Armstrong County is a county in the

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of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,558. The county seat is Kittanning. The county was organized on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lycoming Counties. It was named in honor of John Armstrong, who represented Pennsylvania in the

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and served as a major general during the Revolutionary War. Armstrong County is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Little is known of the pre-Columbian history of the area that is today called Armstrong County, but the often cited starting point begins with the civilization known colloquially as the Mound Builders. Many 19th-20th century famers throughout the county have unearthed artifacts from this time period, such as arrowheads. Unfortunately, several of the prominent earthen works characteristic of this culture have been removed for agricultural and settlement purposes. One prominent mound was located between present-day Kittanning and Ford City and was believed to have been an earthen fortification used to defend against other tribal peoples. Other mounds were found in Boggs, South Buffalo, and Washington townships. The aboriginal inhabitants were given the name "Allegewi" by the tribes that drove them out sometime between the 15th and 17th centuries. Historical accounts describe the tribes that conquered the Allegewi as primarily the

Lenni-Lenape The Lenape (, , or Lenape , del, Lënapeyok) also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. Their historical territory includ ...

or "Delaware" tribes, as well as bands of Mohawk, Oneidas, Cayugas, Onondagas, and Seneca. The Lenni-Lenape and Delaware tribes made semi-permanent and permanent settlements in and around present-day Kittanning, and much of the area functioned as their hunting and agricultural lands. Blockhouses built by the Lenni-Lenape, not unlike the early European settler dwellings, were commonly seen around Ford City, Kittanning, South Buffalo, Brady's Bend, and Red Bank. The Lenni-Lenape were the primary inhabitants of the area and were the primary points of contact for European settlers in this area at the turn of the 18th century. With the arrival of European settlers also came the competing claims to the territory, primarily between the French and British empires, who were engaged in what became known as the Seven Years' War. As the global conflict between the two empires expanded into the "New World," both sides attempted to court the many Native American tribes. Several tribes in the Allegheny River Valley, including the Lenni-Lenape, sided with the French during this time period, as their friendship appeared to be more advantageous to their own territorial claims against the British-friendly Iroquois Nations. In exchange for furs, freedom of movement in Lenni-Lenape territory, and guerilla raids on British troops and settlers, the French supplied weapons and other European goods and offered military protection to the friendly tribes. This agreement and similar alliances with other tribes allowed the French to become more well dug-in along the Allegheny River, most prominently at Fort Duquesne in present-day Pittsburgh. Several military engagements in the Ohio country ( that would later become western Pennsylvania) were part of the greater conflict called the French and Indian War, so dubbed by the Anglo-American settlers in the region, a term still in use today. One of the minor battles that erupted during the French and Indian War occurred at the present site of the Armstrong County seat, Kittanning, or Kit-hane-ink, as it was referred to by the Lenape, meaning "settlement by the main river." Although the

Battle of Kittanning The Kittanning Expedition, also known as the Armstrong Expedition or the Battle of Kittanning, was a raid during the French and Indian War that led to the destruction of the American Indian village of Kittanning, which had served as a staging p ...

was inconsequential to the greater conflict with the French and Indian tribes, it is an integral part of Armstrong County's history. The expedition, led by Lieutenant Colonel John Armstrong, brought about the destruction of the Lenape village of Kittanning, which had served as a staging point for attacks by Lenape (Delaware) warriors against colonists in the British Province of Pennsylvania. Deep into hostile territory, the raid on Kittanning was the only major expedition carried out by Pennsylvania Provincial troops during the brutal backcountry war. It is often thought of by local historians as a type of pre-World War II Doolittle Raid. With the surrender of

