History Lives in Armstrong County!
ARMSTRONG COUNTY COURTHOUSE & FORMER JAIL
Market Street, Kittanning
Ph: 724-548-3215
Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The County’s third Courthouse, built in 1856, it is an elegant structure with a large portico, stone columns and highly ornamented dome. The former jail is a gothic style structure attached to the Courthouse.
Market Street, KittanningPh: 724-548-3215
Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The County’s third Courthouse, built in 1856, it is an elegant structure with a large portico, stone columns and highly ornamented dome. The former jail is a gothic style structure attached to the Courthouse.
DRAKE LOG CABIN
Williams Alley, Apollo
Ph: 724-478-3037 or 724-478-1217
Built in 1816, this one-room log cabin shows how early settlers lived. Items from the era are on display.
Williams Alley, ApolloPh: 724-478-3037 or 724-478-1217
Built in 1816, this one-room log cabin shows how early settlers lived. Items from the era are on display.
MICKEY’S GRIST MILL
Old Mill Road, Freeport
A mill has been located at this site in Freeport for over 200 years. The former water-powered mill can be viewed from the outside.
Old Mill Road, FreeportA mill has been located at this site in Freeport for over 200 years. The former water-powered mill can be viewed from the outside.
NELLIE BLY CHILDHOOD HOME
Terrace Avenue, Apollo
A crusading journalist for Pittsburgh and New York newspapers, Nellie Bly won fame for her daring exploits and her investigations of social ills. In 1889-90, Bly circled the globe in 72 days. She was born Elizabeth Cochran and lived here as a child in this house, which is currently a private residence.
Terrace Avenue, Apollo
A crusading journalist for Pittsburgh and New York newspapers, Nellie Bly won fame for her daring exploits and her investigations of social ills. In 1889-90, Bly circled the globe in 72 days. She was born Elizabeth Cochran and lived here as a child in this house, which is currently a private residence.
SAINT PATRICK’S LOG CHURCH
RR#1, Worthington
Ph: 724-526-5079 or 724-445-3309
Open April 15 through September 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Early settlers built this church in 1806 after using the nearby grounds as a cemetery beginning in 1798. The rough-hewn log structure with wooden benches and wooden altar intact is open daily.
RR#1, Worthington
Ph: 724-526-5079 or 724-445-3309
Open April 15 through September 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Early settlers built this church in 1806 after using the nearby grounds as a cemetery beginning in 1798. The rough-hewn log structure with wooden benches and wooden altar intact is open daily.
WCTU BUILDING
Second Street, Apollo
PH: 724-478-3037 or 724-478-1217
The building was erected in 1909 as the Apollo headquarters for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. It housed the first public library in Apollo and Armstrong County. The building is now the home of the Apollo Area Historical Society and its museum. Open Wednesdays, April through December, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Second Street, ApolloPH: 724-478-3037 or 724-478-1217
The building was erected in 1909 as the Apollo headquarters for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. It housed the first public library in Apollo and Armstrong County. The building is now the home of the Apollo Area Historical Society and its museum. Open Wednesdays, April through December, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
WOAK-HANNE FARM
2587 Garretts Run Road
Ph: 724-845-6547
This 68-acre farm in Burrell Township, named by the owners Sue and Ed Bruce with the Delaware Indian word for Crooked Creek, was the first farm in Armstrong County to be accepted into the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program and was awarded Pennsylvania Bicentennial Farm status in 2007. It is part of a 329.5-acre tract purchased in 1807 by a Revolutionary War ancestor of Eds, Lt. Michael Schall, which, after being owned by a succession of family members, was purchased in 1924 by Sue's grandfather, Albert Riggle, who was a noted potato farmer. To date, 3,399 farms totaling 377,910 acres have been protected through the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program.
View for yourself Armstrong County's commitment to agriculture and see an example of a Penn State Master Farmer's "love of the land." Come see and visit the nearby parklet commemorating Nelly Bly and Lt. Michael Schall.
2587 Garretts Run RoadPh: 724-845-6547
This 68-acre farm in Burrell Township, named by the owners Sue and Ed Bruce with the Delaware Indian word for Crooked Creek, was the first farm in Armstrong County to be accepted into the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program and was awarded Pennsylvania Bicentennial Farm status in 2007. It is part of a 329.5-acre tract purchased in 1807 by a Revolutionary War ancestor of Eds, Lt. Michael Schall, which, after being owned by a succession of family members, was purchased in 1924 by Sue's grandfather, Albert Riggle, who was a noted potato farmer. To date, 3,399 farms totaling 377,910 acres have been protected through the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program.
View for yourself Armstrong County's commitment to agriculture and see an example of a Penn State Master Farmer's "love of the land." Come see and visit the nearby parklet commemorating Nelly Bly and Lt. Michael Schall.
