Following are National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, but outside Philadelphia. For consistency, the National Historic Landmark name is used to label each one.
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[1]
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Landmark name
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Image
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Date designated[2]
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Location
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County
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Description
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1
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1762 Waterworks
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01981-05-29-0000May 29, 1981
(#72001142)
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Bethlehem
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Northampton
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2
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Edward G. Acheson House
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01976-05-11-0000May 11, 1976
(#76001679)
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Monongahela
908 Main St.
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Washington
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Home of self-taught inventor-engineer Edward G. Acheson, where in 1891 he invented carborundum.
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3
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Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail
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01976-05-11-0000May 11, 1976
(#73001586)
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Pittsburgh
436 Grant Street
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Allegheny
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Spectacular jail and courthouse designed by architect Henry Hobson Richardson in a Romanesque style.
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4
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Allegheny Portage Railroad of the Pennsylvania Canal
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01962-12-29-0000December 29, 1962
(#66000648)
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Johnstown
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Blair
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Railroad that transported canalboats over the Allegheny Mountains, between the eastern and western sections of the Pennsylvania Canal; regarded as a technological marvel.
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5
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Andalusia
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01966-11-13-0000November 13, 1966
(#66000649)
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Andalusia
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Bucks
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Greek Revival residence of Nicholas Biddle, head of the Second Bank of the United States.
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6
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Henry Antes House
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01992-04-27-0000April 27, 1992
(#75001657)
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Pottstown
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Montgomery
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Headquarters of [3]
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7
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Augustus Lutheran Church
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01967-12-24-0000December 24, 1967
(#67000019)
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Trappe
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Montgomery
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8
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Bedford Springs Hotel Historic District
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01991-07-17-0000July 17, 1991
(#84001413)
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Bedford
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Bedford
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9
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Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey
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01965-06-23-0000June 23, 1965
(#66000606)
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Ohioville, PA and East Liverpool, OH
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Beaver, PA and Columbiana, OH
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10
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Beth Sholom Synagogue
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02007-03-29-0000March 29, 2007
(#07000430)
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Elkins Park
8231 Old York Road
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Montgomery
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Frank Lloyd Wright designed it. The American Institute of Architects and National Trust for Historic Preservation commented upon it.
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11
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Bomberger's Distillery
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01980-01-16-0000January 16, 1980
(#75001649)
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Newmanstown
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Lebanon
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12
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Bost Building
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01999-01-20-0000January 20, 1999
(#99000627)
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Homestead
621–623 East 8th Avenue
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Allegheny
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Headquarters of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers during the Homestead Strike.
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13
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Braddock Carnegie Library
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02012-03-02-0000March 2, 2012
(#73001585)
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Braddock
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Allegheny
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First Carnegie library built in the United States.
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14
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David Bradford House
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01983-07-28-0000July 28, 1983
(#73001668)
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Washington
175 S. Main St.
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Washington
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A home of David Bradford.
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15
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Brandywine Battlefield
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01961-01-20-0000January 20, 1961
(#66000660)
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Chadds Ford
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Delaware
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Site of the 1777 Battle of Brandywine.
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16
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William Brinton 1704 House
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01967-12-24-0000December 24, 1967
(#67000018)
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Dilworthtown
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Delaware
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17
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Bryn Athyn Historic District
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02008-10-06-0000October 6, 2008
(#08001087)
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Bryn Athyn
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Montgomery
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18
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James Buchanan House (Wheatland)
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01961-07-04-0000July 4, 1961
(#66000669)
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Lancaster
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Lancaster
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Home of James Buchanan while he was President and in his final years.
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19
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Pearl S. Buck House
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01980-01-16-0000January 16, 1980
(#74001755)
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Perkasie
520 Dublin Rd.
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Bucks
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A home of author Pearl S. Buck.
