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Title: A guide book of art, architecture, and historic interests in Pennsylvania Editor: Anna Margaretta Archambault Release date: September 28, 2021 [eBook #66410] Most recently updated: October 18, 2024 Language: English Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66410 Credits: Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A GUIDE BOOK OF ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND HISTORIC INTERESTS IN PENNSYLVANIA *** A GUIDE BOOK OF ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND HISTORIC INTERESTS IN PENNSYLVANIA [Illustration: READING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE _Painted by Edwin A. Abbey. © M. G. Abbey_ _From a Copley Print, © Curtis and Cameron, Publishers, Boston_] A GUIDE BOOK OF ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND HISTORIC INTERESTS IN PENNSYLVANIA EDITED BY A. MARGARETTA ARCHAMBAULT ILLUSTRATED [Illustration] PHILADELPHIA THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY 1924 Copyright, 1924, by THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY _All rights reserved_ PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. STATE FEDERATION OF PENNSYLVANIA WOMEN _President_ MRS. JOHN B. HAMME _Art Committee for the Guide Book_ MISS A. MARGARETTA ARCHAMBAULT, _Chairman_ Philadelphia MRS. ROSS BARROWS Lock Haven MRS. EARL BARNES Philadelphia MISS MARY S. GARRETSON Pittsburgh MRS. ETHEL HERRON HAYES Monongahela MISS ALICE HENRY Pittsburgh MRS. ROBERT MCKELVY Titusville MISS IRENE B. MARTIN Allentown MISS SARAH R. PAISTE West Chester MRS. JOHN G. READING Williamsport MRS. WALTER KING SHARPE Chambersburg MRS. ANDREW THOMPSON Honesdale HAIL! PENNSYLVANIA Hail! Pennsylvania, Noble and strong! To thee with loyal hearts We raise our song. Swelling to heaven, loud Our praises ring; Hail! Pennsylvania, Of thee we sing! Majesty as a crown Rests on thy brow; Pride, Honor, Glory, Love, Before thee bow. Ne’er can thy spirit die, Thy walls decay; Hail! Pennsylvania, For thee we pray. Hail! Pennsylvania, Guide of our youth! Lead thou thy children on To light and truth; Thee when death summons us, Others shall praise, Hail! Pennsylvania, Through endless days! _Edgar M. Dilley, U. of P., 1897._ _Lo, sons of no mean Commonwealth,_ * * * * * _We exultant speak the name of State,_ _Proclaim the great “experiment” that wrought,_ _As if by necromance ’mong doubting men,_ _Fruition sure--beyond his ardent thought,_ _Yet hidden in very heart of Penn!_ _And bear the message, flash it sea to sea,_ _Who freedom serve must of themselves be free!_ _Harvey Maitland Watts._ THE PLAN OF THE BOOK This Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania, commenced by advice of Mrs. Edward Biddle of Carlisle, and fostered by Mrs. Samuel Semple of Titusville, during their presidency of the “State Federation of Pennsylvania Women,” for the use of tourists, is arranged chronologically, beginning with the counties first formed; towns in each county follow each other in location as closely as possible. Works of good art in the state have been catalogued, together with a story of most interesting pioneer history, that each one of the sixty-seven counties should have a chapter in the book; those that have no art have the Indian trails and thrilling experiences of our first brave pathfinders. Serious effort has been made to have all the information verified; in some instances, two or three counties have made the same claims for various historic firsts, which have here been given their proper record, through consultation with the State Historians at Harrisburg. To keep the book small, facts are scarcely more than outlined; further information about them may be obtained from the bibliography of this book. The chapter of each county was written by a most responsible person, who lived there, judges, clergymen, historians, and a few by officers of the women’s clubs, thus giving inside knowledge that a stranger could never get. All dry-as-dust statistics are omitted, and only