Source: History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties (1883) - page 106 Frankstown Village Just when this locality assumed the aspects of a village we cannot determine, but probably some time about the year 1800, upon the establishment of Lazarus Lowery's grist and saw mills. At that time John Cunningham was the innkeeper. In 1810, Dr. John Buchanan was the resident physican and the manufactories consisted principally of distilleries, though Joseph Patton had a tannery in operation. The villages consisted of twenty houses and lots. Happy Researching