. 1908The Kenmar HotelMount Union borough
  18. 1908The Pennsylvania Railroad station, 1908Mount Union borough
  19. 1909Creosote River of TiesMount Union borough
  20. 1909Harbison-Walker Plant at Full Steam, 1909Mount Union borough
  21. 1909Jack's Spring Then and Now 1909Mount Union borough
  22. 1909Kasan and Song, 1909Mount Union borough
  23. 1909R. F. Ernst, the Man Behind the CameraMount Union borough
  24. 1909Who Named Mount UnionMount Union borough

1910s 30 stories

  1. 1910One Storefront, Two TradesMount Union borough
  2. 1910Special delivery, 1910Mount Union borough
  3. 1910The J. E. Everett GroceryMount Union borough
  4. 1911East Broad Top NO. 12Mount Union borough
  5. 1911Native American Civil RightsHuntingdon borough
  6. 1911The beehive ovensMount Union borough
  7. 1911The Methodist church at Woodvale, raised by a local carpenter in 1911Wood township
  8. 1911The Plant Across the RiverMount Union borough
  9. 1911Thirty-two rooms for the company's visitorsWood township
  10. 1912The Robertsdale HotelWood township
  11. 1913Dublin: the first congregationsDublin township
  12. 1913Henderson: the first congregationsHenderson township
  13. 1913Miller: getting there: roads, rails and the riverMiller township
  14. 1913Miller: the first congregationsMiller township
  15. 1913Springfield: the first congregationsSpringfield township
  16. 1913Union: mills, forges and the iron tradeUnion township
  17. 1913Walker: mills, forges and the iron tradeWalker township
  18. 1914The Freight Depot and the People Who Tried to Save ItMount Union borough
  19. 1915Shapiro Furniture WarehouseMount Union borough
  20. 1916Aetna Explosion 1916Mount Union borough
  21. 1916Kistler, the Village that Was DesignedMount Union borough
  22. 1917Baker Bridge, a 1917 concrete arch over Great Trough CreekTodd township
  23. 1917The 1917 Wreck, Buckled WheelsMount Union borough
  24. 1917The 1917 Wreck, Sleeper Car ViewMount Union borough
  25. 1917The darkest day: February 27, 1917Mount Union borough
  26. 1917The February 27, 1917 WreckMount Union borough
  27. 1917The Rarest House in KistlerMount Union borough
  28. 1917What the Company Called This Place in 1917Mount Union borough
  29. 1919Saints Peter and Paul, Built by the Men Who Came for the BrickMount Union borough
  30. 1919Woodvale's post office, assessed at $150 in 1919Wood township

1920s 8 stories

  1. 1920Broad Top StrikeBroad Top City borough
  2. 1920Parade day, 1920sMount Union borough
  3. 1920Shirley Street, 1920sMount Union borough
  4. 1920The Factory that Outgrew the BrickMount Union borough
  5. 1920The Fire DepartmentMount Union borough
  6. 1921Mt. Hope Baptist Church, 1921Mount Union borough
  7. 1922Ganister Hill and the new AmericansMount Union borough
  8. 1927"At no time were the Bricktowners dangerous", 1927Mount Union borough

1930s 14 stories

  1. 1930An Airplane View of the County SeatHuntingdon borough
  2. 1930Shirley Street, 1930sMount Union borough
  3. 1932A Barrier BrokenHuntingdon borough
  4. 1936Corbin BridgeJuniata township
  5. 1936Flood Mark on the Planing MillMount Union borough
  6. 1936Flood of '36 Devastated HCCounty wide
  7. 1936Floodwaters, 1936Mount Union borough
  8. 1936St. Patrick's Day Flood, 1936Mount Union borough
  9. 1936The Flood Took the Dinky BridgeMount Union borough
  10. 1936The Post Office, and What the Painter Put in the MiddleMount Union borough
  11. 1936The WPA Built This SchoolMount Union borough
  12. 1937New Deal Art on Our Wall, 1937Mount Union borough
  13. 1937The Bank on the Corner of Jefferson and ShirleyMount Union borough
  14. 1937The Corbin BridgeJuniata township