that which is of prominent interest is given. Authorities consulted have differed, and mistakes will occur; there will be sins of omission and commission in the work, according to the point of view of the reader; but they are few in comparison with the wealth of real information brought together within this cover. To the many earnest helpers who have given their knowledge, time and patience in obtaining and sending these reports, warmest thanks and sincere appreciation are heartily given; all honor is due to them. We would like to give their names, but some have asked that they be withheld and it is thought best to do so with all. A. MARGARETTA ARCHAMBAULT, Editor. Philadelphia, June 15, 1917. ADDENDA This book, finished for publication in 1917, was placed in the vaults of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, as all money was needed for our soldiers. The present committee, appointed by Mrs. Hamme, has decided to publish the work as compiled in 1917, and not delay it by trying to bring the sixty-seven counties up to date. Conditions have been so unfavorable for new construction, since the war, that little has been done. The population of towns, however, has been advanced to the 1920 statistics. A. M. ARCHAMBAULT. Philadelphia, June 30, 1924. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE STATE FEDERATION OF PENNSYLVANIA WOMEN v HAIL! PENNSYLVANIA vi THE PLAN OF THE BOOK vii PHILADELPHIA HISTORIC FIRSTS 1 CHAPTER I. THE COMMONWEALTH, OR STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA (PENN’S WOODS) 24 II. BUCKS COUNTY 161 III. CHESTER COUNTY 175 IV. LANCASTER COUNTY 183 V. YORK COUNTY 193 VI. CUMBERLAND COUNTY 201 VII. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 207 VIII. BERKS COUNTY 215 IX. BEDFORD COUNTY 223 X. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY 227 XI. WESTMORELAND COUNTY 231 XII. WASHINGTON COUNTY 235 XIII. FAYETTE COUNTY 241 XIV. FRANKLIN COUNTY 247 XV. MONTGOMERY COUNTY 253 XVI. DAUPHIN COUNTY 271 XVII. LUZERNE COUNTY 277 XVIII. HUNTINGDON COUNTY 285 XIX. ALLEGHENY COUNTY 289 XX. MIFFLIN COUNTY 301 XXI. DELAWARE COUNTY 307 XXII. LYCOMING COUNTY 319 XXIII. SOMERSET COUNTY 323 XXIV. GREENE COUNTY 327 XXV. WAYNE COUNTY 331 XXVI. ADAMS COUNTY 337 XXVII. CENTER COUNTY 341 XXVIII. BEAVER COUNTY 347 XXIX. CRAWFORD COUNTY 351 XXX. ERIE COUNTY 355 XXXI. VENANGO COUNTY 363 XXXII. WARREN COUNTY 367 XXXIII. BUTLER COUNTY 371 XXXIV. MERCER COUNTY 375 XXXV. ARMSTRONG COUNTY 379 XXXVI. INDIANA COUNTY 381 XXXVII. CAMBRIA COUNTY 385 XXXVIII. CLEARFIELD COUNTY 391 XXXIX. TIOGA COUNTY 395 XL. MCKEAN COUNTY 399 XLI. POTTER COUNTY 403 XLII. JEFFERSON COUNTY 407 XLIII. SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY 409 XLIV. BRADFORD COUNTY 413 XLV. SCHUYLKILL COUNTY 419 XLVI. LEHIGH COUNTY 425 XLVII. LEBANON COUNTY 429 XLVIII. UNION COUNTY 433 XLIX. COLUMBIA COUNTY 437 L. PIKE COUNTY 439 LI. PERRY COUNTY 443 LII. JUNIATA COUNTY 445 LIII. MONROE COUNTY 449 LIV. CLARION COUNTY 453 LV. CLINTON COUNTY 455 LVI. WYOMING COUNTY 461 LVII. CARBON COUNTY 463 LVIII. ELK COUNTY 469 LIX. BLAIR COUNTY 473 LX. SULLIVAN COUNTY 477 LXI. FOREST COUNTY 481 LXII. LAWRENCE COUNTY 485 LXIII. FULTON COUNTY 489 LXIV. MONTOUR COUNTY 493 LXV. SNYDER COUNTY 495 LXVI. CAMERON COUNTY 501 LXVII. LACKAWANNA COUNTY 505 BIBLIOGRAPHY 509 ILLUSTRATIONS READING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE _Frontispiece_ PAGE FOURTH OF JULY IN CENTER SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA 28 JOHN MARSHALL, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES, 1808-1835, PHILADELPHIA 32 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PHILADELPHIA 34 CAPTAIN NICHOLAS BIDDLE, PHILADELPHIA 52 A QUIET HOUR, PHILADELPHIA 58 THE TRAGIC MUSE, PHILADELPHIA 66 BISHOP WILLIAM WHITE, PHILADELPHIA 86 THE DUCK GIRL, PHILADELPHIA 112 GEORGE WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA 116 BRONZE TABLET IN BOULDER, CHESTER COUNTY 176 BAYARD TAYLOR MONUMENT, LONGWOOD, CHESTER COUNTY 180 MAIN BUILDING, FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE, LANCASTER, LANCASTER