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at Fort Necessity in 1754 and Braddock's defeat in 1755, the settlers on the Pennsylvania frontier were without professional military protection, and scrambled to organize a defense. The French-allied Indians who had defeated General Edward Braddock at the Monongahela were primarily from the Great Lakes region to the north. The local Indians, mostly Lenape and Shawnee who had migrated to the area after white colonists had settled their lands to the east, had waited to see who would win the contest—they could not risk siding with the loser. With Fort Duquesne now secured, the victorious French encouraged the Lenape and Shawnee to "take up the hatchet" against those who had taken their land. Beginning about October 1755, Lenape and Shawnee war parties, often with French cooperation, began raiding settlements in Pennsylvania. Although European-Americans also waged war with cruelty, they found Indian warfare particularly brutal and frightening. Notable among the Indian raiders were the Lenape war leaders Shingas and Captain Jacobs, both of whom lived at Kittanning. The colonial governments of Pennsylvania and Virginia offered rewards for their scalps. Captain Jacobs was on an expedition led by Louis Coulon de Villiers that descended on Fort Granville (near present-day Lewistown) on the morning of August 2, 1756. The attackers were held off, but the garrison commander was killed, and his second in command surrendered the garrison, including the women and children, the next morning. The commander's brother, Lieutenant Colonel John Armstrong, immediately organized an expedition of 300 men against Kittanning in response. Early on September 8, 1756, they launched a surprise attack on the Indian village. Many of the Kittanning residents fled, but Captain Jacobs put up a defense, holing up with his wife and family inside their home. When he refused to surrender, his house and others were set on fire, touching off gunpowder that had been stored inside. Captain Jacobs was killed and scalped after jumping from his home in an attempt to escape the flames. The battle ended when the entire village was engulfed in flames. The destruction of Kittanning was hailed as a victory in Pennsylvania, and Armstrong was known afterwards as the "Hero of Kittanning". He and his men collected the "scalp bounty" that had been placed on Captain Jacobs. However, the victory had limitations: the attackers suffered more casualties than they inflicted, and most of the villagers escaped, taking with them almost all of the prisoners that had been held in the village. The expedition also probably aggravated the frontier war; subsequent Indian raids that autumn were fiercer than ever. The Kittanning raid revealed to the village's inhabitants their vulnerability, and many moved to more secure areas. A peace faction led by Shingas's brother Tamaqua soon came to the forefront. Tamaqua eventually made peace with Pennsylvania in the Treaty of Easton, which enabled the British under General John Forbes to successfully mount an expedition in 1758 that drove the French from Fort Duquesne. Reenactments of the Battle of Kittanning have become a favorite pastime of the local inhabitants of present-day Armstrong County. John Armstrong later served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army and as a major general in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was also a delegate to the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania. Armstrong County, formed on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lycoming Counties was named in the general's honor. In the early 1800s, most people in Armstrong County were "old stock Americans" of Scotch-Irish and English ancestry, whose ancestors had settled in the area prior to the American Revolution. In the decades following the American Civil War, and in particular between 1890 and 1910, immigrants arrived in large numbers from Germany, Italy, Ireland, and Poland. As the county seat, Kittanning became the governmental, financial, and commercial hub for the county. In the 1890s, Water Street (sometimes called "Millionaire Row") in Kittanning boasted more millionaire residents than anywhere else in Pennsylvania. Booming industries in the county such as coal, natural gas, plate glass, brick, ceramics, and iron created a strong local economy. Gradual population decline, via economic downturns, began in the 1970s and 1980s, and while there are still many coal mines and natural gas wells in operation throughout the county, the decline of the fossil fuel industry, due to government regulation and subsidizing of other sources of energy, has severely limited the economy of Kittanning . Recently, revitalization efforts have led to a beautification of Market Street in Kittanning in an effort to attract new businesses and people. Three miles upriver from Kittanning is Ford City. Incorporated in 1887, Ford City was a company town for John Baptiste Ford's renowned plate-glass industry, known today as Pittsburgh Plate Glass

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, a Fortune 500 Company. Eljer also operated a production facility along the river in Ford City that made ceramic toilets. The two companies employed nearly 10,000 people at the height of Armstrong County's economy. Today, Ford City is a struggling, yet proud community that finds ways to keep its economy and heritage alive through creative businesses and lively festivals. In addition, Ford City is the future site of the Armstrong campus of

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(BC3) - consistently ranked the Best Community College in Pennsylvania. Armstrong County is home to the City of Parker, an incorporated third-class city, which was an oil boom town with a population rumored to be approximately 20,000 in 1873, but now is the "Smallest City in America" with a population of just under 800. Parker is located in the extreme northwest portion of the county. Iron was made in the Brady's Bend area of the county twenty years before there was a foundry in Pittsburgh doing so. Elderton, whose name is derived from the famous resident of the area, Sara Elder, is a small community, home to the former Elderton Jr/Sr High School. In 1869, Leechburg was the first place in the United States to use natural gas for metallurgical purposes. Natural gas was found while drilling for oil, and eventually introduced into the boilers and furnaces of Siberian Iron Works. Freeport, Leechburg, and Apollo were communities built along the

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, which passed through on the Allegheny and Kiskiminetas rivers, at the southern border of the county. Worthington is the county's primary agricultural hub and lies just west of Kittanning along Route 422.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.6%) is water.

Streams

The Allegheny and Kiskiminetas rivers; Buffalo, Crooked, Cowanshannock,

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, and Mahoning creeks; and

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, among

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, have watersheds within the county. The

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, Nicholson,

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, and Cogley islands are in the Allegheny in Armstrong County.

