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Welcome to Connellsville, Pennsylvania! The one constant that runs through our region's history is the Youghiogheny River. This magnificent natural resource was what first attracted animals and then Native Americans like the Delaware and the Kanhawhas into this region long before the Europeans arrived in North America.
History. During the French and Indian War, a British army commanded by General Edward Braddock approached Fort Duquesne and crossed the Youghiogheny River at Stewart's Crossing, which is situated in the middle of what is now the city of Connellsville.
Welcome to the Connellsville Area Historical Society. Gibson House Museum and Archive HOURS: The Gibson House is generally open Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Other days and times are by advance appointment. Wednesdays are preferred. Gibson House open on: October 2024: 5, 12, 19, 26. November 2024: 2, 9, 16, 23.
The History of Connellsville. Less than two hundred years ago, the site of Connellsville was a part of a vast wilderness. A powerful tribe of Indians known as the Iroquois claimed it. By permission of these Indians, several tribes of Delawares and Kanhawhas made it their home. One of these tribes located their village about five miles east of ...
Centennial history of the borough of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, 1806-1906 by McClenathan, J. C. (John Carter), 1852- 4n
Founding of Connellsville and City Hall. Zachariah Connell secured a charter for a town on March 21, 1793. He saw this as a natural stopping place for immigrants and travelers to build rafts and float down the river. He named our town Connellsville.
School history of Pennsylvania, from the earliest settlements to the present time. Also available in digital form. Contributor: Sypher, J. R. (Josiah Rhinehart)
Founded in 1806 by Zachariah Connell, Connellsville became a city with the unification of New Haven and Connellsville in 1909 to become the first city in Fayette County.
Connellsville is named for Zachariah Connell, a surveyor and land agent who secured a charter for the borough of Connellsville in 1793. The heavily forested area and the Youghiogheny River contained many fur bearing animals, which led to the development of the fur trade.