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Elizabeth Shultz grew up splashing around on the banks of the west branch of the Susquehanna River in Central Pennsylvania. She currently works at the Pennsylvania SHPO as a Cultural Resources GIS Specialist and Survey Coordinator. She has an undergraduate degree in Public History, with a concentration in Architectural History, and a master's degree in Historic Preservation from Tulane University's School of Architecture. She is also a National Development Council certified Historic Real Estate Development Finance Professional. Elizabeth loves historic bridges, signs, and brutalism.

Baseline Survey On the Road Again: Newly Documented Roadside Resources in Pennsylvania

“I can’t wait to get on the road again/On the road again/Goin’ places that I’ve never been/Seein’ things that I may never see again/And I can’t wait to get on the road again…”

-Willie Nelson, “On the Road Again,” 1980

With Pennsylvania’s long transportation history – from railroads and canals to the Pennsylvania Turnpike  and the many beautiful bridges throughout the Commonwealth – it’s no surprise that the teams working on the Baseline Survey Project discovered and inventoried a multitude of Pennsylvania’s previously unrecorded roadside resources!

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Pennsylvania Above Ground Survey (PAGS) Program’s First Annual Report Summary

As we jump into another new spring season, it’s time to take a look back at above ground survey in Pennsylvania in 2021!

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Window Shopping at 5 of Pennsylvania’s Historic Department Stores

With the widespread availability of plate glass at the end of the nineteenth century, department stores and window-shopping culture flourished in cities and towns throughout Pennsylvania – especially during the holiday shopping season near the end of the calendar year.

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ICYMI: Community Preservation Connections @ 2017 Statewide Conference

From June 14-16, Preservation Pennsylvania and its partners hosted 2017’s Statewide Conference on Heritage in delightful downtown Carlisle with the theme Community Connections: Stories, Places, and Ideas that Matter. Read on ICYMI!

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