, ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁when ▁Gen . ▁John ▁Ne ville ' s ▁house ▁was ▁bur nt ▁by ▁the ▁ins urre ction ists ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁Scott ▁Township , ▁about ▁ 1 7 9 7 - 8 , ▁and ▁settled ▁ ▁under ▁Dr . ▁Peter ▁M ow ry , ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁including ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁He ▁afterwards ▁removed ▁to ▁the ▁farm ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁he irs ▁of ▁George ▁McC ra cken . ▁While ▁living ▁on ▁his ▁first ▁tract ▁he ▁laid ▁out ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Har l ans burg ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁place , ▁and ▁put ▁up ▁a ▁gr ist mill ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁on ▁the ▁small ▁run ▁which ▁em pt ies ▁into ▁S li pp ery ▁Rock ▁Creek , ▁some ▁distance ▁below , ▁the ▁mill ▁being ▁built ▁probably ▁previous ▁to ▁the ▁lay ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁house ▁he ▁built ▁was ▁constructed ▁of ▁round ▁logs , ▁and ▁stood ▁on ▁the ▁hill ▁just ▁above ▁where ▁the ▁" Ben ard ▁House " ▁now ▁stands . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁standing ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁ ▁When ▁Mr . ▁Har lan ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁he ▁brought ▁with ▁him ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁three ▁children , ▁and ▁seven ▁children ▁were ▁afterwards ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁number , ▁the ▁first ▁born ▁after ▁their ▁settlement ▁being ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Sarah . ▁After ▁Mr . ▁Har lan ▁removed ▁to ▁the ▁farm ,