[5] The Brockwayville Passenger Depot, Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

In 1987 Owens-Illinois made a bid of $60 per share (worth $750million) to acquire Brockway, which was met with resistance by the FTC.

After a federal district judge denied the FTC's request for an injunction, Owens-Illinois acquired Brockway's shares.

On Thursday, September 26, 2013, two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were serving a warrant to a resident just outside Brockway around 2:30 pm on Cemetery Road.

[7] The suspect retreated to his home while multiple police agencies from the surrounding area responded to the scene.

The SERT team was on scene to provide assistance, as well as multiple Pennsylvania State Police helicopters which circled the area in case the suspect tried to flee his house.

It is believed but not confirmed that officers couldn't storm the house because the suspect was threatening to blow up a meth lab inside his residence.

[8] The wounded officer was eventually life flighted a second time to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he was in a stable, but critical condition.

Around 1 AM, police forces entered Lees' home to find that he was dead due a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police wanted to contact the son to help talk with Kenneth, but when they attempted to pull over the vehicle, he fled.

Pennsylvania Route 28 has its eastern terminus at US 219 in Brockway and leads west 18 miles (29 km) to Brookville.