St. Stephen's Old Stone Church is a Protestant Episcopal Church located near the remains of the Bradys Bend Iron Company furnaces. In 1867, the company's trustees granted a parcel of land to each of six religious groups upon receiving $1.00.
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American & Regional History
Fort Roberdeau Historic Site and Natural Area includes an 1858 barn containing exhibits and a museum shop, an education center in an 1860 farmhouse, three nature trails, picnic facilities, and White Oak Hall, a large multipurpose facility.
Housed in a beautiful 1839 Greek Revival building located in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, this member-supported non-profit organization offers year-round programming which includes exhibitions, concerts, classes, workshops, guided tours, lectures, and special events.
Visions of the past come alive at the Rebecca Hadden Stone House Museum. Locally donated and shared artifacts from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century adorn the rooms, and a beautifully maintained herb and perennial garden graces the grounds.
Coal & Coke Heritage Center is focused on the coal and coke industries Connellsville Coke Region in the roughly hundred year span of 1870-1970 the captains of the sector whose vision, determination, tactics and resources were responsible for the emergence of industrial behemoths and the amass
Historic Houses
Located in Meadville, the Baldwin-Reynolds House was once home to Supreme Court Justice Henry Baldwin (1780-1840) and, at other times, two of Meadville's mayors. Purchased by the Meadville Historical Society, the house now includes an ice house, tannery, garden, and spring-fed pond.
Built about 1855, the Gibson House was the home of Dr. William Gibson and his wife, Susan. Dr. Gibson settled in Jamestown in 1836 and established a flourishing medical practice. Besides serving as the town's physician, Dr.
This modest five-room farmhouse in Springdale, Pennsylvania, is the birthplace and childhood home of Rachel Carson, the ecologist whose groundbreaking 1962 book Silent Spring awakened global awareness of environmental responsibility.
Baker Mansion initially was the home of Elias Baker and his family. It now hosts the museum, the county historical society, and a library with a historical archive.
Have you ever wondered where the first colonial settlement in northwest Pennsylvania was located? Well, look no further than Meadville. In 1787, at the age of 36, David Mead and his brother, John, went scouting the northwestern Pennsylvania wilderness for a new location to settle.
Go back over a hundred years and take a new look at a period in Pittsburgh’s history often characterized by the extremes of late 19th-century America: fabulous wealth and grinding poverty.
Science & Industry
Dr. Mosier (1855-1938) was born in Crawford County and studied at the University of Maryland. As a physician, he performed all of the usual duties of an early 20th-century general practitioner.
The Connellsville Canteen is a recreated "Business and Occupation". A train Station that commemorates the women who served the troops on trains passing through during World War II.
Probably one of the most extensive historical sites in northwest Pennsylvania's Oil Heritage Region, the Drake Well Museum in Titusville is located on the site of the birthplace of the modern oil industry.
McCarl Industrial & Agricultural Museum of Beaver County offers displays that demonstrate the history and development of manufacturing in the County. A forge demonstrates some of the basics of manufacturing.
When Altoona lost the bid for the Commonwealth of Altoona Pennsylvania’s Railroad Museum in 1965, that didn’t stop local people from pursuing a Railroad Museum for Altoona.
The first phase of the Duncan and Miller Glass Museum's history began in 1975, when two rooms in the Washington County Historical Society building, the LeMoyne House, became home to the young museum.
Arts
Maridon is the only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region specializing in Asian culture, including art objects from China and Japan.
G Squared Gallery is a decorative shop and gallery located in Ligonier. Nicely nestled into the corner between Citizens Bank and The Creamery, you can’t miss its vibrant storefront decor and festive window.
For over half a century, Jimmy Stewart has been a surrogate brother, father, and friend to fans of American film. His projections on the silver screen are so much more than the words in his scripts-- he made them our friends.
The Andy Warhol Museum's permanent collection is comprised of more than 4,000 works of art by Warhol including paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, film, videotapes, and an extensive archives that consists of ephemera, records, source material for works of art, and other documents
Four in one: The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art includes four museums in various locations. This museum was established to present and preserve American art. On April 2, 1975, a small group led by Sean M.
From 1900 to 1937 a far different structure, the residence of Jerry and Laura Dunham Crary, stood on the site where the Crary Art Gallery now stands.
For the Family
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh found in 1896 by Andrew Carnegie.
The Mattress Factory is a contemporary art museum in Pittsburgh's historic North Side, renowned for immersive, room-sized installations.
The Stephen Foster Memorial is America's only concert hall, museum, research library and archive dedicated to a single composer. The Memorial houses the world's most significant collection of Foster's manuscripts and memorabilia.
The Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History boasts an extensive collection of photographs, primarily dating from the 1840s to the 1950s. Photographs from the archives are now being cataloged and digitized into a computer indexing system.
The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is reaching Great Heights with exciting exhibits and programs for the young and young at heart.
It began decades ago, when Jim Delligatti became one of the very first franchisees of a fledgling restaurant chain. He opened Western Pennsylvania's first McDonald's restaurant and grew that single site into a hugely successful three-generation business.
Sports
The Dome, located on the Beaver County Community College campus, is the permanent home of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
Tucked into a grove of ancient oaks, high above the gentle Allegheny, our beautiful log clubhouse commands an imposing view of the river below.
Natural History
Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden was established in 1987. It is the largest biblical botanical garden in North America (1/3 acre) and the only one with an ongoing program of research and publication.
Based on the private collections of Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt, the Hunt Institute was initially founded in 1961 as the Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Botanical Library.
Arboreta, Botanical Gardens & Zoos
South of Linesville on Hartstown Road is the Linesville Fish Hatchery, a fun place for people of all ages to learn about fish cultivation and get up close and personal with the fish in the observation tank.
Dedicated to education, research, and conservation, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium participates in 25 Species Survival Plans and proudly exhibits 32 threatened or endangered species. Its expansive, naturalistic habitats offer immersive encounters with wildlife from around the globe:
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, gifted to Pittsburgh by steel magnate and philanthropist Henry Phipps, was envisioned as "a source of instruction as well as pleasure." A friend and business partner of Andrew Carnegie, Phipps left a legacy rooted in education, beauty, and civic generosi
Archaeology
The Bible Lands Museum's exhibits offer glimpses into life from prehistoric times into the Middle Ages. Artifacts include many forms of pottery; objects made of stone, bone, alabaster, faience, glass, and metal; and rare examples of ancient basketry, leather, and textiles.
Architecture
The Watson-Curtze Mansion stands as a symbol of the upper class lifestyle of the 1890s in Erie. The Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Music
The collection of is showcased along with a wide range of antiques that have either musical or local significance. Lighting is provided by the DeBences' collection of over 40 Tiffany-style hanging lamps. Many of the instruments in the collection are very rare. The Berry-Wood A.O.W.