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20
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Buckingham Friends Meeting House
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02003-07-31-0000July 31, 2003
(#97000291)
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Buckingham Township
5684 Lower York Road
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Bucks
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Associated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
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21
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Bushy Run Battlefield
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01960-10-09-0000October 9, 1960
(#66000696)
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Harrison City
2 miles E. of Harrison City on Pa. Rte. 993
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Westmoreland
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Site of the Battle of Bushy Run during Pontiac's Rebellion.
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22
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Cambria Iron Company
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01989-06-22-0000June 22, 1989
(#89001101)
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Johnstown
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Cambria
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23
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Simon Cameron House
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01975-05-15-0000May 15, 1975
(#73001620)
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Harrisburg
219 S. Front St.
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Dauphin
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A home of Simon Cameron who had some association under Abraham Lincoln.
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24
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Carlisle Indian School
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01961-07-04-0000July 4, 1961
(#66000658)
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Carlisle
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Cumberland
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Associated with Native American education. Athlete Jim Thorpe attended.
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25
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Carrie Blast Furnaces 6 and 7
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02006-09-20-0000September 20, 2006
(#06001070)
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Rankin, Munhall, and Swissvale boroughs
Northern side of the Monongahela River, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the Rankin Bridge
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Allegheny
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The only 2 surviving pre-World War II blast furnaces in the Pittsburgh area.
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26
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Cedarcroft
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01971-11-11-0000November 11, 1971
(#71000693)
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Kennett Square
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Chester
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27
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Chatham Village
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02005-04-05-0000April 5, 2005
(#98001372)
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Pittsburgh
Roughly bounded by Virginia Avenue, Bigham Street, Woodruff Street, Saw Mill Run Boulevard, and Olympia Road
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Allegheny
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28
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Cornwall Iron Furnace
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01966-11-03-0000November 3, 1966
(#66000671)
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Cornwall
Rexmont Rd. & Boyd St.
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Lebanon
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29
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Delaware Canal
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01976-12-08-0000December 8, 1976
(#74001756)
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Easton to Bristol
Easton to Bristol along the Delaware River
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Bucks and
Northampton
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Transported anthracite coal.
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30
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Delaware and Hudson Canal
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01968-10-18-0000October 18, 1968
(#68000051)
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Lackawaxen, PA, Honesdale, PA, Kingston, NY, Rosendale, NY, Ellenville, NY, and Port Jervis, NY
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Pike, PA, Wayne, PA, Orange, NY, Sullivan, NY, and Ulster, NY
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31
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Drake Oil Well
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01966-11-13-0000November 13, 1966
(#66000695)
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Titusville
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Venango
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Edwin L. Drake struck oil here, the site of the world's first successful oil well.
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32
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East Broad Top Railroad
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01964-01-28-0000January 28, 1964
(#66000666)
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Rockhill
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Huntingdon
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33
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead
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01966-05-23-0000May 23, 1966
(#67000017)
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Gettysburg
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Adams
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A home of Dwight Eisenhower.
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34
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Emmanuel Episcopal Church
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02000-02-16-0000February 16, 2000
(#74001737)
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Pittsburgh
North and Allegheny Avenues
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Allegheny
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35
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Ephrata Cloister
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01967-12-24-0000December 24, 1967
(#67000026)
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Ephrata
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Lancaster
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36
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Wharton Esherick House and Studio
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01993-04-19-0000April 19, 1993
(#73001615)
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Malvern
1520 Horseshoe Trail
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Chester
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A studio of Wharton Esherick who participated in the Arts and Crafts Movement.
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37
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David Espy House
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01983-07-28-0000July 28, 1983
(#74001750)
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Bedford
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Bedford
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Associated with Whiskey Rebellion and David Espy.
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38
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Fallingwater
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01976-05-11-0000May 11, 1976
(#74001781)
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Mill Run
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Fayette
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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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39
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Fonthill, Mercer Museum and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
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01985-02-04-0000February 4, 1985
(#85002366)
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Doylestown
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Bucks
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Three sites associated with Henry Chapman Mercer.
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40
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Forks of the Ohio
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01960-10-09-0000October 9, 1960
(#66000643)
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Pittsburgh
Point Park
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Allegheny
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Associated with French and Indian War.
