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Here are 5 Centre County events to put on your calendar. Keely Doll. July 1, 2022 at 3:00 AM. July is festival season for central Pennsylvania with celebrations across Centre County, including the ...
1834 Pennsylvania Canal opens at Harrisburg. 1834 Dauphin Deposit Bank established. 1836 First train enters Harrisburg, operated by the Harrisburg, Mount Joy, and Lancaster RR. 1837 Harrisburg's first railroad (RR) station built. 1839 Cumberland County RR Bridge goes into operation; would burn down in 1841.
History of Pennsylvania. The Birth of Pennsylvania, a portrait of William Penn (standing with document in hand), who founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers after receiving a royal deed to it from King Charles II. The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied ...
The Petersen Events Center (more commonly known as " The Pete " [3]) is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland neighborhood. The arena is named for philanthropists John Petersen and his wife Gertrude, who donated $10 million for its construction. [4] John Petersen, a Pitt alumnus, is a ...
October 28, 1995 [1] The 1948 Donora smog killed 20 people and caused respiratory problems for 6,000 of the 14,000 people living in Donora, Pennsylvania, [2] a mill town on the Monongahela River 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The event is commemorated by the Donora Smog Museum .
The Rolling Stones. Out Of Our Heads. The Byrds, Bo Diddley, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Vibrations, We Five. 9,131. This was the Rolling Stones' second stop in Pittsburgh, but the first time playing the Civic Arena stage. They previously played at Danceland in the former West View Park amusement park on June 17, 1964.
UPMC Events Center is an indoor arena located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon, Pennsylvania as a part of Robert Morris University, replacing the old Charles L. Sewall Center. The UPMC Events Center is the new home of the Robert Morris Colonials men's and women's ( NCAA ) Division I basketball and women's volleyball teams. [7]
Fresh Fest Beer Fest - Pittsburgh. Great Allentown Fair - Allentown. Harford Fair - Harford Township. Musikfest - Bethlehem. OilFest- Titusville. Philadelphia Folk Festival - Schwenksville. Roasting Ears of Corn Festival - Native American heritage festival in Allentown. The Corn Festival] - Shippensburg. The Peach Music Festival - Scranton.