Headnote

BLAIR COUNTY, situated in the central part of Pennsylvania, and traversed by the Frankstown branch of Juniata river. Area, 700 square miles. Seat of justice, Hollidaysburgh. Pop. in 1850, 21, 777. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Pennsylvania

Blair County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BLAIR COUNTY, situated in the central part of Pennsylvania, and traversed by the Frankstown branch of Juniata river. Area, 700 square miles. Seat of justice, Hollidaysburgh. Pop. in 1850, 21,777.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 44.
Date Type
A derailment in Pennsylvania tosses two carriages down an embankment where they burn Crime/Disasters
Burial Place of
Name Type
Altoona, PA City or Town
Hollidaysburgh, PA City or Town
Martinsburg, PA City or Town
Pennington, PA City or Town
Williamsburg, PA City or Town
How to Cite This Page: "Blair County, PA," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hddev.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/15623.