Editing South Greensburg, Pennsylvania (section)

===Early history===

In 1780, Michael Rugh acquired title to {{convert|229.25|acre|km2}}, which he operated as a farm. The land was passed on to his son, Jacob Rugh, and later to Jacob's son, Peter Rugh. The Rugh family house is still extant at 1213 Broad Street.<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Jim |title=Greensburg PA: The Other Side of the Tracks: Industrial History/Archaeology of the Greensburg Area: An Interpretation of Greensburg's Industrial Past by Jim Miller |publisher=Privately published by author |year=2003 |location=Greensburg, Pennsylvania |pages=175}}</ref> The current building dates from the Civil War, but was built on the foundation of a much older structure. The area was known as Rughtown, although it was not yet a town in any meaningful sense.

In the 1870s, a local industrialist, [[George Franklin Huff]], bought {{convert|189|acre|km2}} of the Rugh farm. In 1881, this was sold to Greensburg Coal and Coke Company (later Keystone Coal and Coke Company), which established a mine and brickyard along Broad Street.<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Jim |title=Greensburg PA: The Other Side of the Tracks: Industrial History/Archaeology of the Greensburg Area: An Interpretation of Greensburg's Industrial Past by Jim Miller |publisher=Privately published by author |year=2003 |location=Greensburg, Pennsylvania |pages=176}}</ref> Fifty workers' houses were built in 1888. During this time, the community was known as Huff, Hufftown, or, Pennsylvania Huff's Station.

A trolley line was constructed in 1890 along Broad Street, running north into [[Greensburg, Pennsylvania|Greensburg]]. This line was later acquired by [[West Penn Railways]], which operated trolley service until 1952.

In 1891, the community was incorporated as the Borough of South Greensburg.