 rd, about 1757, scene of much military activity during the French and Indian Wars.32. Birthplace of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Black, seven miles east of Somerset. 33. Stoystown was laid out by a soldier of the Revolution named Stoy. His house, used as a fort, was built at the time of the Forbes expedition 1758. 34. New Geneva The home of Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury, 1801-1813. 34a. Washington's Mill, near Perryopolis--Founded 1767, owned by Washington at the time of his death. 34b. Fort Necessity, near Farmington--Here Washington fought his first battle and made his first and only surrender--and here, a mile west from the Fort Necessity Marker, is the grave of General Braddock. 35. Near Brownsville, Fort Burd: Redstone Old Fort. Work begun by Colonel James Burd in 1759. There was an old Indian fortification known as "Old Fort." 35a. West Brownsville--Birthplace of James G. Blaine, Speaker of the House. Buried at Augusta, ME. 36. Near Waynesburg, scene of the Muddycreek Massacre. 37. Washington Borough, site of an Indian camp, called Catfish Camp. 38. Washington College, now Washington and Jefferson, founded 1805. The site of an Academy as early as 1787. In 1790 Benjamin Franklin gave fifty pounds sterling for the foundation of a library. 38a. West Alexander--Lafayette stopped at local tavern, 1825. 39. Pittsburgh Site of Fort Duquesne. Most strategic point in the French and Indian War. Built by the French in 1754, English workmen having been driven off. Captured by English Army under General Forbes, the advance guard having been led by Washington. Fort Duquesne was burned by the French and the new fort was named Fort Pitt. 40. Washington's Crossing, Fortieth Street, Pittsburgh. Memorial Bridge dedicated 1924 is the most expensive Washington memorial ever constructed. Here Washington crossed the river with a companion and nearly lost his life. The occasion was his famous mission for Governor Dinwiddie to the French. 41. Braddock Borough, site of Braddock's defeat, July, 1755. Surprised by French Canadians and Indians, Washington and his troops fought bravely. Braddock was mortally wounded. The reverse caused great consternation on the frontier. 42. Monongahela, site of Parkinson's Ferry, noted as a meeting place during Whiskey Insurrection. On August 14, 1794, two hundred and sixty delegates from Westmoreland, Fayette, Allegheny and Washington Counties and the western part of Bedford, met to protest against the excise tax on whiskey. 43. Pittsburgh- Birthplace of Stephen Foster, author of "Old Kentucky Home." 44. Hannastown Declaration of Independence. The first place in the Mississippi Valley, where justice was administered by judicial authority. Destroyed by Indians, July 13, 1782. 45. Monument to General St. Clair at Greensburg. Arthur St. Clair was President of the Continental Congress in 1787; Governor of Northwest Territory, 1789-1802. Died at Chestnut Ridge, poor and neglected in 1818. 46. Fort Ligonier at Ligonier, formerly called Loyalhanna. General Forbes defeated a large number of French and Indians here in 1758. Washington encamped here with a Virginia regiment, October 21, 1758. 46a. At Bushy Run near Harrison City was fought a decisive battle with the Indians, August 5, 1763. Colonel Bouquet saved the day by a stratagem. 47. A cherry-tree at a point on the Kittanning Path at which there was common boundary for Indiana, Cambria and Clearfield Counties marked the head of canoe navigation on the Susquehanna. Indians took their canoes out of the stream here and struck the trail to Kittanning. 48. Near Dilltown, site of cabin of George Findley, first white settler in Indiana County. 49. Near Belsano, the Burial place of Rev. Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin, eminent Catholic who served the people of Cambria County for 42 years. 50. Johnstown, western terminus of the famous Portage Railroad. Scene of the disastrous flood, May 31, 1889, in which 30,000 lives were lost. 51. In September, 1862, after the battle of Antietam, which blocked Lee's northern invasion, eleven Governors met at Altoona, pledged Lincoln "loyal support" and commended his Emancipation Proclamation. 52. Sinking Spring Valley, near Altoona. During the Revolution a company was organized to settle the valley and mine the lead ore. In this valley was found the famous Arch Spring. 53. Frankstown. Near this place lived "Old Frank," an Indian Chief, whose village was called Frankstown or Frank's Old Town. 54. Huntingdon. Conrad Weiser, noted emissary to the Indians on numerous occasions, stopped here in 1748. Standing Stone was the meeting place of Indian tribes , where they had "erected a tall, slim stone of a peculiar shape and formation." This stone was regarded by the Indians with superstitious veneration. 55. Fort Shirley, near Shirleysburg, was the starting point of Colonel Armstrong's expedition to Kittanning. It was evacuated after the destruction of Fort Granville. 57. Logan Spring near Lewistown. Logan, the son of Shikellimy, resided near this spring. Logan later removed to the Ohio Valey, where his entire family was murdered by whites. 58. Fort Patterson, near Port Royal, a "strong log house," was built by Captain James Patterson, who with five or six other settlers, settled in the Juniata Valley, 1751. The fort became a refuge and defense for the pioneers when the Indians were on the war path. 59. Fort Robinson, one of the numerous blockhouses built on the frontier as a protection against Indians. 60. Gibson's Mill, sometimes called Westover Mill, near Loysville. Built by Ann West Gibson, mother of Pennsylvania Chief Justice John Bannister Gibson. |
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