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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Rebecca - Rebecca Furnace was on Clover Creek in Huston Township.
It Was the third furnace in Blair County and was built in 1817 by Dr. Peter Schoenberger, who later became the most prominent iron master in Pennsylvania.
Springfield (aka Royer) - is on Piney Creek in Woodbury Township.
www.home.earthlink.net /~r2parks/blair.html   (1602 words)

  
 History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania edited by John F. Meginness; ©1892
SAMUEL M. was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, December 8, 1858, Son of Philip and Caroline (Snyder) Mountz.
He was a native of County Antrim, Ireland, who immigrated to Pennsylvania and located on the Quiggle farm, on the south bank of the Susquehanna river, in what is now Wayne township, Clinton county, where he married Catherine Quiggle, a daughter of the gentleman with whom he lived.
HENRY B. was born in Snyder county, Pennsylvania, in 1836, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Brant) Dougherty.
www.usgennet.org /usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/Chapter-53.html   (20562 words)

  
 150Book
Blair County, Pennsylvania was erected out of Huntingdon and Bedford Counties in the year 1846.
The region encompassed by present-day Blair County comprised approximately two-thirds of the region which was formed as Frankstown Township within Bedford County in the year 1775.
Blair County's Euro-American history actually extends farther back beyond the dawn of that period of two hundred and twenty years.
www.motherbedford.com /150Book.htm   (979 words)

  
 Brady Township Information
Brady is one of the border townships of the county, situated north of the Juniata River.
On the northeast, east and southeast it is bounded by Mifflin County, being separated from it in the latter course by Jack's Mountain.
West and northwest is the township of Henderson, and on the north is Miller township.
millennium.fortunecity.com /plumpton/498/townships/brady/brady.htm   (7327 words)

  
 HISTORY OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY
There are in the county furnaces, forges, rolling mills, foundries, car, and industrial works, water and steam flouring and sawmills, water and steam sand-crushers, tanneries, furniture, chair, carriage, broom, shoe, and woolen manufactories, planing mills and numerous other industrial establishments.
The bottom lands along the Juniata, the Raystown branch, and the Aughwick Creek, and the fertile lands of Tuscarora, Black Log, Germany, Kishicoquillas, Plank Cabin, Woodcock, Harts Log, Canoe, Spruce Creek, and Warriors Mark Vallleys, were dotted with improvements in 1761-2.
Petersburg, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, at the junction of Shavers Creek with the Juniata River, six and one-half miles north of Huntingdon, was incorporated April 7, 1830.
www.pa-roots.com /~bedford/history/huntingdonco.html   (4661 words)

  
 Logan Township Fire Service
The Logan Township United Fire Department (LTUFD) is an all volunteer department serving the residents of north-west Logan Township specifically the areas of Juniata Gap, Homers Gap, Grandview, and Wopsy Mountain.
This population increases with the school year as we are the primary response department for a portion of the Pennsylvania State University Altoona Campus and the numerous privately owned student housing complexes in the area.
We have several elementary and private schools in the township as well as critical infrastructure of the state with seven water reservoirs, four water treatment plants and a sewage treatment plant which serve both the City of Altoona and Logan Township, along with critical 911 communications infrastructure.
www.ltfire.com /about.html   (376 words)

  
 Indian8
The History Of Huntingdon And Blair Counties, Pennsylvania stated that a great number of the male warriors residing at Assunepachla left this region in 1755 to give aid to the French in the Ohio River Valley during the French and Indian War.
It traveled along the course ofthe Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River through the present-day Blair County townships of Freedom and Greenfield in the valley that was later given the name of the Indian Path Valley.
Logan was residing in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Centre County circa 1766 according to the History Of Centre County, Pennsylvania.
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 Williamsburg Borough, Blair County, PA
The county's first paper mill was established in 1865 in the town of Roaring Spring, the second in 1878 in Tyrone north of Altoona.
During the heyday of the pennsylvan.ia Canal (1832-1852), the commercial and architectural character of Williamsburg was largely influenced by trade with the canal.
Rhule, who was Williamsburg's most prominent early 19th century builder, built the Blair County Jail in 1868 and subcontracted to Williarnsburg's mainstream religious denominations reflected the 19th century ethnic make-up of the community.
www.livingplaces.com /PA/Blair_County/Williamsburg_Borough.html   (5356 words)

  
 Juniata College - Juniata Magazine
"The Juniata Valley has been here for thousands of years and we are interested in history that speaks across that span in a multitude of ways," says Betty Ann Cherry, professor emerita of history at Juniata College and steering committee chairperson of the "Currents of the Juniata Valley" project.
"Juniata is perfectly positioned to be the foundation of data collection for a regional area that has deep historical threads running through it," says George John Drobnock '72, a grants writer and planner for Huntingdon Borough and Smithfield Township who plans to become involved in the Currents project.
Projects for the "Currents of the Juniata Valley" program will fall into one of four general categories or "currents." Within each of these areas, projects can be developed or examined from four periods or perspectives: prehistory, colonial settlement, the age of industrial development, and the present.
services.juniata.edu /magazine/backissues/spring02/currents/index.html   (675 words)

