Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter – Fall 2018

Posted by on Dec 11, 2019 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter – Fall 2018 Topics in the Fall 2018 Newsletter: PHF Recognizes Past Executive Director Preserve Pennsylvania’s History PHF Welcomes New Board Members Join the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation   pennsylvania-heritage-foundation-newsletter-fall-2018  ...
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Calver Island

Posted by on Jun 6, 2016 in | Comments Off on Calver Island With the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act 50 years ago, the federal government asserted that “the historical and cultural foundations of the nation should be preserved as a living part of our community life and development in order to give a sense of orientation to the American people.” These foundations exist not only aboveground but also belowground – the realm of...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike, From Tollbooths to Tunnels: Rediscovering America’s First Superhighway at 75

Posted by on Apr 12, 2016 in | Comments Off on The Pennsylvania Turnpike, From Tollbooths to Tunnels: Rediscovering America’s First Superhighway at 75 Few Pennsylvania-born celebrities have made the kind of splash that the Pennsylvania Turnpike did when it first arrived on the scene in October 1940. Its 160 miles of limited-access, four-lane paved highway across the Alleghenies were hailed as America’s answer to the Autobahn, Germany’s highly regarded network of high-speed “super roads.” After the war, as the United States’ population expanded...
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