Scrubgrass Creek

Scrubgrass Creek arises in Wayne Township and flows through Boggs Township, passing Goheenville, to Pine Township where it empties into the Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Station.

Sugar Creek

Sugar Creek flows through Bradys Bend Township where it empties into the

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. Its tributaries include Cove Run, Hart Run, Holder Run, Long Run, Pine Run, and Whiskey Run.

Adjacent counties

Clarion County Clarion County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,241. Its county seat is Clarion. The county was formed on March 11, 1839, from parts of Venango and Armstrong counties. Clarion Cou ...

(north) * Jefferson County (northeast) *

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(east) * Westmoreland County (south) *

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(southwest) * Butler County (west) *

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(northwest)

Major highways

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Climate

Armstrong has a humid continental climate (''Dfa''/''Dfb''). Average monthly temperatures in Kittanning range from 27.3 °F in January to 72.6 °F in July

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 72,392 people, 29,005 households, and 20,535 families residing in the county. The population density was 111 people per square mile (43/km²). There were 32,387 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile (19/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.32% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.12%

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, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or

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of any race. 34.6% were of

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, 10.8% Italian, 9.3% Irish, 8.7%

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, 7.4% English and 5.7%

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ancestry. There were 29,005 households, out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were

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living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95. The distribution of the age of the population in the county was 22.90% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

2020 Census

Government and politics

Voter registration

there were 42,690 registered voters in the county. The Republican Party accounts for a majority of the voters. There were 25,612 registered

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, 12,173 registered Democrats, 3,179 not affiliated voters and 1,726 voters registered to other parties.

County government

County Commissioners: * Donald Myers (Republican), Chairman * Jason Renshaw (Republican), Vice-Chairman * Pat Fabian (Democrat), Secretary District Attorney: * Katie Charlton (Republican) Sheriff: * Bill Rupert (Democrat) Coroner: *Brian Myers (Republican) Controller: * Myra "Tammy" Miller (Republican) Treasurer: * Amanda Hiles (Republican) Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds: * Marianne Hileman (Republican) Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts: * Brenda C. George (Republican) Judges: * Kenneth G. Valasek, Senior Judge (Democrat) * James Panchik, President Judge (Democrat) * Joseph A. Nickleach Sr. Senior Judge (Democrat) * Chase McClister, Judge (Democrat)

State Senate

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, Republican, Pennsylvania's 41st Senatorial District

State House Of Representatives

* Joseph A. Petrarca, Democrat,

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, Republican,

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* Donna Oberlander, Republican,

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United States House of Representatives

* Glenn Thompson, Republican, Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

Education

Colleges and universities

* Indiana University of Pennsylvania Northpointe - South Buffalo Township

Public school districts

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(part) * Apollo-Ridge School District *

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(part, 2 high schools) * Freeport Area School District (part) *

Karns City Area School District Karn City Area School District is a public school district in Butler County, Clarion County, and Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the boroughs of Chicora, Fairview, Karns City, Petrolia, and Bruin and the townships of Park ...

Kiski Area School District The Kiski Area School District is a large, suburban/rural public school district located in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately and consists of nine municipalities in Armstrong and Westmoreland counties, ...

(part) * Leechburg Area School District (part) *

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(part)

Technology school

* Lenape Technical School - Ford City

Private schools

As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education - EdNA. April 2012. * Adelphoi Village Miller Home - Apollo * Divine Redeemer School - Ford City * Dry Knob Amish School - Smicksburg * Evangelical Lutheran School - Worthington * Grace Christian School - Kittanning * Meadow View School - Dayton * Model Education Program - Kittanning * New Bethlehem Wesleyan Methodist School - New Bethlehem * Orchard Hills Christian Academy - Apollo * Owl Hollow Amish School - Smicksburg * Shady Lane Amish School - Smicksburg * Shady Run Amish School - Smicksburg * Stony Acres Amish School - Smicksburg * Stony Flat Amish School - Smicksburg * United Cerebral Palsy Of Western Pennsylvania - Spring Church * Whippoorwill School - Smicksburg * Worthington Baptist Christian School - Worthington

Libraries

There are six public libraries in Armstrong County: * Apollo Memorial Library - Apollo, PA * Ford City Public Library - Ford City, PA * Freeport Area Library - Freeport, PA * Kittanning Public Library - Kittanning, PA * Leechburg Public Library - Leechburg, PA * Worthington West Franklin Community Library - Worthington, PA

Communities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases,

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. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Armstrong County:

City

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Boroughs

* Apollo * Applewold * Atwood *

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* Elderton * Ford City * Ford Cliff *

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* Kittanning (county seat) *

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* Manorville * North Apollo *

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* South Bethlehem *

West Kittanning West Kittanning is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,175 at the 2010 census. Geography West Kittanning is located on a hilltop overlooking the Allegheny River at (40.812210, -79.529949), appro ...

