Editing Benner Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
Benner Township was settled in 1793 with the establishment of an iron furnace. It is named for General Phillip Benner who built the furnace along [[Spring Creek (Bald Eagle Creek)|Spring Creek]] near the settlement of Rock. Benner built a nail mill and slitting mill in the area as well.<ref name="bennerhistory">{{cite web | url = http://benner.centreconnect.org/history.htm | title = History of Benner Township | accessdate = 2008-12-04 | date = 2004-02-29 | publisher = Benner Township | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060723014552/http://benner.centreconnect.org/history.htm | archivedate = 2006-07-23 }}</ref>

[[American bison|Buffalo]] were seen in the area as late as 1769. Other wild game that inhabited the area prior to settlement were [[American black bear|bears]], [[gray wolf|gray wolves]] and [[cougar]]s. It is noted that these three animals were so abundant in the area that men dared not venture into the woods after dark.<ref name="bennerhistory"/>

The [[Brockerhoff Mill]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>