  
 The Geography of the Hollow
It is in the southern portion of Snyder Township immediately to the east of the borough of Tyrone.
The actual definition of a hollow appears to be, in the parlance of northern Blair county, a place within the drainage of a small stream.
The hollow, in Blair County, is a reference point of local rural residence and identity.
www.geocities.com /bontasaurus/geography_brief.htm   (591 words)

  
 John Gustin/Mary Blair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Born: ABT 1790 at: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Married: 23 MAR 1818 at: Mifflintown, Fayette Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania* Died: 3 MAR 1844 at: Jefferson County, Ohio Spouses:
Amos Gustin Born: ABT 1789 at: Pennsylvania Married: at: Died: 3 MAR 1844 at: Mifflintown, Fayette Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania* Spouses:
William Gustin Born: ABT 1800 at: Mifflintown, Fayette Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania* Married: at: Died: at: Spouses:
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Blair Furnace - Was in Altoona in Logan Township.
Gaysport Furnace (aka Hollidaysburg) - Was in Gaysport, Hollidaysburg, Blair Township.
Approximate coordinates 40º 28.717'N - 78º 31.744'W. Juniata Furnace (aka Williamsburg) - Was on the Juniata River in Williamsburg, Woodbury Township.
home.earthlink.net /~r2parks/BlairLocations.html   (3254 words)

  
 Reference Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hollidaysburg, the county seat, was incorporated as a borough on August 10, 1836, and named for Adam and William Holliday, early settlers.
Before the county’s formation the area was located on the Frankstown Path and was dangerous to settle because of threats from Indians.
Altoona arose because of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s yards founded there in 1846; this was the main employer in the county until the 1970s.
www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/counties/browse.asp?catid=7   (226 words)

  
 BA.net-The Early Settlement of Antis Township
He was an auditor in 1814, auditor and appraiser in 1817, constable in 1815 and served as a township supervisor in 1821 and 1822.
The increase in population throughout the Logan Valley region, and especially in the vicinity of the new town of Altoona, caused a certain group of residents to agitate to have the township further divided.
The movement was approved by the residents of the township and borough and in 1930 Antis Township became the first region in Blair County to possess a completely consolidated school system.
www.nb.net /~bellwood/earlyset.html   (4007 words)

  
 Blair County PA Civil War Soldiers - Regiment Rosters, biographies, Medal of Honor recipients - Free Pennsylvania ...
The Medal of Honor, established by joint resolution of Congress, 12 July 1862 is awarded in the name of Congress to a person who, while a member of the Armed Services, distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.
In addition to battles fought, injuries and POW info, if any, biographies of Pennsylvania Civil War soldiers and officers has genealogy data such as birthplace and birth date, parents, spouse, children, residence and occupation before and after the War.
This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1890 special census of Civil War Union veterans and widows of veterans and includes names of surviving soldiers, sailors, and marines, and widows; rank; name of regiment or vessel; date of enlistment; date of discharge, length of service; post office address; disability incurred; and remarks.
www.pacivilwar.com /county/blair.html   (558 words)

  
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Pennsylvania Family Group Sheet for the Paul FEATHERS Family *********************************************** Copyright rayswork.
1860 Paul and Catherine appear on the 1860 census for Juniata Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
1870 Paul and Catherine appear on the 1870 census for Hollidaysburg, Juniata Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
www.rootsweb.com /~usfgs/pennsylvania/f/feathers-p.txt   (107 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Dept Of Education - Academic Achievement Report
For confidentiality and reliability, results may be based on data from this year, or on an average of this and the previous year's data.
In Pennsylvania a school or district can make AYP by using two or three consecutive years of data if the result is better than a single current year calculation.
Since this index shows significant growth including growth at the lowest levels, it is a good indication that low performing schools are building a foundation to meet AYP objectives.
www.paayp.com /6716_perf_2.html   (502 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - Delta Quarries/Stotler Landfill, Antis and Logan Townships, Blair County, Pennsylvania
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Health Activities Recommendation Panel determined that community health education is needed to inform the individual(s) who were exposed in the past through the use of contaminated water from their private well of the health significance of their exposure.
The 1980 Census reports that Logan Township had a population of 12,183 of which only 26 were fl (0.2 percent) and 33 were of Spanish origin (0.3 percent).
In preparing this public health assessment, the Pennsylvania Department of Health relies on the information provided in the referenced documents and assumes that adequate quality assurance and quality control measures were followed regarding chain-of-custody, laboratory procedures and data reporting.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/deltastotler/del_p1.html   (4479 words)

