Historical Sites |
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| Steamtown Historic Site Feel the heat from the firebox. Hear the bell and whistle. Smell the hot steam and oil. Feel the ground vibrate under your feet. See the one ton drive rods turn the wheels. |
Hopewell Furnace Historical Operating from 1771-1883, Hopewell and other "iron plantations" laid the foundation for the transformation of the United States into an industrial giant. |
| Drakewell Museum Site where Edwin L. Drake drilled the world's first oil well in 1859 and launched the modern petroleum industry. Includes information on the visitors center ... |
Deshler Morris House The oldest official presidential residence, the Germantown White House, (Deshler-Morris House) twice sheltered George Washington. |
| Eisenhower Historic Site Eisenhower National Historic Site is the home and farm of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Located adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield. |
Edgar Allan Poe Site “For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen,” so begins Poe’s famous short story “The Black Cat,” written while living in this house with his family. |
| Gloria Dei Church Re-discover Patriots and ordinary citizens buried in the cemetery. Enter Pennsylvania’s oldest church and feel 300 years of history welcoming you. |
Johnston Floor Memorial The story of the Johnstown Flood has everything to interest the modern mind: a wealthy resort, an intense storm, an unfortunate failure of a dam |
| Rivers of Steel Heritage The Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area reveals how one region, in a sustained and thunderous blast of innovation, ambition and fire, forever changed America and its place in the world. |
Pennsylvania Historic Trail Information |
| Pennsylvania Historical Society Among the oldest historical societies in the United States, HSP is one of the premier repositories for books, manuscripts, graphic materials, ... |
Natl Register of Historic Places select county |