This location, on the eastern shore of the Juniata River,was the site of several transportation bridges throughoutthe history of Mifflin County.
St. Marks Episcopal Church has roots in 1824. The Church is a combination of the 3rd Church building,built 1878-79, now known as the Parish Hall, and the4th Church structure, completed in 1899.
In 1827, the Catholic population of Lewistown increased to such a degree, that a petition was sent to Philadelphia requesting a priest be sent to Mifflin County. Constructed in the 1920's.
Graves of Dorcas Buchanan (first white woman to live & own land where Lewistown now stands) & son Col. Arthur Buchanan, Jr. (leading figure during the Revolution and early development of Lewistown.)
At one time in the early 1900s, a fountain and horse trough was located in the intersection of these streets. The trough was put up in 1891, deemed a necessity for horse traffic.
A Methodist Church has been on this site since 1830, however, circuit riders held Methodist meetings as early as 1802. The present structure was built in 1900 & included a massiveTiffany window.
Birthplace of Major General Frank R. McCoy, 1874, son of Brigadier General Thomas F. McCoy. It is managed by theMifflin County Historical Society and houses the society’s museum.
The history of Lewistown started far earlier than the town’s founding in 1795. Traders moved into the area as early as the 1730s.
This location was the original site of Mifflin County’s first courthouse, a two story log structure that included a courtroom on the second floor and a jail on the first.
Lewistown’s 1st post office was established in 1798 on the corner now occupied by the Masonic Building on Monument Square. Completed in 1928, it was built on the former site of the St. Charles Hotel.
The first building to occupy the site was the two-story log homeand office of Dr. Henry Buck before 1794.
Built and dedicated in 1906 in recognition of the Mifflin County’s soldiers and sailors who fought and died in the Civil War.
Last remaining historic theatre in Mifflin County. Opened October 17, 1927, the Embassy is an outstanding example of theatre architecture of the time period.
Masonic Temple - Built 1893 on the corner site which had been the location of Lewistown’s first Post Office in 1798.
Mifflin County’s oldest radio station. The station, under the official name of The Lewistown Broadcasting Company, was started in 1941 by four local businessmen.
Former Russell National Bank. The site has been occupied by Lewistown banking institutions for 170 years. Established in 1849 by William Russell.