  
 BLAIR COUNTY PAGE
Blair County was created on February 26, 1846 from parts of Huntingdon County and Bedford County.
The county gets its name from John Blair who was a prominent citizen of the area.
Or visit the Pennsylvania Page of Time Voyagers Bookstore You'll find books organized by county or general Pennsylvania subjects, as well as titles for other states, ethnic origins or countries.
www.timevoyagers.com /bookstore/penna/blair.htm   (177 words)

  
 The Western Pennsylvania Watershed Program
This non-traditional grant was made to the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers for the purpose of leveraging a like amount from the William Penn Foundation.
Along Shaw Run in Blair County, on the grounds of the Bellwood Water Authority is an abandoned mine site, which had surface restoration, which did not work.
The money from the Western Pennsylvania Watershed Protection Program is being used for the completion of a design to remediate a borehole discharge, which is located next to the stream and is a high flow, high-pressure discharge.
www.wpawp.org /html/1997.htm   (1481 words)

  
 Blair County Allied Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Allied Volunteer Firemen's Association of Blair County is committed to the promotion and betterment of emergency services in Blair County Pennsylvania and beyond.
This year's Blair County Fire School weekend was held on Saturday and Sunday, April 5th and 6th, 1997 in Williamsburg, PA. In 1998 there will be two weekend programs offered.
The organization was instrumental in the establishment of the original county wide radio communications network for emergency services and is actively involved in the current implementation of Enhanced 911 service throughout the entire county.
members.aol.com /E911STEVE/allied.html   (914 words)

  
 Blair County Pennsylvania Township Maps
This is a clickable image map of townships and boroughs in Blair County Pennsylvania.
The township images are cropped from a 1/50,000 USGS Geological Survey Map of Blair County dated 1991; based on 1/24,000 maps dated 1961 through 1968.
Blair, Brooks Mill, Gaysport, Fort Fetter, Hollidaysburg, McKee, Kladder Station, Newry, Vicksburg
www.rootsweb.com /~usgenweb/maps/pa/county/blair/usgs   (296 words)

  
 Juniata, Pennsylvania PA, township profile (Perry County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Pennsylvania > All counties > Perry County > Juniata
Juniata is a township in Perry County, in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area.
· Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=275971   (692 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Dept Of Education - Academic Achievement Report
For a school to "meet AYP," students in the school must meet goals in three areas: (1) Attendance (for schools without a high school graduating class) or Graduation (for schools with a High School graduating class), (2) Academic Performance, and (3) Test Participation.
For HATBORO-HORSHAM SHS, the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) taken by students in Grade 11 is used to determine Academic Performance and Test Participation in Reading and Mathematics.
After initial AYP results are announced each year, schools and districts have the opportunity to appeal the AYP rulings through the Pennsylvania Department of Education if they believe their AYP identification was in error for statistical or substantive reasons.This year, schools and districts can correct any coding errors in the data themselves.
www.paayp.com /3272_more_parents.html   (869 words)

  
 Census 2000 Demographic Profiles
Upper St. Clair township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (0604200379274.pdf)
Lower Mount Bethel township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (0604209545016.pdf)
Upper Mount Bethel township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (0604209579184.pdf)
www.pittsburghlive.com /pages/pdf/census   (40 words)

  
 Blair County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns.
Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data.
They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blair_County,_Pennsylvania   (447 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Room
the Pennsylvania Collection began as an outgrowth of a plan to have an oildom memorial for the late John F. and Margaret H. Budke, longtime supporters of the library who had an interest in the history of this region.
The Pennsylvania Room remained upstairs until 1993 when it was moved to its present location in the basement of the library.
Because oil has played such a significant role in the history of Venango County and the state of Pennsylvania there are many sources in the collection that trace the discovery, developments, and people of the oil industry.
www.franklinlibrary.org /paroom.html   (679 words)

  
 Ancestor Tracks
The second CD in this series, First Landowners of Pennsylvania: Indexes to the Colonial and State Patent Registers in the PA Archives, Harrisburg, 1684-ca 1995, contains the indexes to all people who actually were granted final title from colony or state authorities.
Finally, the third CD, First Landowners of Pennsylvania: Indexes to Tract Names of Patented Land in the PA Archives, Harrisburg, ca 1684-1811, is the place to look when only the original name of the tract is known but not who the very first owners were.
Yellow counties: While we eventually intend to transcribe all Township Warrantee Maps on file at the Pennsylvania Archives in Harrisburg, researchers may want to order those maps from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the meantime--click on the yellow counties to see which townships are available and their price.
ancestortracks.com   (741 words)

  
 91st PA: William Spade
He was born in Dauphin [County], Pennsylvania (6, 7).
He was transferred on 20 July 1864 from company M of the 62nd Pennsylvania (1).
In 1890, he was living in Juniata Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania (post office: Summit, Cambria County) (8).
freepages.military.rootsweb.com /~pa91/pshadw1.html   (387 words)

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