Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society is located in the David Leech house -- the oldest house in Leechburg.
Armstrong
Armstrong County is truly a sportsmen's paradise with its beautiful, abundant woodlands and streams.
Well known by hunters for its whitetail deer population, Armstrong County is home to five state game lands providing ample opportunity for small game, pheasant, grouse, and turkey hunting throughout the seasons.
Anglers of all ages and skill levels can 'wet their lines' at any of our numerous streams, lakes, and the Allegheny River, which is home to every species of fish found in Pennsylvania and is considered one of the best walleye rivers in the east.
Museums
The County’s third Courthouse, built in 1856, is an elegant structure with a large portico, stone columns, and a highly ornamented dome. The former jail is a gothic-style structure attached to the Courthouse.
Consistent with its mission statement, the Freeport Area Historical Society purchased the Valley Mills and adjacent property in 1998. The purpose is to rehabilitate the building into an operational mill, creating an atmosphere similar to that of the mid-1900s.
On April 22, 1976, the Marshall House became the first building in Armstrong County to be added to the Pennsylvania Inventory of Historic Places. In May 1976, it was also placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building was erected in 1909 as the Apollo headquarters for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. It housed the first public library in Apollo and Armstrong County. The building is now the home of the Apollo Area Historical Society and its museum.
Drake's Log Cabin is a one-room log cabin that shows how early settlers lived. Items from the era are on display.
St. Stephen's Old Stone Church is a Protestant Episcopal Church located near the remains of the Bradys Bend Iron Company furnaces. In 1867, the company's trustees granted a parcel of land to each of six religious groups upon receiving $1.00.