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Townships

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* Boggs * Bradys Bend *

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* Cadogan * Cowanshannock * East Franklin * Gilpin * Hovey * Kiskiminetas * Kittanning *

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* Mahoning *

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* North Buffalo *

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* Perry * Pine * Plumcreek * Rayburn *

* South Bend *

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* Sugarcreek * Valley * Washington * Wayne * West Franklin

Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the

for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well. * Kiskimere * Lenape Heights * North Vandergrift * Orchard Hills * Pleasant View * Templeton * West Hills

Unincorporated community

* Adrian * Belknap * Chickasaw *

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* Deanville * Dee * Distant * Echo * Eddyville *

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* Goheenville * Gosford * Greendale * Hooks * Idaho * Kellersburg * Mahoning Furnace * Maysville * McCrea Furnace * McGrann * McGregor * McVille * McWilliams *

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* Mosgrove * Mount Tabor * Muff * New Salem * Nu Mine * Oak Ridge * Oscar * Pine Furnace * Putneyville * Rimer * Sagamore * Schenley * Seminole * Shady Plain * Slabtown * Spring Church * Tidal * West Valley * Widnoon * Yatesboro

Former communities

* Adams * Barnard * Johnetta

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Armstrong County. † ''county seat''

Notable people

Politics

John Armstrong Sr. John Armstrong (October 13, 1717March 9, 1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army and as a major general in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was also ...

- namesake of Armstrong County, civil engineer, American military general, Battle of Kittanning

William F. Johnston William Freame Johnston (November 29, 1808October 25, 1872) was the 11th governor of Pennsylvania, from 1848 to 1852. A lawyer by training, Johnston became district attorney of Westmoreland County at the age of 21 in 1829. He was elected to t ...

- Armstrong County Bar Association, abolitionist, 11th Governor of Pennsylvania 1848-1852, namesake of Johnston Ave. in Kittanning

Joseph Buffington Joseph Buffington (September 5, 1855 – October 21, 1947) was a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and of the United States circuit court, United States Circuit Co ...

- Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, US Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit, and US District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania John R. Phillips, Leechburg native,

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to Italy Andrew Jackson Faulk - born in Kittanning, third Governor of the Dakota Territory

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, First governor of Idaho, United States senator US Congress: Samuel S. Harrison, Joseph Buffington Sr., Darwin Phelps, David Barclay,

Joseph Grant Beale :''See Joseph Henry Beale for the law professor.'' Joseph Grant Beale (March 26, 1839 – May 21, 1915) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican U.S. Representative from the U.S. state, state of Pennsylvania. Biography Joseph G. B ...

Daniel Brodhead Heiner Daniel Brodhead Heiner (December 30, 1854 – February 14, 1944) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a two-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1893 to 1897. Biography Daniel Brodhead ...

Jason Altmire Jason Altmire (born March 7, 1968) is an American businessman, author, lobbyist and politician. He is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2013. He is a fellow of the European Institute for International Law and Internati ...

PA State Senators: Eben Kelley, Donald C. White,

Albert Pechan Albert R. Pechan (May 13, 1902 – September 11, 1969) is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who served from 1949 to 1969. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 1928. References

Repu ...

PA State Legislature: John S. Rhey, J. Alexander Fulton, John K. Calhoun, Franklin Mechling, Samuel B. Cochran,

Timothy Pesci Timothy L. Pesci (June 26, 1944 – September 28, 2016) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 60, 60th l ...

Jeff Pyle Jeffrey Paul Pyle (August 30, 1964 – September 14, 2022) was an American politician and educator who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021, representing the 60th legislative district. E ...

PA Supreme Court: James Thompson John Gilpin - PA Constitutional Convention of 1873; namesake for Gilpin Township

John F. Hunter John Feeney Hunter (October 19, 1896 – December 19, 1957) was an American lawyer, soldier, and three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1937 to 1943. Early life and career Born in Ford City, Pennsylvania, Hunter moved with his par ...

, Ohio state legislature

Military

Donald R. Lobaugh Donald Ronald Lobaugh (February 7, 1925 – July 22, 1944) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Biography Lobaugh joined the Ar ...

, Freeport native, U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II

Raymond Harvey Raymond G. Harvey (March 1, 1920 – November 18, 1996) was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army who served during World War II and the Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 9, 1951. Military service Harve ...

