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Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania.
Shirleysburg is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 150 at the 2010 census.[3]
Shirleysburg was originally the site of, and takes its name from Fort Shirley, a French and Indian War fort. During this period, in 1754 Monacatoocha (Scarouady) led about 200 French-allied Native Americans: Iroquois, Lenape, and Shawnee from their village of Logstown on the western frontier to take refuge near here.[4]
The narrow gauge East Broad Top Railroad (EBT) was constructed through Shirleysburg in 1873. It continued to serve the town for 83 years, until it ceased operations in 1956. Since 1960 EBT tourist trains have operated from Rockhill to Colgate Grove, just south of town, where a wye was constructed to turn trains. The inactive tracks pass through the community on their way to Mount Union.
In 1984, the Benjamin B. Leas House was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [5]
Shirleysburg is located in southeastern Huntingdon County at 40°17′49″N 77°52′29″W / 40.29694°N 77.87472°W / 40.29694; -77.87472 (40.296892, -77.874652).[6] It sits in the valley of Aughwick Creek, between Blacklog Mountain to the east and Jacks Mountain to the west. U.S. Route 522 passes through the borough, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Mount Union and south 4 miles (6 km) to Orbisonia, next to Rockhill.