What is now Nanty Glo borough originated in the 1890s and was called "Glenglade." By 1896, the community was a lumber camp ran by Levi Swanson. It contained houses built on both sides of the southern branch of Blacklick Creek, which forms the border of Blacklick Township on the north side and Jackson Township on the south side.
What is now Nanty Glo borough originated in the 1890s and was called "Glenglade." By 1896, the community was a lumber camp ran by Levi Swanson It contained houses built on both sides of the southern branch of Blacklick Creek which forms the border of Blacklick Township on the north side and Jackson Township on the south side.