Freeport, Pennsylvania
borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Freeport is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated along the Allegheny River in the southwestern corner of the county. The population was 1,736 at the 2020 census.
History
The first settlement was made at Freeport in the 1760s. Freeport received its name from David Todd, who declared it a free and open port. The borough was incorporated in 1833. Freeport was a port on the former Pennsylvania Canal.
Twenty-seven lots on the lands became Freeport borough, and were conveyed by William and David Todd for $24 each in 1797. This land was originally part of Westmoreland County, but by the time the town was laid out, it had been made part of Allegheny County.
This land was originally called Todd's Town after the founding Todd family, and it would go by this name until its incorporation in 1833.
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