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41
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Fulton Opera House
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01964-01-29-0000January 29, 1964
(#69000156)
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Lancaster
12–14 N. Prince St.
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Lancaster
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Associated with Robert Fulton.
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42
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Robert Fulton Birthplace
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01964-01-29-0000January 29, 1964
(#66000670)
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Quarryville
8 mi. south of Quarryville on U.S. Route 22
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Lancaster
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Also associated with Robert Fulton.
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43
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Albert Gallatin House
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01965-01-12-0000January 12, 1965
(#66000663)
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Point Marion
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Fayette
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A home of Albert Gallatin.
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44
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Gemeinhaus-Lewis David de Schweinitz Residence
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01975-05-15-0000May 15, 1975
(#75001658)
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Bethlehem
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Northampton
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A home of botanist Lewis David de Schweinitz.
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45
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Graeme Park
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01960-10-09-0000October 9, 1960
(#66000672)
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Horsham
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Montgomery
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46
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Grey Towers
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01985-02-04-0000February 4, 1985
(#80003578)
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Glenside
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Montgomery
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Designed by Horace Trumbauer. Now part of Arcadia University.
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47
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Gruber Wagon Works
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01977-12-22-0000December 22, 1977
(#72001092)
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Reading
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Berks
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Located in what is now Tulpehocken Creek Park.
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48
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I. N. and Bernardine Hagan House
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02000-05-16-0000May 16, 2000
(#00000708)
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Chalk Hill
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Fayette
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A higher end Usonian house of those designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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49
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Harmony Historic District
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01974-05-30-0000May 30, 1974
(#73002139)
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Harmony
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Butler
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Associated with George Rapp.
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50
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Harrisburg Station and Trainshed
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01976-12-08-0000December 8, 1976
(#75001638)
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Harrisburg
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Dauphin
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Pennsylvania Railroad station with sheds using truss system patented by Albert Fink.
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51
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Milton S. Hershey Mansion
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01983-05-04-0000May 4, 1983
(#78002388)
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Hershey
Mansion Road
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Dauphin
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A home of Milton Snavely Hershey.
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52
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Honey Hollow Watershed
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01969-08-04-0000August 4, 1969
(#69000155)
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New Hope
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Bucks
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53
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Horseshoe Curve
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01966-11-13-0000November 13, 1966
(#66000647)
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Altoona
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Blair
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A horseshoe-shaped railroad track
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54
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Kennywood Park
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01987-02-27-0000February 27, 1987
(#87000824)
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West Mifflin
4800 Kennywood Boulevard
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Allegheny
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From trolley park era, One of America's first amusement parks.
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55
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Leap-The-Dips
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01996-06-19-0000June 19, 1996
(#91000229)
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Altoona
700 Park Ave.
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Blair
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The first rollercoaster still standing in the United States.
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56
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F. Julius Lemoyne House
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01997-09-25-0000September 25, 1997
(#97001271)
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Washington
49 E. Maiden St.
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Washington
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A home of F. Julius LeMoyne, involved with the Underground Railroad
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57
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Lightfoot Mill
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02005-04-05-0000April 5, 2005
(#73001616)
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Chester Springs
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Chester
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See also Oliver Evans.
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58
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Lukens Historic District
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01994-04-19-0000April 19, 1994
(#94001186)
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Coatesville
50, 53, 76 & 102 S. First St.
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Chester
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Associated with Rebecca Lukens and Brandywine Ironworks (later Lukens Steel Company).
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59
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Humphry Marshall House
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01987-12-23-0000December 23, 1987
(#87002596)
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Marshallton
1407 S. Strasburg Rd./PA Rte. 162
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Chester
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A home of Humphry Marshall.
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60
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Meadowcroft Rockshelter
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02005-04-05-0000April 5, 2005
(#78002480)
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West of Avella
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Washington
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Archaeological site associated with Native Americans.
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61
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Isaac Meason House
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01990-06-21-0000June 21, 1990
(#71000707)
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Mount Braddock
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Fayette
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A home of Isaac Meason.
