Murphy Island (Pennsylvania)

Gilpin Township is a Second class Township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2010 census it had a population of 2,496. As of the 2020 census, its population had decreased to 2,411, a 3.4% decrease.

Schenley is an unincorporated community that is located in Gilpin Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 5 is a historic lock and fixed-crest dam complex located at Gilpin Township and South Buffalo Township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1920 and 1927 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and consists of the lock, dam, esplanade, and Operations Building. The lock measures 56 feet by 360 feet, and has a lift of 11.6 feet. The dam measures approximately 22 feet high and 632 feet long. It is located about 30.4 Miles up the Allegheny River from the Point in Downtown Pittsburgh. Also, it is a mere .2 Miles up the Allegheny from the mouth of the Kiskiminetas River.Upriver, Allegheny Pool No. 5 has an average water elevation of 757 feet above sea level and extends about 5.9 miles upriver to Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 6. Downriver, Allegheny Pool No. 4 has an average water elevation of 745.4 feet above sea level and extends about 6.2 miles downriver to Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4. Thus Lock No. 5 lifts and lowers boats about 11.6 feet between the pools.The Operations Building, or powerhouse, is a utilitarian two-story building in a vernacular Moderne style. The lock and dam were built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a part of an extensive system of locks and dams to improve navigation along the Allegheny River.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Blackstone is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

The Kiskiminetas River (commonly referred to as the Kiski by locals) is a tributary of the Allegheny River, approximately 27 miles (43 km) long, in Western Pennsylvania in the United States. The region stretching from the northern side of Harmar Township, Pennsylvania to the Kiskiminetas towns is often referred to by the locals as the Alle-Kiski Valley after the rivers.

Johnetta is an historic community that is located in Gilpin Township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

The Freeport Rail Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Allegheny River between Freeport and Allegheny Township in Pennsylvania. A structure originally created on this site by the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of their West Penn Line in 1866. In 1895, the railroad replaced this bridge; the third and current incarnation was completed in 1950, along with new approach ramps that eliminated a narrow tunnel. Prior to 1957, passenger service was carried along this line (the Conemaugh Line) alongside freight. Following the decline of the PRR, Conrail took over control of the bridge. Currently, it is operated as part of the Pittsburgh Division of Norfolk Southern.

McVille is an unincorporated community in South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is 6.6 miles (10.6 km) northeast of Freeport along PA-128, north of Nicholson Run. McVille Airport lies 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the northeast on Ford City Road at 40°44′07″N 79°35′57″W. McVille Union Cemetery is located nearby, on the north side of McVille Road, at 40°43′39″N 79°36′18″W.

Clinton is an unincorporated community in South Buffalo Township Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is 8.3 miles (13.4 km) northeast of Freeport.

McVille Airport (FAA LID: 6P7) is a privately owned, public use airport located six nautical miles (11 km) northeast of the central business district of Freeport, a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.