This old stone farmhouse nestled among the trees in South Park, is a sturdy remnant of frontier days.  On this site, Oliver Miller first built a log home in the wilderness.  Families gathered here to worship before there was a church or a minister.  Sons of Oliver Miller served in the frontier militia during the American Revolution and later were involved in the Whiskey Rebellion. 

The story of this family reveals a way of life and struggle for survival common to those who first settled Western Pennsylvania.  Most of these frontier farmers were Scotch-Irish immigrants, some were Scottish, Welsh, and German descent. 

They were a proud, frugal people with few possessions, determined to find good, cheap land.