Pennsylvania
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:09Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
110 Federal Park Road
Gallitzen, PA 16641
Phone: 814-886-6100
Traces of the first railroad crossing of the Allegheny Mountains can still be seen here. An inclined-plane railroad built between 1831 and 1834, it permitted transportation of passengers and freight over the mountains, providing a critical link in the Pennsylvania Mainline Canal system and with the west.
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:10Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Bushkill, PA 18324-9410
Phone: 570-588-2451
This scenic and historic area preserves relatively unspoiled land on both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania sides of the Middle Delaware River. The river segment flows through the famous gap in the Appalachian Mountains.
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:13Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
532 North 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123-3502
Phone: 215-597-8780
The life and work of this gifted American author are portrayed in the three-building complex at 532 North 7th Street where Poe lived 1843-44.
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:14Eisenhower National Historic Site
97 Taneytown Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1080
Phone: 717-338-9114
This was the only home ever owned by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie. It served as a refuge when he was President and as a retirement home after he left office.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:14Flight 93 National Memorial
109 West Main Street Suite 104
Somerset, PA 15501
Phone: 814-443-4557
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Flight 93 departed Newark for San Francisco.At 9:36 a.m. the plane abruptly turned southeast towards Washington, D.C. It was observed flying low and erratically before crashing just after 10am in Somerset County, Pennsylvania--less than 20 minutes from Washington. All 33 passengers, seven crew members, and the four hijackers were killed. A memorial is being planned to honor the courageous actions of passengers and crew to thwart an attack on the nation's capital.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:15Fort Necessity National Battlefield
The National Pike
One Washington Parkway
Farmington, PA 15437-9514
Phone: 724-329-5512
Colonial troops commanded by Col. George Washington, then 22 years old, were defeated here in the opening battle of the French and Indian War on July 3, 1754.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:15Friendship Hill National Historic Site
c/o Fort Necessity National Battlefield
One Washington Parkway
Farmington, PA 15437-9514
Phone: 724-329-5512
This home on the Monongahela River near Point Marion, Pennsylvania, belonged to Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury from 1801 to 1813 under Presidents Jefferson and Madison.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:16Gettysburg National Military Park
97 Taneytown Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1080
Phone: 717-334-1124
The great Civil War battle fought here July 1-3, 1863, repulsed the second Confederate invasion of the North. Soldiers' National Cemetery--more than 7,000 interments, 1,668 unidentified--adjoins the park. At the dedication of the cemetery, Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his timeless Gettysburg Address.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:16Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
2 Mark Bird Lane
Elverson, PA 19520-9505
Phone: 610-582-8773
This is one of the finest examples of a rural American 19thcentury iron plantation. The buildings include a blast furnace, the ironmaster's mansion, and auxiliary structures. Hopewell Furnace was founded in 1771 by Mark Bird, the first ironmaster. The furnace operated until 1883.
Independence National Historical Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 21:17Independence National Historical Park
313 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2778
Phone: 215-597-8787
The park includes structures and sites in central Philadelphia associated with the American Revolution and the founding of the United States: Independence Hall, Congress Hall, Old City Hall, the Liberty Bell, the First and Second Banks of the United States, Franklin Court, and others.
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