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In 1897, a charter was granted for the construction of a hospital in Butler County — an initiative sparked by the foresight and determination of a group of women whose ef...

Hershey’s Chocolate World Address: 101 Chocolate World Way, Hershey, PA 17033 Phone: 717-534-4900 Website: www.chocolateworld.com Open: Monday-Thursd...

George Westinghouse was a natural inventor and tinkerer whose work literally helped illuminate the world at the end of the 19th century. From his youth working for his fa...

As the sun rose on Monday, Jan. 1, 1900, Americans awoke to a new decade — the first in what would be called an “American Century.” Things were changing. George M. Cohan...

1900-1909 was mining’s deadliest in the nation’s history Many families in Pennsylvania have a similar story: a father, grandfather or great-grandfather who worked in the ...

West Sunbury is a small town that had some big dreams. Although at one time considered the smallest borough in the state, it had hopes it would become the county seat ins...

No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum Address: 9 Dock St., Lansford, Pa. Phone: 570-645-7074 Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday Of Note: Visitors ...

Barney Dreyfuss wasn’t jealous. He may have been envious. The Pittsburgh Pirates owner had seen Philadelphia open Shibe Park as the new home of the Athletics in 1909. Bas...

It was raining when James McCurdy arrived in the future Summit Township in 1796. The 19-year-old and his companion, Thomas Smith, were planning to settle in Mercer County...

The Seattle Star, on a crowded front page of its Saturday, Jan. 1, 1910, edition, reported that one Charles W. Peterson had been robbed of $150 and a watch while celebrat...