Harmarville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located in Harmar Township, Allegheny County,

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History

Harmarville was founded in 1875. Harmar Township was named after

Harmar Denny Harmar Denny (May 13, 1794 – January 29, 1852) was an American businessman and Anti-Masonic Party (United States), Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Harmar Denny was born in Pittsburgh, Penns ...

, who served as a United States Congressman (1829–1837). He was the son of

Ebenezer Denny Ebenezer Denny (March 11, 1761July 21, 1822) was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War whose journal is one of the most frequently quoted accounts of the surrender of the British at the siege of Yorktown. Denny later served as the first M ...

, who served as an officer during the

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. Harmarville was settled by farmers and by immigrant coal miners who worked in the former Harmar Mine. Because of the

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, the

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and other highways and railroads, Harmarville has a strong history as a transportation center. Early industries included brick manufacturing. Later, such endeavors as the Gulf Research Center and the Harmarville Rehabilitation Center were located here. Brick manufacturing is still active in nearby Indiana Township on Rich Hill Road. Of historic interest are the company houses for the Harmar Mine, located at the lower end of Guy's Run Road and the Harmarville

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

Church, built in 1804 on the Denny farm.

Notable person

Bill Young Charles William Young (December 16, 1930 – October 18, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the H ...

, member of the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

, from

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, was born in Hamarville.

References

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