Burnt Cabins is an unincorporated community in Dublin Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the foot of Tuscarora Mountain. It contains U.S. Route 522 and I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike).
By 1750, the town had grown to 11 squatters cabins and was known as Sidneyville. The homes of these early settlers were burned by order of the provincial government to show that the British were serious about the Proclamation of 1763, not to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains due to taking Native American territory.[1] Participants in the burning included Richard Peters, George Croghan, and Benjamin Chambers.[2] The village's development was most influenced by the construction of the Burnt Cabins Grist Mill, which still produces flour and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The town received international attention in May 1966 as a chief location of an eight day manhunt for the ex-convict kidnapper of 17 year old Peggy Ann Bradnick.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 889 feet.
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