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Pennsylvania AHGP Information Armstrong, County, Pennsylvania, central in the west part of the state, contains 575 sq. ms. The Alleghany River passes through the county, and its tributaries Redbank, Mahoning, and Crooked creeks. The surface is agreeably diversified. There were in 1840, neat cattle 26, 110, sheep 54,815, swine 29,621; wheat 289,789 bushels produced, rye 138,120, Indian corn 171,089, oats 508,998, potatoes 170,046; 79 stores, cap. $186,200; 2 woolen factories, 12 fulling mills, 25 tanneries, 68 grist mills, 91 saw mills; 5 potteries produced $1,010; machinery, $19,660; 3 furnaces; bushels of bituminous coal prod. 705,490; of salt, 322,030, 2 printing offices, 2 weekly newspapers. Cap. in manufacturing $225,825. 2 academy 166 students, 105 schools, 1,936 scholars. Population 28,365.
Kittanning, Post Boroubh, Capital of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, 182 west north west. Harrisburg, 236 W. The surface is hilly; soil, a fertile gravelly loam. The borough is situated on the Alleghany River. It has a court house, stone jail, public offices, of brick, 2 churches, 1 Presbyterian, 1 common to German Reformed and Lutherans, an academy, 10 stores, 3 tanneries, 100 dwellings, and about 600 inhabitants. There are in the town 13 stores, capitol $48,300; 2 tanneries, 1 pottery, 2 printing offices, 2 weekly newspapers. Capitol in manufacturing $6,050. 1 acadamy 140 scholars. Population 702. Read More about States, Counties and towns © Pennsylvania American History and Genealogy Project
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