The year 1744 is the first record of John Harts's “logg”, near where
Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Alexandria is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 388 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
As of th ...
is located now. During the land purchase of 1755 James Sterrat of Carlisle purchased 400 acres including the sleeping place called John Hart's log on the
Juniata River
The Juniata River () is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed August 8, 2011 in central Pennsylvania. The river is ...
, which is now Alexandria and named for Indian trader John Hart.
References
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
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