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A GUIDE BOOK OF
ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND
HISTORIC INTERESTS IN
PENNSYLVANIA
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
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,
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.