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Visit Pennsylvania's Historic Places
More than 1,000 museums and hundreds of historical sites tell of the Commonwealth’s rich, storied, and important past. Gettysburg and Philadelphia are best known, but the entire state is rich with historic preservation—as well as the kind of living history you can only find in a place that treasures its streetscapes and architecture. Pennsylvania boasts 30 National Park Service parks, trails, and landmarks.
And when you’re finished touring, great antique shops and local merchants offer unique, historic, and local merchandise. There are more than 130 farmers and artisans markets in Pennsylvania.
So when you get off the highway in Pennsylvania, you can truly take a trip to Unique!
History & Heritage Blog
The Road from Appomattox
03/10/2014 - 5:21pmA co-production with Totem Pole Playhouse, the Majestic Theatre in downtown Gettysburg presents Richard Hellesen’s The Road From Appomattox in its first production outside of Washington, D.C. from July 10 to July 21, 2013.
Much has been written by abou...
Read MoreGrand Opening - Seminary Ridge Museum
03/10/2014 - 5:21pmGettysburg’s newest museum – the Seminary Ridge Museum – will open on July 1, 2013, 150 years to the day that the Battle of Gettysburg began and was waged on the museum’s grounds. The museum building itself became the battle’s largest field hospital. Located on the campus of the...
Read MoreThe Road to Gettysburg: A Bridge Shapes History
03/10/2014 - 5:21pmColumbia is one of three Susquehanna River Towns, each involved in the war in their own way and each a symbol of the civil resistance that colors the picture of the Civil War in Central Pennsylvania. In June 1863, as Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was set to cross into Columbia to capture Lancaster on its way towards Harrisburg, militia from Co...
Read More150 Reasons Why to Visit Gettysburg
03/10/2014 - 5:21pmOn June 28, 1863, Confederate troops marched on Gettysburg. A few days later, nearly 170,000 Union and Confederate troops would converge on the fields and in this small town. The war's most famous battle would rage for three days, leaving 51,000 dead, wounded, captured or missing.
The...
Read MoreGettysburg - 150 years later
03/10/2014 - 5:21pmIn 2013, the nation will remember and commemorate the Battle of Gettysburg - sometimes called the "high water mark" of the Civil War. Education and preparation for the 150th anniversary of that battle have already begun. Gettysburg will host several reenactments during 2013 and lots of educational presentations. Many of the towns near Gettysbur...
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