Throughout my four years traveling PA, I’ve visited hundreds of amazing places and learned many amazing facts about Pennsylvania. I’ve compiled my favorite Pennsylvania facts below. While you might know …
Read more53 Pennsylvania Facts that You Probably Didn’t Know
This article is brought to you by the National Road Heritage Corridor and HeritagePA. There’s nothing better than a road trip, and if you love history, taking a road trip along …
If you ask people about Scranton, you are likely to hear one of two things: the TV show “The Office” or coal. The area that makes up present-day Scranton was …
Read moreExploring Scranton’s Industrial History at the Anthracite Heritage Museum
William Penn’s desire to create a colony with the freedom of religion drew many persecuted groups to Pennsylvania. Some are well-known today, such as the Amish, while others have been largely …
During Pittsburgh’s heyday, it was one of the most popular destinations for immigrants coming to the United States. Each of these immigrant groups left their cultural marks on the city …
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Thanks to the state’s rich German and religious heritage, there are few better places in the United States to spend the holiday season than Pennsylvania. Many communities around the state …
The Forty Fort Meeting House in Luzerne County is easily one of the most unique buildings in all of Pennsylvania. That’s not because of anything flashy. In fact, the meeting …
Read moreExporing Northeastern Pennsylvania’s History at the Forty Fort Meeting House
Pennsylvania is home to four of the United States’ 30 national memorials. I’ve previously visited the Flight 93 Memorial in Somerset County, the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, and the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, …
Read moreDiscovering Disaster and Hope at the Johnstown Flood National Memorial
For as long as it’s been a community, Altoona has been tied to transportation. In fact, it was the Pennsylvania Railroad that founded the town in 1849, as they needed …
Read moreDiscovering Altoona’s Railroading History at the Railroaders Memorial Museum
Northeastern Pennsylvania is home to 95% of the anthracite coal is the Western Hemisphere, and the industry was incredibly important to this region of the state during the 19th and …
Read moreDiscovering the Life and Times of Immigrant Miners at Eckley Miners’ Village
