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Emsworth:
latitude 40.51N, longitude -80.094W, elevation of 732 feet above sea level.
Our estimated population is 2,600.
 Emsworth Borough is located on land that was originally purchased by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from the heirs of William Penn. The purchase
was
 ratified
by a local tribe of Indians shortly before the French and Indian War. There
was no attempt to develop this land until the Revolutionary War. Young men
were promised parcels of land in addition to any pay if they would remain in
the army and defend their country. A tract of land, Emsworth, was patented
to John Wilkins. The name "Emsworth" is reportedly to have been the name of
an old English Duke. The first settler, John Cheney, took up residence in
1802. In 1805 he sold the property of Emsworth to David and William
Courtney. William married the daughter of William Dickson who had been one
of the first settlers in Ben Avon. William built a stone home on the
property that is presently the athletic field along Ohio River Boulevard;
the Courtney's raised and educated eighteen children. President Zachary
Taylor was a guest in the Courtney home. |
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The present
Borough of Emsworth was crossed by the old Makintosh trail which extended
from Fort Pitt to what now is the Town of Beaver. Many families seeking to
find their fortune in the west were drawn to Emsworth because of it's scenic
beauty and location near waterways.
Emsworth is
approximately one mile in size and has 2600 residents. Emsworth is still a
very peaceful, well maintained borough, proud to be the home of young
families as well as a number of senior citizens.
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