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Located on the nearby river bank, this outpost was built in June, 1779, and abandoned that autumn. It served the Brodhead expedition against the Senecas and was named for Maj. Gen. John Armstrong.
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May 5, 1867 - Jan. 27, 1922
Journalist and Humanitarian
In 1889 she traveled around the world in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes, establishing a world record. Elected to Penna. Newspaper Hall of Fame in 1972.
Born at Cochrans Mills
Buried at…
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Revolutionary Soldier
Listed in 1780 as Sergeant in Captain John Santee's Company of the Second Battalion and in 1783 as Lieutenant upon a list of officers of the Sixth Battalion of the Northampton Co. Militia Pennsylvania
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In 1800, not too far from here along Cherry Run, George Painter built the first gristmill in Burrell Township. By 1804 he had relocated the mill to this site on Crooked Creek and added a sawmill. The mills changed hands several times and by 1822 a…
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Among the largest and most productive plate glass factories in the world; opened 1887. At its peak, the plant employed more than 3,500 ethnically diverse workers, who passed through a specially-built tunnel under busy train tracks. Operations ende…