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Trundle Manor is a macabre art museum and oddity tourist trap in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. [1] It was founded by artist couple and Anton and Rachel Miriello and houses their personal collection of cryptozoology, vintage taxidermy, and jarred specimens.
Lynton McKenzie (December 21, 1940–February 9, 1999) was an Australian-born American engraver. McKenzie engraved for heads of state all over the world and worked on some of the world's most valuable antique firearms .
Colemanville Covered Bridge over the Pequea Creek. Pequea Creek (/ ˈ p ɛ k w eɪ / PECK-way; Pennsylvania German: Beckweh Grick) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River that runs for 49.2 miles (79.2 km) [1] from the eastern border of Lancaster County and Chester County, Pennsylvania to the village of Pequea, about 5 miles (8 km) above the hydroelectric dam at Holtwood along the Susquehanna ...
In 1808, Harford Township was formed from the northern part of Nicholson Township in what was then Luzerne County. [3]The offices of the Harford Historical Society are located in Harford, in a building that was used by the Harford Soldiers' Orphan School from 1865 to 1902 to house and school destitute children of Civil War veterans.
The Pennsylvania Dutch region in south-central Pennsylvania is a favorite for sightseers. The Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, and at least 15 other sects are common in the rural areas around the cities of Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg with smaller populations extending northeast to the Lehigh Valley and up to the Susquehanna Valley.
Lower Macungie Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.The township's population was 31,964 as of the 2020 census, [2] making it the second-largest population center in Lehigh County after Allentown and the third-largest population center in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area after Allentown and Bethlehem.
There are few large cities in North Central Pennsylvania, most of its population live in smaller boroughs or townships (populations between 5,000-15,000) than in large cities. [ 2 ] This region is also the state and national leader in the production of natural gas as it sits on a large gas deposit , part of the Marcellus Shale .
Pennsylvania Route 88 (PA 88) is a 68-mile-long (109 km) north–south state highway located in southwestern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 119 (US 119) in Point Marion less than 2 miles (3 km) from the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border. The northern terminus is at PA 51 in Pittsburgh.