Site of Old Hannastown

The site of Old Hannastown is an historic, American archaeological site that is located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Site of Old Hannastown
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Greensburg, Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′37″N 79°30′19″W
Area	182 acres (74 ha)
Built	1768
NRHP reference No.	72001180[1]
Added to NRHP	January 26, 1972

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]

History

The village of Hannastown was laid out and originally settled in 1768–1769. It consisted of thirty log houses, two taverns, and a garrison palisaded fort, and was the site of the first English court administering justice west of the Alleghenies between 1773 and 1787. It was destroyed by fire by the members of the Seneca people and English troops in 1782 during an event that was considered to be one of the last hostile acts of the American Revolution.

A "little Declaration of Independence" known as the "Hannastown Resolves" was adopted on May 16, 1775.^[2]

This site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]