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A Brief History of Granville Township, PA

Granville Township was formed in 1838. Its name is derived from two sources: Ft. Granville, frontier fort built in 1755 to protect the area during the French & Indian War and burned in 1756; the other was for Granville Penn, relative of William Penn.
Strodes Mills is located in both Granville and Oliver Townships. Isaac Strode was the first white settler in this area in 1766, but the village retained its name from the grist mill and sawmill Joseph Strode built in 1793.
Granville Township is the birth place of Daniel Dobbins, who migrated as a youth to Erie and from there traveled to Washington to persuade President Madison and his cabinet to defend Lake Erie during the War of 1812. During this war he oversaw the building of the USS Niagara, flagship of Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie.
The Dobbins family records indicate Daniel Dobbins’ homestead was on the south bank of the Juniata River in Granville Township.
Ft. Granville was located in what would become Granville Township. Two Pennsylvania Historical Markers were erected to the memory of the French and Indian War fort. One was dedicated on May 16, 1916 and reads: 
“About 650 yards south of this spot, on the high bank of the Juniata River, was the site of Fort Granville, which was erected in 1755-56. This forts was twice attacked by Indians. It was destroyed on July 30, 1776, when in command of Lt. Edward Armstrong, who was killed in the battle with a large body of French and Indians. The entire garrison was carried into captivity. Erected by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission in co-operation with the Committee of Historical Research of Mifflin County, 1916.”

This plaque is at 1200 W. 4th Street. (US 22/322), Lewistown.

The second marker was erected March 24, 1947 and states: “Erected in 1755-56 along the river just south. An important link in the chain of early frontier defenses. Destroyed July 340, 1756 by French and Indians under Capt. Coulon de Villiers.”
Hope Furnace, operated by William Lewis, for whom Lewistown was named, is located in Granville Township. Also in Strodes Mills, 4.9 miles southwest of Lewistown, is another historical marker erected August 21, 1947 to Juniata Iron: 

“Along streams of this region are ruins of many charcoal iron furnaces and forges built between 1790-1850. Juniata iron was the best in America. Its reign ended with the rise of coal and coke iron making."