Month: May 2017

Entrance to Arendtsville, one of the Fruit Belt's historic communities.

Adams County Fruit Belt makes $ense

May 31, 2017 / Guest Contributor / 1 Comment

Beginning in the early 19^th century, and becoming more widespread in the years following the Civil War, fruit orchards of one type or another have dotted the South Mountain landscape in northwestern Adams County. Today, Adams County is home to the largest fruit growing industry in Pennsylvania. Continue reading

Feature 1 found in Test Area III contained a pestle and a cup stone (or “nutting stone”) found undisturbed for thousands of years. These artifacts, together with analyses of the soils that were retained from the feature, seem to confirm that nut processing activities took place at the site. Credit: Allegheny Archaeology Research, September 2015.

McKean County’s Keating Site, Part 2

May 24, 2017 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

Last month, we introduced you to the Keating Site (36MC0127) located along the Potato Creek north of Smethport in McKean County, Pennsylvania in this interesting blog post. Read on to learn about more cool finds at this prehistoric site!

Special Announcement: Geospatial Standards for Report Submissions

May 22, 2017 / Hannah Harvey / 0 Comments

Last month, we announced changes in how we would like to receive archaeological and architectural reports. These changes are designed to streamline the review process and to reduce paper copies. In addition, we are now requesting shapefiles for survey areas and resources so that we can process your data into CRGIS faster and with greater accuracy.

Chestnut Street in Lancaster embodies the city's preservation ethic.

We need YOU for the 2017 Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards!

May 17, 2017 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

Some days it can be tough to be a preservationist. Demolition takes place after a hard-fought battle. Funding for a project doesn’t come together. Local government approves a terrible design for development on a historic landscape. We’ve all been there with a bad case of the preservation blues. Continue reading

Former Third Presbyterian Church, Chester, Delaware County.

Asset Mapping for Chester’s Third Presbyterian Church

May 10, 2017 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

This week’s post in honor of National Preservation Month talks about the tool of asset mapping and how its being used to re-imagine a new life for a local landmark in Chester, Delaware County. Continue reading

Preservation People & Places Worth Celebrating

May 3, 2017 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

As many of you already know, May is national Historic Preservation Month. What better way to kick-start our month-long celebration of historic preservation than with this year’s winners of the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia’s 2017 Preservation Achievement Awards.

If you’re not familiar with the Preservation Alliance, they are the Philadelphia region’s non-profit, membership-based historic preservation advocacy group. Their work focuses on actively promoting the appreciation, protection, and revitalization of the Philadelphia area’s historic places and spaces and advocating for strong public preservation policies. Continue reading