COUNTY 186 CAVALRY STATUE, ERECTED IN 1904, CENTER SQUARE, HANOVER, YORK COUNTY 198 DICKINSON COLLEGE, “OLD WEST,” CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY 204 THE JAIL, AT READING, BERKS COUNTY 216 TRINITY CHURCH, READING, BUILT IN 1791, BERKS COUNTY 220 THE VICTOR, FRANKLIN COUNTY 250 PERKIOMEN BRIDGE, BUILT IN 1798, COLLEGEVILLE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY 256 THE JOY AND BURDEN OF LIFE, DAUPHIN COUNTY 274 GALLERY OF THE SCULPTURE HALL, CARNEGIE INSTITUTE, PITTSBURGH, ALLEGHENY COUNTY 292 THE CROWNING OF LABOR, ALLEGHENY COUNTY 296 THE BLOCK HOUSE, PITTSBURGH, ALLEGHENY COUNTY 298 OLD STONE ARCH ON JACK’S CREEK, MIFFLIN COUNTY 304 ALFRED O. DESHING MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, CHESTER, DELAWARE COUNTY 310 LYCOMING CREEK NEAR WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY 320 STEPPING STONES, KIMBERLY RIVER, SOMERSET COUNTY 324 RIVERSIDE PARK, IRVING CLIFF, HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY 334 OLD PITTSBURGH AND PHILADELPHIA PIKE, ADAMS COUNTY 338 COURT HOUSE AND GOVERNOR CURTIN MEMORIAL, BELLEFONTE, CENTER COUNTY 344 DRAKE MONUMENT WITH STATUE OF THE DRILLER, TITUSVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY 354 WASHINGTON STATUE, ERIE COUNTY 358 IRON FURNACE, OIL CITY AND VICINITY, VENANGO COUNTY 366 VINEYARD HILL, BUTLER COUNTY 374 MURAL PAINTING IN THE DOME OF MERCER COUNTY COURT HOUSE, MERCER COUNTY 376 THE DEVIL’S ELBOW, EAST OF INDIANA, INDIANA COUNTY 382 MONUMENT TO THE UNKNOWN DEAD OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD, CAMBRIA COUNTY 386 THE GAP BELOW JOHNSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY 388 ANTIQUE CAPITAL, CHESTER PLACE, WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY 396 KINZUA BRIDGE, MCKEAN COUNTY 400 ON THE SINNEMAHONING CREEK, POTTER COUNTY 404 DEFENSE OF THE FLAG, BRADFORD COUNTY 416 HENRY CLAY IRON MONUMENT, POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY 422 ZION REFORMED CHURCH, ALLENTOWN, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY 426 THE OLDEST CANAL TUNNEL IN THE UNITED STATES, LEBANON COUNTY 430 SAWKILL FALLS, MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY 442 THE SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL, CLINTON COUNTY 456 ST. MARK’S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, MAUCH CHUNK, CARBON COUNTY 466 MAPS PAGE PHILADELPHIA COUNTY 25 COLONIAL WALKS NO. 1 27 COLONIAL WALKS NO. 2 36 GERMANTOWN 146 BUCKS COUNTY 162 CHESTER COUNTY 174 LANCASTER COUNTY 184 YORK COUNTY 192 CUMBERLAND COUNTY 200 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 208 BERKS COUNTY 214 BEDFORD COUNTY 222 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY 226 WESTMORELAND COUNTY 232 WASHINGTON COUNTY 236 FAYETTE COUNTY 242 FRANKLIN COUNTY 246 MONTGOMERY COUNTY 254 DAUPHIN COUNTY 272 LUZERNE COUNTY 278 HUNTINGDON COUNTY 284 ALLEGHENY COUNTY 290 MIFFLIN COUNTY 302 DELAWARE COUNTY 306 LYCOMING COUNTY 318 SOMERSET COUNTY 322 GREENE COUNTY 328 WAYNE COUNTY 332 ADAMS COUNTY 336 CENTER COUNTY 342 BEAVER COUNTY 346 CRAWFORD COUNTY 350 ERIE COUNTY 356 VENANGO COUNTY 364 WARREN COUNTY 368 BUTLER COUNTY 370 MERCER COUNTY 376 ARMSTRONG COUNTY 378 INDIANA COUNTY 382 CAMBRIA COUNTY 386 CLEARFIELD COUNTY 390 TIOGA COUNTY 394 MCKEAN COUNTY 400 POTTER COUNTY 402 JEFFERSON COUNTY 406 SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY 410 BRADFORD COUNTY 412 SCHUYLKILL COUNTY 418 LEHIGH COUNTY 424 LEBANON COUNTY 430 UNION COUNTY 434 COLUMBIA COUNTY 436 PIKE COUNTY 440 PERRY COUNTY 444 JUNIATA COUNTY 446 MONROE COUNTY 448 CLARION COUNTY 452 CLINTON COUNTY 456 WYOMING COUNTY 460 CARBON COUNTY 464 ELK COUNTY 468 BLAIR COUNTY 472 SULLIVAN COUNTY 478 FOREST COUNTY 480 LAWRENCE COUNTY 484 FULTON COUNTY 490 MONTOUR COUNTY 492 SNYDER COUNTY 496 CAMERON COUNTY 500 LACKAWANNA COUNTY 504 PHILADELPHIA HISTORIC FIRSTS The first parks in North America provided for the pleasure of the people were dedicated by William Penn at the settlement of Philadelphia in