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Just Listed! August – December 2021

January 26, 2022 / Elizabeth Rairigh / 0 Comments

We have an interesting mix of National Register recent listings to bring you for this installment of “Just Listed”. We’ve got an African American YMCA, a few interesting industrial properties making everything from jute cordage to furniture to yarn, a farm, a house, farm, school, and more.

If you’re interested in learning more about any of these properties – or looking to up your trivia game with some Pennsylvania fun facts, you can find a copy of the full National Register Nominations on PA-SHARE.

One-story metal building with sign that reads "Scotty's Diner" — Scotty's Diner in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, 1989. Image from the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive at the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017702223/)

Buildings on the move: Diners in Pennsylvania

September 16, 2020 / Jenna Solomon / 3 Comments

If historic preservationists could choose a superpower, it just might be the ability to move buildings to a new location when they are threatened with a proposed demolition.

We will bounce back in Emmaus

June 3, 2020 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

When the PA SHPO asked me to write a blog entry about what place I am most looking forward to reconnecting with after we settle into the Lehigh Valley’s “new normal,” I thought about the recent conversation I had with my 12-year old son.

March Marker Mania 2020

March 25, 2020 / Karen Galle / 2 Comments

Soon there will be some new markers out there for you to brake for!

Earlier this month, PHMC approved twenty-four new historical markers for an amazing range of subjects that highlight even more interesting Pennsylvania facts and figures.

100 Years After Prohibition, the Legacy of Pennsylvania’s Historic Breweries Survives

March 11, 2020 / Pamela Reilly / 4 Comments

As we mark the 100^th anniversary of the implementation of Prohibition, it is good to reflect on the fact that many buildings related to Pennsylvania’s historic brewing industry remain.

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

Making #PreservationHappensHere with CLG Grants

January 15, 2020 / Cory Kegerise / 0 Comments

The PA SHPO has awarded six communities grants to improve their municipality’s historic preservation program through the Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant Program. These grant funds will allow each of the communities to undertake projects that will advance preservation goals and achieve preservation outcomes in ways that are important to the community. A total of $120,324 will be distributed to municipalities in Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, and Montgomery Counties for diverse and important preservation projects.

Blue metal sign with yellow writing over yellow background — Pennsylvania's Slave Trade historical marker.

400 Years of African American History

August 19, 2019 / PHMC / 3 Comments

It’s been 400 years since the documented arrival of African people in America. In August 1619 the first enslaved Africans were brought to the English colonies at Point Comfort, Virginia. To recognize the contributions and commemorate the resilience of African Americans, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) will be sharing highlights from the Pennsylvania Historical Markers dedicated to African Americans and the contributions they’ve made to Pennsylvania’s rich and diverse heritage.

Getting to Know Mod Betty

July 17, 2019 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

Known by legions of her fans as “Mod Betty,” Beth Lennon is a prolific Phoenixville-based travel writer who has been documenting and celebrating roadside architecture, mom-and-pop businesses, and other Americana landmarks for over a decade.

Workers with tunnel lining. Image from Borough of Catasauqua website: http://www.catasauqua.org/things-to-do/walking-tours-industrial/davies-thomas-co

New Historical Markers Approved

March 23, 2016 / Karen Galle / 0 Comments

Great news for fans of Pennsylvania’s beloved blue and gold markers – there are going to be more of them soon! At the March 9th meeting, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission recently approved 23 new historical markers. Many of the marker applications and approvals were from Philadelphia County this year so we’re anxious to get some great nominations next year for subjects of statewide and/or national significance in Pennsylvania’s other 66 counties! The Marker Program encourages broad distribution, so individuals and organizations from across the commonwealth are encouraged to research their history and develop nominations for people, places, events, and innovations in their own area. We know there is more history out there to share!

New Markers approved for 2014

March 5, 2014 / Karen Galle / 1 Comment

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission recently approved 21 new historical markers. Approval Criteria require that marker subjects must have statewide and/or national rather than local or regional historical significance. After the jump is a quick look at this year’s approved markers. Continue reading

Category: Lehigh (Page 2 of 3)

Just Listed! August – December 2021

Buildings on the move: Diners in Pennsylvania

We will bounce back in Emmaus

March Marker Mania 2020

100 Years After Prohibition, the Legacy of Pennsylvania’s Historic Breweries Survives

Making #PreservationHappensHere with CLG Grants

Getting to Know Mod Betty

New Historical Markers Approved

New Markers approved for 2014

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