[5] It is a small college town, home to Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro.

Members of the Eriez, Iroquois, and Cornplanter Native tribes were the first known inhabitants of the area that is now known as Edinboro.

The first post office was built around 1837 when it was included in the Erie and Crawford counties' postal routes.

In 1857, an academy was started, which was renamed the State Normal School in 1861, and which would eventually become Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Fires in 1902, 1905, and 1909, destroyed most of the wood-framed, commercial buildings, many of which were replaced with brick structures that are still standing today.

Many more houses, condominiums, and apartments were constructed from 1910 through the 1950s, as Edinboro promoted itself, mainly to the surrounding populations in Pittsburgh and Erie as a resort area by the lake.

This promotion boosted tourism, while the college gained enrollment and drew more residents to the town.

[6] The 1960s was a significant growth period for the town, as around 400 building permits were issued for both housing and business.

The demand for water consumption had tripled throughout this period, and prompted the construction of a new sewage plant in 1970.

Today, Edinboro is known as a college town in the winter and lake resort during the summer.

Andrew Jerome Wurst, 14, fatally shot 48-year-old John Gillette and wounded another teacher and two students[13] at Nick's Place, a nearby banquet hall[14] during an 8th-grade dinner dance.