1940s 12 stories

  1. 1940Happy Independence DayMount Union borough
  2. 1940JACK'S NARROWS, 1940sShirley township
  3. 1940The Conveyor that Cost a NeighborhoodMount Union borough
  4. 1941The DustMount Union borough
  5. 1941The Shapiro Theatre, 1941Mount Union borough
  6. 1942Huntingdon's Steamroller ComposerHuntingdon borough
  7. 1942When the Presses Replaced the HandsMount Union borough
  8. 1945Pennsylvania Avenue, 1945Mount Union borough
  9. 1945The women of Harbison-Walker, 1945Mount Union borough
  10. 1947Huntingdon WreckHuntingdon borough
  11. 1948Beacon Lodge: A Mount Union Address in Another CountyShirley township
  12. 1948The Reality Theater, a dream rebuilt in 1948Wood township

1950s 9 stories

  1. 1950East Broad Top in town, 1950Mount Union borough
  2. 1950Korean War Remembrance ยท 76 YearsCounty wide
  3. 1950Strickler's Ice Cream and GasolineMount Union borough
  4. 1950Strickler's Store and Gas StationMount Union borough
  5. 1950The Brick Office that Became the Red CrossMount Union borough
  6. 1950The Captain Jack MotelMount Union borough
  7. 1950The Gambrel Roofs on Water StreetMount Union borough
  8. 1950The tie yard, 1950sMount Union borough
  9. 1959Caldecott Dual ChampHuntingdon borough

1960s 5 stories

  1. 1960Shirley Street, 1960s, and thank youMount Union borough
  2. 1960Welcome to Historic Mount UnionMount Union borough
  3. 1966Born on the RailsMapleton borough
  4. 1966Shade Gap 1966Shade Gap borough
  5. 1969National Moon DayCounty wide

1970s 5 stories

  1. 1970The Nobel PhysicistHuntingdon borough
  2. 1970Why the Thousand Steps Are ThereMount Union borough
  3. 1973Raystown Lake's Monster LegendCounty wide
  4. 1977Brumbaugh HomesteadPenn township
  5. 1979The Festival That Came to Agape FarmCromwell township

1980s 33 stories

  1. 1980St. Mary's Covered Bridge, the county's lastCromwell township
  2. 1983The Rock: the Leas house on the Fort Shirley groundShirleysburg borough
  3. 1985Huntingdon's old town, 521 buildings between the river and the hillHuntingdon borough
  4. 1985The Last Day, and the Molds that Went to UtahMount Union borough
  5. 1986Greenwood Lake DamJackson township
  6. 1986The East Broad Top bridge over Aughwick Creek at Aughwick MillsShirley township
  7. 1987HUNT Tower, the Switch Tower the Flood BuiltHuntingdon borough
  8. 1987The Lyon Mansion at Pennsylvania FurnaceFranklin township
  9. 1987The Stone Mill at Huntingdon FurnaceFranklin township
  10. 1987Whipple Dam: the CCC lake on Laurel RunJackson township
  11. 1988Alexandria's first railroad station, a square frame depot on Shelton AvenueAlexandria borough
  12. 1988Alexandria, the canal town the survey wanted on the National RegisterAlexandria borough
  13. 1988Christ Reformed Church, the Greek Revival church on Main Street that lost a word from its stoneAlexandria borough
  14. 1988Frehn BridgeSpringfield township
  15. 1988The Birmingham Bridge, on the county lineWarriors Mark township
  16. 1988The Evander P. Walker store on Main StreetAlexandria borough
  17. 1988The ironmaster's mansion at Greenwood FurnaceJackson township
  18. 1988The John Porter house at Bridge and MainAlexandria borough
  19. 1988The lockkeeper's house that turned its back on Alexandria's gridAlexandria borough
  20. 1988The stone church at Greenwood FurnaceJackson township
  21. 1988The Willibrand Brewery at the west end of AlexandriaAlexandria borough
  22. 1989East Broad Top Railroad Machine Shop, Rockhill FurnaceRockhill borough
  23. 1989Huntingdon Furnace, an iron plantation on Warriors Mark RunFranklin township
  24. 1989Monroe FurnaceBarree township
  25. 1989St. Michael's, the onion-domed church at WoodvaleWood township
  26. 1989Ten bridges and two tunnels in five miles of the Little JuniataSpruce Creek township
  27. 1989The company office that became the post officeWood township
  28. 1989The concrete-block depot at RobertsdaleWood township
  29. 1989The Hatfield iron works below AlexandriaPorter township
  30. 1989The Monroe Furnace RuinsBarree township
  31. 1989The stone company store at Main and CliffWood township
  32. 1989The yellow brick armory on Standing Stone AvenueHuntingdon borough
  33. 1989When the Government Came to ListenMount Union borough