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62
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Merion Cricket Club
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01987-02-27-0000February 27, 1987
(#87000759)
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Haverford
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Montgomery
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From when cricket competed with baseball for American attention.
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63
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Merion Friends Meeting House
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01998-08-05-0000August 5, 1998
(#98001194)
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Merion Station
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Montgomery
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64
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Merion Golf Club
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01992-04-27-0000April 27, 1992
(#89002085)
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Ardmore
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Delaware
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Associated with Bobby Jones, who won the Grand Slam of Golf here in 1930. Host of many U.S. Opens.
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65
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Mill Grove
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01989-05-05-0000May 5, 1989
(#72001138)
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Audubon
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Montgomery
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A home of John James Audubon.
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66
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Minisink Archeological Site
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01993-04-19-0000April 19, 1993
(#93000608)
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Bushkill
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Pike
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Prehistoric native site; extends into New Jersey.
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67
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George Nakashima Woodworker Complex
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02014-04-23-0000April 23, 2014
(#08000782)
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Solebury Township
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Bucks
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Art studio and home of woodworker George Nakashima
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68
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Old Economy
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01965-06-23-0000June 23, 1965
(#66000644)
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Ambridge
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Beaver
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Associated with George Rapp.
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69
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Old West, Dickinson College
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01962-06-13-0000June 13, 1962
(#66000659)
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Carlisle
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Cumberland
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Designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe, part of Dickinson College which was founded by Benjamin Rush. James Buchanan, later president, lived here.
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70
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Asa Packer Mansion
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01985-02-04-0000February 4, 1985
(#74001765)
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Jim Thorpe
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Carbon
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Designed by Samuel Sloan, home of Asa Packer, founder of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and Lehigh University.
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71
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Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex
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02006-09-20-0000September 20, 2006
(#77001162)
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Harrisburg
Bounded by 3rd and 7th, North and Walnut Streets
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Dauphin
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Includes the Pennsylvania State Capitol, North and South Office Buildings, Finance Building, Forum Building, State Street Bridge and Ryan Legislative Office Building. Originally listed with only the capitol, expanded in 2013 to encompass surrounding buildings.
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72
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Gifford Pinchot House
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01963-05-23-0000May 23, 1963
(#66000694)
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Milford
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Pike
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Home of Gifford Pinchot, first head of the U.S. Forest Service and two-time state governor.
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73
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Terence V. Powderly House
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01966-05-23-0000May 23, 1966
(#66000667)
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Scranton
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Lackawanna
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Longtime home of Terence Vincent Powderly, a Knights of Labor leader.
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74
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Joseph Priestley House
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01965-01-12-0000January 12, 1965
(#66000673)
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Northumberland
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Northumberland
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Stately home of chemist Joseph Priestley, who, disenchanted with England moved here in 1794 and continued his ground-breaking research.
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75
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The Printzhof
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01961-11-05-0000November 5, 1961
(#66000661)
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Essington
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Delaware
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A home of Johan Printz.
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76
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Pulpit Rocks
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01993-11-04-0000November 4, 1993
(#93001614)
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Huntingdon
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77
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Matthew S. Quay House
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01975-05-15-0000May 15, 1975
(#75001615)
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Beaver
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Beaver
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A home of Matthew Stanley Quay, a Republican National Chairman who was campaign manager for Benjamin Harrison's successful presidential campaign.
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78
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Jim Thorpe)
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01987-12-23-0000December 23, 1987
(#77001135)
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Jim Thorpe
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Carbon
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79
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Searights Tollhouse, National Road
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01964-01-29-0000January 29, 1964
(#66000665)
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Uniontown
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Fayette
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Tollhouses built in 1835 as part of the National Road.
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80
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Schaeffer House
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02011-07-25-0000July 25, 2011
(#11000630)
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Schaefferstown
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Lebanon
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Possibly the only remaining German Weinbauernhaus in America, combining a residence with the production of alcohol.[4]
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81
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Smithfield Street Bridge
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01976-05-11-0000May 11, 1976
(#74001745)
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Pittsburgh
Smithfield Street at the Monongahela River
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Allegheny
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A truss bridge built between 1881 and 1883.
