Site of Old Hannastown
Site of Old Hannastown | |
| Location | 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Greensburg, Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′37″N 79°30′19″W / 40.34361°N 79.50528°W |
| Area | 182 acres (74 ha) |
| Built | 1768 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001180 |
| Added to NRHP | January 26, 1972 |
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 willingess to take up arms against the British Army. On July 13, 1782, Hanna's Town was destroyed by Seneca and British forces, considered to be one of the last hostile acts of the American Revolutionary War.
Hanna's Town was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Portions of the village 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.