2015 Trails

Posted by on Apr 19, 2016 in | Comments Off on 2015 Trails It is time once again to look back at the past year on the Pennsylvania Trails of History. What follows is a scrapbook for 2015, with highlights of events and programs at PHMC’s historic sites and museums.   Milestones and Anniversaries In May, the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum held a much-anticipated ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly expanded visitor center. The building and community...
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Juniata’s Hills: “Rolling Over Crags to Woodlands”

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on Juniata’s Hills: “Rolling Over Crags to Woodlands” Oh, the hills of Juniata, Oh, her stony wooded hills, and her flower-scented valleys and her crystal streams and rills, Rolling over crags to woodlands, ‘Tis a sight worth far to go, Sun-kissed hills of Juniata, Oh, they thrill and still me so. The above lines are taken from the county poem (officially accepted as such during the 1981 Tercentenary celebration), written by the late Dr....
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PRR GG1 No. 4935 at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PRR GG1 No. 4935 at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) developed the GG1 class locomotive as part of a system-wide electrification of its main lines in the early 1930s. The PRR’s electrification program was intended to reduce pollution from coal burning steam engines in urban areas and to increase the energy efficiency of the system by powering locomotives with electricity generated by modern power...
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