Historic Hanna’s Town This historical settlement holds a special place in American history as the site of the first English courts west of the Allegheny Moun-tains. The Hanna’s Town Resolves, adopted May 16, 1775, illustrate how frontier people helped to fuel the movement toward American independence. During the Revolutionary War, Hanna’s Town recruited men not only for the Continental Army but also for the militia that aided in the western campaigns against American Indian allies of the British. Although the town was destroyed in 1782 by the Seneca and their British allies, its legacy lives on through guided tours of a partially recreated eighteenth century frontier village. 724-532-1935 hannastown.org Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum The Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum is located in the beautifully restored Darlington Station, an original station of the Ligonier Valley Rail Road (LVRR) built circa 1896 near Idlewild Park. Throughout the museum, the story of this short 10.3 mile railroad is preserved through photographs, memorabilia, and railroad artifacts on display. 724-238-7819 lvrra.org Lincoln Highway Experience Your cross-country journey on the Lincoln Highway begins here! This coast-to-coast road trip story is told through an inspiring orientation film, along with cool exhibits of supersized architectural examples, drive-ins, postcards, and women at the wheel. “Kitschy” Lincoln High-way souvenirs share space with one-of-a-kind juried artisan items in the museum’s gift shop. 724-879-4241 lhhc.org Mt. Pleasant Glass Museum Celebrating the rich history of glass-making in Mount Pleasant, the Mount Pleasant Glass Museum focuses especially on three glass companies from the local area: Bryce, Lenox and L.E. Smith. Among their treasures are the first headlight lenses made for the Model T and blown and cut crystal glassware used in the White House from the 1920s to today. Their docents are the people who made the glass and sold it to the world. They offer guided tours, hands-on etching and demonstrations with well-known craftsmen such as Peter O’Rourke, master engraver. 724-547-5929 Victorian Vandergrift Museum & Historical Society Vandergrift, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, was the first planned industrial town designed to be sold to its workers. Still active in the steel industry, the town is 80-90 percent intact. The Victorian Vandergrift Museum celebrates the history of the town known as “The Working Man’s Paradise” through room displays, photographs, artifacts, books and maps. 724-568-1990 vvmhs.org West Overton Village & Museums Travel back to the nineteenth century with a visit to this rural pre-Civil War industrial village! Famous for its production of Old Overholt rye whiskey, West Overton is also the birthplace of industrialist Henry Clay Frick. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, West Overton Village exists today as an intact collection of more than a dozen structures dating from the early to mid-1800s, including the 1838 Overholt Homestead and several original buildings. 724-887-7910 westovertonvillage.org WestmorelandHeritage .org Discover Westmoreland 2016 | 37
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