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The Historical Society suffered under heavy debt during its early decades. In 1809, it organized a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Henry Hudson in New York Harbor. Inspired by the event, the Historical Society petitioned and later obtained an endowment from the New York State Legislature, to be financed by a lottery in ...
The Pennsylvania Railroad ( reporting mark PRR ), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the " Pennsy ", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At its peak in 1882, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest railroad (by traffic and revenue), the largest ...
This is a list of notable Presbyterian churches in Pennsylvania, where a church is notable either as a congregation or as a building.In Pennsylvania, numerous churches are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or are noted on state or local historic registers.
Rankin, Munhall, and Swissvale boroughsNorthern side of the Monongahela River, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the Rankin Bridge 40°24′47″N79°53′24″W / 40.413081°N 79.89008°W / 40.413081; -79.89008 (Carrie Blast Furnaces 6 and 7) Allegheny. The only 2 surviving pre-World War II blast furnaces in the Pittsburgh area.
The University of Pennsylvania, commonly referenced as Penn or UPenn, is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in ...
The Pennsylvania Dutch ( Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvanisch Deitsche ), [1] [2] [3] also referred to as Pennsylvania Germans, are an ethnic group in Pennsylvania and other regions of the United States, predominantly in the Mid-Atlantic region of the nation. [4] [5] They largely originate from the Palatinate region of Germany, and settled in ...
The Western Reserve Historical Society ( WRHS) is a historical society in Cleveland, Ohio. The society operates the Cleveland History Center, a collection of museums in University Circle . The society was founded in 1867, making it the oldest cultural institution in Northeast Ohio. WRHS is focused on the history of the Western Reserve.
August 1, 1979. ( #79002164) 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Bedford at the junction of U.S. Route 30 and Pennsylvania Route 31. 40°02′32″N 78°33′39″W. / 40.042222°N 78.560833°W / 40.042222; -78.560833 ( Bonnet's Tavern) Napier Township. 6. Bridge in Snake Spring Township. Bridge in Snake Spring Township.