The 295th anniversary festival of Craig’s Scotch-Irish settlement was hosted Sept. 9 by Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society.

Blink and you will miss the marker for Horner’s Cemetery. Just north of Airport Road and west on Route 329, hidden behind a one-room church and a cornfield are 295 years of history, all on one acre.

Craig’s Scotch-Irish settlement was founded in 1728 by immigrants from Scotland and Ireland, who moved to an area they called the Craig’s Scotch-Irish settlement, now known as East Allen Township, Northampton County.

This was the first permanent settlement in Northampton County, and Horner’s Cemetery was the county’s first cemetery. Horner’s Cemetery is named after Jane Horner, the first woman killed by Native Americans in the county in 1763.

Eighth-generation members of the McNair family were present to honor their ancestors. John McNair was a founding father of the new republic. He is buried, with his wife, at Horner’s Cemetery.

Northampton County Community and Economic Development Specialist Karen Collis and Northampton County Director of Community and Economic Development Tina Smith were present to honor Horner’s Cemetery President Peggy Moser with certificates recognizing her work preserving the historical site.

Grayson McNair and his son, Tim, were recognized for their financial and administrative support to the Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society.