Located on the Allegheny Plateau, Brookville, PA, is surrounded by the lush green forests of Cook Forest and Clear Creek State Parks. We are a community characterized by small-town atmosphere reminiscent of that found at the turn of the century; a time when lives unfolded at a leisurely pace, Main Street anchored a community's economic and social center, when downtown's were healthy and vibrant, and when passers by — even strangers — were greeted with a friendly "hello". This was a time when workers believed in an "honest days work for an honest days pay", retailers welcomed you by name, and "family values" were as taken for granted as living by the "golden rule".

If you think such a time is gone forever... then your in for a surprise... Take a look at BROOKVILLE! A community that is committed to providing its residents with many opportunities for employment, recreation, cultural events, and family activities.

Our prosperity is created by a diversified and solid industrial base, centered around lumbering, metal fabrication, glass manufacturing, and mining and supported by a strong service sector led by retailing, banking, and tourism. The men and women of Brookville were born and raised under the 200-year old Western Pennsylvania work ethic. They pride themselves on holding a good job and getting it right the first time!

Brookville offers outdoor enthusiasts a full range of recreational activities that couldn't be exhausted in a lifetime. Cook Forest State Park and Clear Creek State Park are less than 20 miles away and offer not only hunting but: cabin rentals, hiking, swimming, canoeing, biking, horseback riding, and much more. It's a great place to plan a getaway weekend or just a spend a couple of hours communing with nature.

Locally, Brookville offers four recreational parks which provide: picnic shelters, swimming, tennis courts, playgrounds, hiking and running trails, sports fields, and many others. Ice-skating, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling are just of few of the exhilarating winter sports in which you can participate in our wonderland of snow.

The long and winding creeks are the highlight for fishermen, with perch, trout, pickerel, muskellunge, pike and pan fish abound. For fly-fishermen project "Fish for Fun", on North Fork Creek and just two blocks from the downtown, offers the challenge ofa limited harvest area.

The avid golfer will have a difficult time choosing among the eight private and public golf courses within a thirty-mile radius of Brookville, Those who might relish the opportunity to step back in time and play on the oldest course in the United States haveFoxburg country Club located just 27 miles west of Brookville.

Brookville is the smallest community in the nation that can boast a full service YMCA. It is equipped with a pool, weight-lifting facility, a gymnasium, a multi-purpose area, an exercise room, and a game room. Coordinating body, mind, and soul, the YMCA offers workshops and programs to adults as well as children.

Area children can participate is many of our youth programs ranging from: swimming, golf, softball, drama, dance, soccer, and Little League baseball and football.For those who wish to wet their cultural appetite, there area a number of organizations devoted to promoting activities throughout the year. The Jefferson County Historical and Genealogical Society is dedicated to keeping the area's history alive. The Brookville Community Theater gives amateur actors, musicians and scenic artists the chance to showcase their talents. The Brookville Borough Arts Council brings in performances and concerts from around the state . The Brookville High School students perform a Broadway musical each spring.

From service clubs to dance studios, from environmental organizations, to the community library, opportunities are endless for participation in cultural and volunteer activities throughout the year.

Unlike most rural communities... where you're well out of reach of city life... when you live in Brookville, you can enjoy the family-oriented, laid-back lifestyle or rural, small-town America and sill be less than two hours away from the big city.

But that doesn't mean that you have to go to the big city for entertainment, Brookville is a surprisingly lively community! There's the week-long Western Pennsylvania Laurel Festival complete with parades, ball games, sidewalk sales, and even a fiddle contest. And, Brookville's annual Victorian Christmas Celebration when Main Street puts on its best face, harness bells jingle, carolers sing and thousands of visitors come to experience the Brookville version of "time-travel".

Like most events in Brookville... there's something for everyone, and just about everyone in town gets involved.

As "Victoria Magazine" accurately put it... the story of Historic Brookville is "a ribute to the vitality of small-town America, populated by a citizenry determined to recapture an all-too-often vanishing... Quality of Life".

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