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82
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Staple Bend Tunnel
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01994-04-19-0000April 19, 1994
(#94001187)
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Conemaugh Township
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Cambria
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The first railroad tunnel in the United States. Regarded as an engineering marvel.
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83
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Stiegel-Coleman House
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01966-11-13-0000November 13, 1966
(#66000668)
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Brickerville
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Lancaster
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House built in parts by owner William Stiegel and then by Robert Coleman.
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84
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Summerseat
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01965-07-17-0000July 17, 1965
(#71000685)
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Morrisville
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Bucks
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A home of Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
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85
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George Taylor House
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01971-07-17-0000July 17, 1971
(#71000709)
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Catasauqua
Lehigh & Poplar Sts.
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Lehigh
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A home of Declaration of Independence.
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86
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M. Carey Thomas Library
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01991-07-17-0000July 17, 1991
(#91002052)
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Bryn Mawr
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Montgomery
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An architecturally significant building on Bryn Mawr College campus.
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87
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Union Canal Tunnel
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01994-04-19-0000April 19, 1994
(#74001792)
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Lebanon
Tunnel Hill Road
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Lebanon
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88
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Valley Forge
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01961-01-20-0000January 20, 1961
(#66000657)
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Valley Forge
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Chester and Montgomery
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89
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Gen. Friedrich Von Steuben Headquarters
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01972-11-28-0000November 28, 1972
(#72001108)
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Valley Forge National Historical Park
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Chester
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Headquarters of drillmaster Valley Forge National Historical Park.
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90
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Washington's Crossing
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01961-01-20-0000January 20, 1961
(#66000650)
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Yardley, PA and Titusville, NJ
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Bucks, PA and Mercer County, NJ
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Where Delaware River to surprise-attack the British at Trenton in 1776.
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91
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Washington's Headquarters
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01972-11-28-0000November 28, 1972
(#73001655)
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Valley Forge National Historical Park
Valley Creek Rd., near junction of PA 252 & 23
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Montgomery
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Part of Valley Forge National Historical Park.
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92
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Waynesborough
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01972-11-28-0000November 28, 1972
(#73001603)
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Paoli
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Chester
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Home of General Anthony Wayne.
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93
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Conrad Weiser House
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01960-10-09-0000October 9, 1960
(#66000646)
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Womelsdorf
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Berks
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A home of Johann Conrad Weiser, who enlisted the Iroquois on the British side of the French and Indian War.
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94
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Benjamin West Birthplace
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01965-12-21-0000December 21, 1965
(#66000662)
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Swarthmore
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Delaware
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Birthplace of Benjamin West who supported artists including Gilbert Stuart and Charles Willson Peale. On campus of Swarthmore College.
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95
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Woodmont
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01998-08-05-0000August 5, 1998
(#98001192)
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Gladwyne
1622 Spring Mill Rd.
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Montgomery
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Designed by William Lightfoot Price for industrialist Alan Wood, Jr.. Father Divine also lived here.
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96
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Woodville
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01983-07-28-0000July 28, 1983
(#74001733)
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Heidelberg
South of Heidelberg on Pennsylvania Route 50
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Allegheny
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Home of John Neville, tax collector during the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.
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97
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Andrew Wyeth Studio and Kuerner Farm
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02011-06-23-0000June 23, 2011
(#11000564)
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Chadds Ford Township
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Delaware
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The Kuerner Farm was the inspiration for more than 1,000 Wyeth paintings over a 64-year period. Listing expanded (and renamed) in 2014 to include the studio of Andrew Wyeth.
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98
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N. C. Wyeth House and Studio
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01997-12-09-0000December 9, 1997
(#97001680)
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Chadds Ford Township
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Delaware
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Home and studio of painter N.C. Wyeth and family. Managed by the Brandywine River Museum.
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