Token
Object number2018.135.1
Date1933
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Steve Ploughe
DescriptionCircular commemorative token. Brass-colored metal. Raised text on both sides. Reverse has a river scene.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 1.25 × 0.031 in. (3.2 × 0.1 cm)InscriptionsFront has raised text "FREEPORT, PA. / FOUNDED / 1797 / 1933 / INCORPORATED 1833".
Reverse has raised text at top "JULY 30 - AUGUST 5" and raised text on bottom half "REDEEMABLE FOR 25¢ / BEFORE SEPT. 1, '33 / FREEPORT / C. OF C."
Historical NotesFreeport Chamber of Commerce centennial token commemorating 100 years of the founding of Freeport borough, although a community existed in that area much earlier. The celebration lasted 7 days and consisted of parades, religious services, carnivals, and other celebratory contests on the Allegheny river. Massey Harbison, who was famously captured by American Indians in the late 1790s, lived in a cabin near present day Freeport.
Related institution
Freeport Chamber of Commerce
On View
Not on view
1958-1959
