PO Box 107, Freeport PA 16229
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.
Once completed, the restored Mickey's Mill will serve as a museum and learning center, providing an educational resource for the young and the young at heart.
This site in Freeport has been home to a mill for over 200 years. The mill can be toured by appointment or during an Open House, Which is held every fourth Saturday of the month during the Summer.
Valley Mills is located in the Laneville section of Freeport off State Route 356 (exit 17 off State Route 28).
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Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society is located in the David Leech house -- the oldest house in Leechburg.
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.
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.