1990s 8 stories

  1. 1990Mount Union Refractories: listed in 1990, gone by 1996Mount Union borough
  2. 1990The Kistler Company Store, Taken Down in 1990Mount Union borough
  3. 1991East Broad Top RailroadRockhill borough
  4. 1991The Couple Who Would Not Change Their HouseMount Union borough
  5. 1992Robertsdale, the company town on Broad TopWood township
  6. 1992Woodvale, the coal patch town on three county linesWood township
  7. 1994Mount Union Historic DistrictMount Union borough
  8. 1996The Walker farmhouse on Route 522, south of ShirleysburgShirley township

2000s 3 stories

  1. 2004The East Broad Top station at SaltilloSaltillo borough
  2. 2006The East Broad Top water tank at Coles StationClay township
  3. 2009The post office at Shade GapShade Gap borough

2010s 16 stories

  1. 2014Hopewell Township in Late FallHopewell township
  2. 2014Late Fall Above MarklesburgMarklesburg borough
  3. 2014The Barn at Robb FarmWalker township
  4. 2014The Brumbaugh Homestead, in RuinsPenn township
  5. 2014The Lake From Lincoln TownshipLincoln township
  6. 2014The Minersville Coke OvensCarbon township
  7. 2014The Tin Goose, the first Tucker, at the Swigart MuseumHuntingdon borough
  8. 2015Jacks Mountain From Southern Brady TownshipBrady township
  9. 2015The Church of Christ at Broad Top CityBroad Top City borough
  10. 2015The Silica Brick Works CrewMount Union borough
  11. 2015Washington Street at Second, DudleyDudley borough
  12. 2015Where Barnett Road Meets Schell and KingCoalmont borough
  13. 2016A Barn in Tell TownshipTell township
  14. 2016Stone Creek Valley Fire DepartmentJackson township
  15. 2016The Methodist Church at ShirleysburgShirleysburg borough
  16. 2016The Sheriff's Office and JailHuntingdon borough

2020s 13 stories

  1. 2021Church Street at Walnut GroveSpringfield township
  2. 2024Jackson Center, in Miller TownshipMiller township
  3. 2024Main Street, Dublin TownshipDublin township
  4. 2024Porter Township's Municipal BuildingPorter township
  5. 2024Route 522 Through Cromwell TownshipCromwell township
  6. 2024Route 829 Out of Cass TownshipCass township
  7. 2024Shavers Creek Fire Company, MooresvilleWest township
  8. 2024Smith Valley Road at BirdvaleUnion township
  9. 2024Standing Stone Avenue, Oneida TownshipOneida township
  10. 2024The Road Into SaltilloClay township
  11. 2024The Village of RibotLogan township
  12. 2024The Village of Water StreetMorris township
  13. 2025The Sign That Welcomes You to HuntingdonSmithfield township