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Kittanning (Lenape Kithanink; pronounced [kitˈhaːniŋ]) was an 18th-century Native American village in the Ohio Country, located on the Allegheny River at present-day Kittanning, Pennsylvania. The village was at the western terminus of the Kittanning Path , an Indian trail that provided a route across the Alleghenies between the Ohio and ...
Kittanning (/ k ɪ ˈ t æ n ɪ ŋ / ki-TAN-ing) is a borough in and the county seat of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. [3] It is situated 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Pittsburgh , along the east bank of the Allegheny River .
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 point for attacks by Lenape warriors against colonists in the British Province of Pennsylvania.
Location of Armstrong County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National ...
Hugh Gibson (1741 - 30 July 1826) (referred to by Marie Le Roy and Barbara Leninger as "Owen Gibson") [1] was an American pioneer and a Pennsylvania frontiersman. In 1756, when he was 14 years old, his farm was attacked by Lenape Indians and he was taken prisoner.
Armstrong County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,558. [2] The county seat is Kittanning. [3] The county was organized on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lycoming Counties.
(The Center Square) – There’s a new vision for preserving historical sites across Pennsylvania. And it depends upon renewed public interest. The 10-year plan, developed by the state’s ...
A historical marker was placed on the west side of U.S. Route 522 near Aughwick Creek, Shirleysburg on 29 May, 1926. [24] A stone marker with a brass plaque stands near by, also erected in 1926, by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Society of Pennsylvania Women in New York. [25] A third marker stands on Croghan Pike near the site ...