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Travel Kit: Camera or pencil and sketchbook
Your Destination: Discover Pennsylvania’s historic houses and museums.
On the Path: Explore sites like the Daniel Boone Homestead.
Step 1: Research one location.
Step 2: Design a poster highlighting a location’s historical significance and unique features.
Group Tour: Create a short presentation and share with others.
Extend the Journey: Connect Pennsylvania history with storytelling, architecture, and preservation efforts.
Vocabulary: Preservation
Resources and Visual Aids:
- Drake Well Museum: (Titusville) The birthplace of the American oil industry, featuring exhibits on oil drilling and the history of the petroleum industry.
- Erie Maritime Museum: (Erie) A museum showcasing Erie’s maritime history, including the USS Niagara and the War of 1812.
- Fort Pitt Museum: (Pittsburgh) A museum highlighting Pittsburgh’s early history, including its role during the French and Indian War.
- Joseph Priestley House: (Northumberland) The home of the scientist and theologian Joseph Priestley, offering insights into his life and contributions to science.
- Landis Valley Museum: (Lancaster) A museum that preserves and interprets Pennsylvania’s rural life through exhibits and historic buildings.
- Mather Mill: (Montgomery County) A restored 18th-century gristmill offering tours of the site and its history in early American industry.
- Old Chester Court House: (Chester) A historical building that once served as a courthouse in colonial Pennsylvania, now a museum.
- Old Economy Village: (Ambridge) A historical site that showcases the life of the Harmonists, a religious community that lived in the area in the 19th century.
- Peace Church: (Franklin) A historic church that played a role in the early history of Pennsylvania, offering tours and historical programs.
- Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum: (Scranton) A museum that explores the history of coal mining in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite region.
- Pennsylvania Lumber Museum: (Galeton) A museum that celebrates the history of the lumber industry in Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania Military Museum: (Boalsburg) A museum that tells the story of Pennsylvania’s military history from the Revolutionary War to present day.
- Pennsylvania State Archives: (Harrisburg) A repository for Pennsylvania’s historical documents, with an online collection and research services.
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: (Strasburg) A museum dedicated to preserving the history of railroads in Pennsylvania, with an impressive collection of locomotives.
- State Museum of Pennsylvania: (Harrisburg) A museum that showcases Pennsylvania’s natural and cultural history, with exhibits on art, science, and history.
- Somerset Historical Center: (Somerset) A museum dedicated to preserving the history of Somerset County, with exhibits on the region’s past and rural life.
- U.S. Brig Niagara: (Erie) A historic replica of the flagship of Commodore Perry during the War of 1812, offering tours and educational programs.