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Marklesburg is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 204 at the 2010 census. The population was 204 at the 2010 census. History
A brick addition and vertical plank addition were added to the stone section sometime before the 1860s. The house is believed to have been used for church services for the James Creek Dunker Congression, later Church of the Brethren. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
From 1866 to 1876, its tidal lower reach was converted into the James Creek Canal, which was buried in 1916–1917. [ 2 ] Two present-day sites are named after the creek: James Creek, a District of Columbia Housing Authority property, and the James Creek Marina, which is located within what was the creek's mouth.
The town was founded in 1798 by James Campbell. The borough was incorporated in 1853. The Jamestown area is served by the Jamestown Area School District, and is home to Combined Systems, Inc., a tactical weapons producer that exports tear gas and smoke grenades. [4] The Gibson House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [5]
The Oliver Miller Homestead, site of the James Miller House, is a public museum that commemorates pioneer settlers of Western Pennsylvania. It is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 's South Park 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Pittsburgh in South Park Township .
As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 7,256 people, 2,946 households, and 2,106 families residing in the township. The population density was 233.3 inhabitants per square mile (90.1/km 2).
Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani), [7] is a U.S. state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
Braddock's Field. Braddock is named for General Edward Braddock (1695–1755), commander of American colonial forces at the start of the French and Indian War. [5] The Braddock Expedition to capture Fort Duquesne (modern day Pittsburgh) from the French led to the British general's own fatal wounding and a sound defeat of his troops after crossing the Monongahela River on July 9, 1755.