This article is brought to you by the Route 6 Alliance and based on my travels of Route 6. Pennsylvania Route 6 is the longest highway segment in Pennsylvania, crossing 400 miles from the PA/New York border in the Poconos to the PA/Ohio border west…
This article is brought to you by the Route 6 Alliance and based on my travels of Route 6. Pennsylvania Route 6 is the longest highway segment in Pennsylvania, crossing 400 miles from the PA/New York border in the Poconos to the PA/Ohio border west…
Maybe I’ve been living under a rock, but until I started planning my trip to McKean County in the Pennsylvania Wilds, I had no idea that Zippo was headquartered in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Zippo, the maker of the world’s most recognizable lighters was started in 1933…
The Kinzua Bridge has been attracting tourists since the day it was completed in late August of 1882. As the largest and tallest bridge in the world at the time of completion, it’s not hard to understand why. Even after it lost this title in…
In 1881, the business of oil drilling was still relatively new. After all, it had been just 22 years since Edwin Drake drilled the world’s first commercial well near Titusville, Pennsylvania. In Bradford, Pennsylvania, however, oil was already big business. 90,000 different oil jacks dotted…
During my travels, I’ve visited many county historical societies throughout Pennsylvania. Most are located in beautifully restored mansions that recall a bygone era, and, in some ways, the McKean County Historical Society Museum is no different. However, there is one big difference: the back half of…