Austin, PA

Austin is a borough along the Freeman Run in southwestern Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2020 census counted 482 residents. In September 1856, Edward Oramel Austin came to Freeman Run. He fell in love with the area and began to build a village. The annual Gathering of the Artist Festival is an annual 4-day arts festival at the Austin Dam Memorial Park. The annual Dam Terrifying Trail event put on by Austin PRIDE Committee takes place in October at the Austin Dam Memorial Park which gives an eerily appropriate setting.

The paths in and around the camping area south of the dam are transformed into an excellent "stage" for a cast of characters to present their scariest scenes followed by a Halloween themed movie projected on the dam. Austin makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Austin is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place.