Ep. 4: The Walkers. Robinson Run: The Story of a Frontier Community

[@mmitchell198918]

Gabriel Walker is my seventh great-grandfather. I stumbled across your page while researching my genealogy. What treasure I've found! Your series has added so much value to the preservation of Robinson Run's history. The way you've put your research together is incredible. Thank you so much! I'm eagerly awaiting the next video in this series!

[@bradycrytzerofficial]

I’m glad it has helped! It’s a labor of love.

[@bradycrytzerofficial]

Thank you for watching!

[@Chilly_Billy]

Great local history. Regarding the Nike site, yes, there were guided missiles there used to defend against Soviet bombers. It was designated site PI-62 and operated from 1956 until Spring of 1963. That particular site was only equipped with Nike-Ajax missiles using conventional explosive warheads. It was never upgraded to the nuclear-armed Nike-Hercules.

[@LiquidLuke]

Would love a series on the Raccoon Creek region about 8 miles to the west of Robinson Run and the Bigger and Witherspoon families.

[@bradycrytzerofficial]

That would be interesting. I’m hoping that this approach can be used to study many of the communities here in the frontier. I think their experiences are very similar

[@melspaid9411]

Totally fasinating, wow

[@bradycrytzerofficial]

@@melspaid9411 I think so as well. Thank you for watching!

[@bradrineholt7006]

I would help support history markers at this spot

[@bradycrytzerofficial]

@@bradrineholt7006 thank you! This will help!

[@VintageJohnstown1]

So a Tomahawk Claim is basically the same as a Squatter's Right Claim then in a way...right? The bunch I have researched for many years in the Johnstown area (a late 1780's mixed race site) called theirs a Squatter's Right Claim.

[@bradycrytzerofficial]

In spirit, yes. The term “tomahawk claim” was a specific policy prior to 1790 though. It was used by the British empire to make settlement more efficient. It was typically limited to 400 acres.

[@VintageJohnstown1]

Ok. Thanks for clearing that up for me. As for those Penn State maps - I have been studying and enjoying them for years. They have helped me out on more than on occasion researching my local mountains and the families that lived there at one time.