Westmoreland County: Welcome to the Western Frontier
Posted by Michael O'Malley on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on Westmoreland County: Welcome to the Western Frontier Westmoreland County, established by the Provincial Assembly with an act signed on February 26, 1773, by Lieut. Gov. Richard Penn, was the eleventh – and last – county created by the proprietary government. Taken from part of Bedford County and named for a remote county in England, it has played many significant roles in the origin and development of both the Commonwealth and the...read more