History · Armstrong

Armstrong’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Armstrong. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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The Thomas Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Armstrong

1 place in Armstrong is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Pennsylvaniaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1979first listedThomas Covered Bridge

Where they are

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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Stories next door

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