, Ford City native, Medal of Honor recipient in Korean War

Science

David Alter David Alter (December 3, 1807 – September 18, 1881) was a prominent American inventor and scientist of the 19th century. He was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and graduated from the Reformed Medical School in New York City. He had Ger ...

Freeport, PA Freeport is a borough in Armstrong County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania; it is situated along the Allegheny River in the southwest corner of the county. The population was 1,813 at the 2010 Census. Geography Freeport is located at (40.674 ...

medical doctor; scientist; inventor of spectrum analysis, the idea that every element has its own emission spectrum: a breakthrough development in spectroscopy. The published article was: ''On Certain Physical Properties of Light Produced by the Combustion of Different Metals in an Electric Spark Refracted by a Prism'' published 1854

Sports

Ed Hobaugh Edward Russell Hobaugh (born June 27, 1934) is a retired American Major League Baseball player. The right-handed pitcher appeared in 61 big league games pitched between 1961 and 1963 for the Washington Senators. Born in Kittanning, Pennsylvani ...

- Kittanning native, MLB baseball player from Kittanning; right-hand pitcher for Washington Senators 1961-63 Mickey Morandini,

an MLB second baseman and coach, who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Toronto Blue Jays. His career highlights include selection as a 1995 National League (NL) All-Star, playing for the Phillies in the 1993 NL Championship Series and World Series, and appearing for the Cubs in the 1998 NL Division Series. Also played for USA baseball in the 1988 Olympic Games is Seoul. Dick Starr, major league pitcher, 1947-1951, New York Yankees, Washington Senators Red Bowser, Freeport native, outfielder in Major League Baseball Broc Hepler - Kittanning native, professional motorcross racing

Ryan Hemphill Ryan Hemphill (born December 30, 1981) is a former NASCAR driver from Apollo, Pennsylvania. Racing career Hemphill, a second generation racer, started his racing career at the age of 12, when his father put him behind the wheel of a go-kart. He ...

, Apollo native, NASCAR driver

Alex Kroll Alexander Stanley Kroll (born November 23, 1937) is a former professional American football player and a retired advertising agency executive at Young & Rubicam, where he served as CEO for ten years. Early life and football Kroll's father worked ...

, professional football player for New York Titans (later Jets) and CEO of Young & Rubicam Jack Lambert - American Football 4-time Superbowl champion All-Pro linebacker for the

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...

Eric Ravotti Eric Allen Ravotti (born March 16, 1971) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draf ...

, former NFL (Steeler) linebacker

Mitch Frerotte } Paul Mitchael Frerotte (March 30, 1965 – June 11, 2008) was an American professional football player who played as a guard for four seasons in the National Football League, all with the Buffalo Bills. Biography Frerotte is perhaps best know ...

- an American professional football player who played as a guard for four seasons with the Buffalo Bills. Gus Frerotte - former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa. Bud Carson, former NFL coach, Steelers Defensive Coordinator for first two Superbowl wins, helped develop the "Steel Curtain"

Greg Christy Gregory Alan Christy (born April 29, 1962) is a former American football offensive tackle. He went to the Buffalo Bills in 1985 after being selected by the Baltimore Stars of the USFL in the Territorial Draft. His Bills jersey number was #69. H ...

, played at Freeport High School, American football player, Buffalo Bills

Jeff Christy Jeffrey Allen Christy (born February 3, 1969) is a former American football center for the Arizona Cardinals, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Early life Christy was a starter during all four of his years at the Freeport S ...

, played at Freeport High School, American football player, center for the Arizona Cardinals, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1992-2003 Nick Bowers,

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...

tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders, Kittanning native Tim Levcik, American football player Zigmund "Red" Mihalik, Hall of Fame basketball official

Other

Teri Hope Teri Hope (born Natalie Hope Heisburg on February 15, 1939) is an American model (person), model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month for the September 1958 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by ...

, actress

Ralph Patt Ralph Oliver Patt (5 December 1929 – 6 October 2010) was an American jazz guitarist who introduced major-thirds tuning. Patt's tuning simplified the learning of the fretboard and chords by beginners and improvisation by advanced guitarists. ...

, jazz guitarist Don Taylor, actor and director Nellie Bly, Apollo native, journalist and adventurer, widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days and investigative journalism David Coulter, banker

References

External links

Armstrong County Chamber of Commerce

Armstrong County Public Libraries
{{Coord, 40.81, -79.46, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-PA_source:UScensus1990 1800 establishments in Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1800 Pittsburgh metropolitan area Counties of Appalachia