Site of Old Hannastown

The site of Old Hannastown, also known as Historic Hanna's Town, is an American archaeological site and historic site located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Hanna's Town was the site of the first English courts west of the Allegheny Mountains and served as the first seat of Westmoreland County between 1773 and 1787. It consisted of about thirty log houses, three taverns, a stockade fort, and other outbuildings. On May 16, 1775, residents of Westmoreland County wrote the Hanna's Town Resolves, proclaiming a willingness to take up arms against British rule. On July 13, 1782, Hanna's Town was destroyed by Seneca and British forces as part of one of the last engagements of the American Revolutionary War. Hanna's Town was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Portions of the village that have been reconstructed are open as a museum. 180 acres of the original property are owned by Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation Department and interpreted by the Westmoreland Historical Society.

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