|
| UNITED STATES | DISCOVER THE USA | USA TOURS & TRAVEL | USA HOTELS & ACCOMMODATION |
| • Discover Northeastern USA | • Northeastern USA Tours & Travel | • Northeastern USA Hotels & Accommodation |
Pennsylvania has been known as the Keystone State since 1802, based in part upon its central location among the original Thirteen Colonies forming the United States, and also in part because of the number of important American documents signed in the state (such as the Declaration of Independence).
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||
| DESTINATION PENNSYLVANIA |
DESTINATION PHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia's architectural history dates back to Colonial times and includes a wide range of styles. The earliest structures were of logs construction, but brick structures were common by 1700. During the 18th century, the cityscape was dominated by Georgian architecture, including Independence Hall and Christ Church ... |
|
DISCOVER PHILADELPHIA:
Belmont Mansion,
Betsy Ross House,
Carpenter's Hall,
Congress Hall,
Edgar Allan Poe Historical Site,
Elfreth's Alley,
Fairmount Water Works,
First Bank of the United States,
Franklin Institute,
Independence Hall,
Liberty Bell,
Memorial Hall,
Old City,
Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia City Hall,
... see all Destination Philadelphia |
ASA PACKER MUSEUMThe Asa Packer Mansion, in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was the home of Asa Packer (1805 - 1879), coal and railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh University. It is one of the best preserved Italianate Villa homes in the United States. Packer commissioned it to be built in what was then the Borough of Mauch Chunk. It was completed in 1861 ... |
BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELDBrandywine Battlefield Historic Site is an historical park that was operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, on 50 acres), near Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the site of the Battle of Brandywine fought on September 11, 1777, during the American Revolution ... |
BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELDBushy Run Battlefield Park is a historical park that was operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, on 218 acres), in Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the site of the Battle of Bushy Run fought on August 5 - 6, 1763 during the Pontiac's Rebellion. The battle was a major victory for the British ... |
DRAKE WELL MUSEUMThe Drake Well Museum is a museum that interprets the birth of the oil industry in 1859 by 'Colonel' Edwin Drake along the banks of Oil Creek in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania. The museum collects and preserves related artifacts. The reconstructed Drake Oil Well demonstrates the first practical use of salt drilling techniques ... |
FALLINGWATERFallingwater is a house designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The home was built partly over a waterfall on Bear Run in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains. Hailed by Time shortly after its completion as Wright's most beautiful job ... |
FONTHILLFonthill was the home of the American archeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Built between 1908 and 1912, it is an early example of poured-in-place concrete and features 44 rooms, over 200 windows, 18 fireplaces and 10 bathrooms. The interior was originally painted in various pastel colors ... |
PITTSBURGHIn the 19th and 20th centuries, wealthy businessmen and nonprofit organizations donated millions to create educational and cultural institutions. As a result, Pittsburgh is rich in art and culture. Prior to the Civil War, Pittsburgh was largely in opposition to slavery. This culminated in Pittsburgh being selected as the birthplace of the national Republican Party ... |
POCONOSThe Pocono Mountains is a region located in northeastern Pennsylvania. The Poconos, located chiefly in Monroe and Pike counties (and parts of Wayne and Carbon counties), are an upland of the larger Allegheny Plateau. Forming a 2,400 square miles escarpment overlooking the Delaware Valley and Delaware Water Gap to the east ... |
VALLEY FORGEValley Forge National Historical Park is the site where the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the American Revolutionary War. The National Historical Park preserves the site and interprets the history of the Valley Forge encampment. Valley Forge became a National Park in 1976 ... |
WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS (Valley Forge)Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge, also known as Isaac Potts House, located at the confluence of Valley Creek with the Schuylkill River, in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. General George Washington made his headquarters here during the encampment at Valley Forge of the Continental Army, during the winter and spring of 1777-1778 ... |
WHEATLANDWheatland is the historic estate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States. William Jenkins, a lawyer, built and named the Federal mansion house in 1828. Buchanan purchased the property - three tracts totalling 22.45 acres, including the mansion and several outbuildings, in December 1848 from William Morris Meredith... |
WOODVILLEWoodville, also known as the Neville House or John Neville House, is a house on Washington Pike south of Heidelberg, Pennsylvania. It is significant for its association with John Neville, a tax collector whose other house was burned in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. The oldest portion of the house dates to 1775, with a main section built a decade later ... |
PENNSYLVANIA TOURS, TRAVEL & ACTIVITIES
PENNSYLVANIA HOTELS & ACCOMMODATION
Pennsylvania destination information from sources at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
For photo credits and information, please click here or the individual pages.
HOME • USA • DISCOVER • NORTHEASTERN USA • Pennsylvania
|
| IN THIS SECTION: | |
| ... DISCOVER THE USA | |
| ... NORTHEASTERN USA | |
| PENNSYLVANIA | |
| PHILADELPHIA | |
|
Asa Packer Mansion,
Brandywine Battlefield,
Bushy Run Battlefield,
Drake Well Museum,
Fallingwater,
Fonthill,
Pittsburgh,
Poconos,
Valley Forge,
Washington's Headquarters,
Wheatland,
Woodville,
| |
| KEY SECTIONS you may also like: | |
| USA Tours |
USA Hotels |
| Northeast USA Tours |
Northeast USA Hotels |
| Pennsylvania Tours |
Pennsylvania Hotels |
| UNITED STATES |
 DISCOVER THE USA |
 USA TOURS & TRAVEL |
USA HOTELS & ACCOMMODATION |
