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Let's Go! The Museum of Indian Culture
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The Nickel Plate 765 on its way to Allentown, Pa on 8-3 --2015
OK, this will be the last video I will be posting of this wonderful historic Steam engine. This Monday morning after a busy weekend for the Nickel Plate 765, it made one more trip from Buffalo through my area and now on its way to its next destination in Allentown Pennsylvania. I hadn't shot any pictures or videos all weekend from the East side of the trestle but decided today would be the day to get the footage I wanted to video. When I arrived there were only a couple of people around and the location I chose was pretty much people free, so this made for some great video and pictures. I hope you will enjoy this last look of the NP 765 as it now leaves us all with wonderful memories of the sights and sounds it provided!
PA's Role in Lincoln's Funeral History
One of America’s largest outpourings of national grief occurred when Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865. One week later, on April 21, his nine-car funeral train steamed out of Washington, D.C., stopping in the Pennsylvania cities of York, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, for what became one of most historic train journeys in American history. Lincoln’s open coffin was placed in state at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the evening of April 21 through the morning of April 22. 150 years later, during House session, Joseph Garrera, the executive director of the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, spoke about Lincoln’s unique relationship with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the funeral that was held in Harrisburg in the House of Representatives and the various stops made by the train throughout the state.
Pet Friendly Lehigh Valley: D&L National Heritage Trail
Find out how fun it is to take your pup out on the D&L Trail in Lehigh Valley in this episode of Pet Friendly Lehigh Valley.
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Down the Lehigh Valley Gorge
Here's a little something to keep you guys occupied till I can get all of my footage togeather sometime within the next week. But here's my trip down the lehigh valley gorge on the R&N from Jim Thorpe. Sorry about the quality guys..
Allentown, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
00:01:55 1 History
00:02:03 1.1 Origins
00:03:39 1.2 Founding
00:06:28 1.3 American Revolutionary War
00:09:11 1.3.1 Liberty Bell
00:11:06 1.4 Early Allentown
00:15:11 1.5 Civil War
00:17:57 1.5.1 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
00:19:54 1.6 Industrialization
00:27:59 1.7 Late 20th century
00:31:47 1.8 21st century
00:33:35 2 Geography
00:33:44 2.1 Topography
00:35:05 2.2 Cityscape and neighborhoods
00:37:41 2.2.1 Architecture
00:40:36 2.3 Climate
00:42:13 3 Demographics
00:45:46 3.1 Crime
00:46:24 4 Economy
00:47:32 5 Arts and culture
00:47:41 5.1 Museums and cultural organizations
00:47:51 5.2 Festivals
00:48:41 5.3 Arts and entertainment
00:50:52 5.4 Landmarks and popular locations
00:51:23 5.5 Cuisine
00:52:50 6 Sports
00:55:07 7 Parks and recreation
00:56:54 8 Government
00:58:21 9 Education
00:58:30 9.1 Primary and secondary education
01:02:18 9.2 Colleges and universities
01:03:04 10 Media
01:04:40 11 Infrastructure
01:04:49 11.1 Transportation
01:04:57 11.1.1 Roads and buses
01:06:36 11.1.2 Rail
01:08:12 11.1.3 Airports
01:08:50 11.2 Utilities
01:09:35 11.3 Health care
01:10:03 11.4 Fire department
01:10:19 12 Notable people
01:14:31 13 In popular culture
01:15:18 14 See also
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Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Allenschteddel) is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city and the 231st largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently the fastest growing city in all of Pennsylvania. It is the largest city in the metropolitan area known as the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 821,623 residents as of 2010. Allentown constitutes a portion of the New York City Combined Statistical Area and is the county seat of Lehigh County. In 2012, the city celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1762.Located on the Lehigh River, Allentown is the largest of three adjacent cities, in Northampton and Lehigh counties, that make up a region of eastern Pennsylvania known as the Lehigh Valley, the other two cities being Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Easton, Pennsylvania. Allentown is 50 miles (80 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, the sixth most populous city in the United States, 90 miles (140 km) east-northeast of Harrisburg, the state capital, and 90 miles (140 km) west of New York City, the nation's largest city.
The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the main line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad using former Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad main line trackage), runs through Allentown heading east across the Delaware River. The Norfolk Southern Railway's Reading Line runs through Allentown heading west to Reading, Pennsylvania.
Allentown was cited as a national success story in April 2016 by the Urban Land Institute for its downtown redevelopment and transformation, one of only six communities in the country to have been named as such.
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey Queen of the Valley at East Penn Junction
Lehigh Valley T-3 4-8-4 #5128 & T-1 4-8-4 #5102 consist pull east bound freight passing through East Penn Junction in Allentown PA. Central Railroad of New Jersey DR6-4-2000 #2000 pulls 9 car reading, cnj passenger train (Queen of the Valley') westbound to Harrsiburg PA. T-1 and T-3 is BLI paragon 2. Scene from Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum in Bethlehem, PA
Digging Deep : Buried Landscapes of Pennsylvania
Watch some of Pennsylvania’s leading archaeologists offer their views on the great depths explored by archaeology in the Keystone State.
As the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) turns 50 years old this year, it is important to recognize and celebrate the role this act, specifically Section 106, has played in American archaeology. Section 106 directs all federally-funded projects to consider the effects they may have on historic properties, including archaeological sites. Half a century of compliance with the NHPA has produced the greatest advances in our understanding of the buried past since the infancy of American archaeology in the early 19th century. This video was produced as part of the Making Archaeology Public initiative, or MAP, initiated by Dr. Lynne Sebastian, with the goal of introducing Americans to these groundbreaking archaeological discoveries. The MAP theme for Pennsylvania is “Digging Deep: Buried Landscapes of Prehistoric and Historic Pennsylvania”. This video tells the story of the great depths explored by compliance archaeologists in the Keystone State, and the amazingly well preserved record of human land use they have found here. This story is a story that could never have been told without the last 50 years of compliance with the NHPA – it’s a legacy all Pennsylvanians can be proud of.
Lehigh Valley Railroad Station
The old Lehigh Valley Railroad station is now a barbeque joint. And on the other side of the street, water flows through the bottom of the public library.
Upcoming Veterans Day Events in the Lehigh Valley
ALLENTOWN | At 11:30 a.m.on Saturday, Nov.11, the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum will present a slide-lecture on Remembering WWI and Armistice Day.Admission is free to museum members, $8 for non-member adults and $3 for non-member children.ALLENTOWN | A free Veterans Day concert, A Salute to the Flag, will run from 9:30 to 11 a.m.Thursday, Nov.9.The concert by the Lehigh Valley Pops Orchestra will be held at Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W.Elm St.Call 610-437-3700 for information.All are welcome to attend.BETHLEHEM | The community is invited to discover the untold stories of World War II as SteelStacks hosts The Greatest Generation Veterans Day event at 1 p.m.Saturday, Nov.11.The free event is at the ArtsQuest Center, 101 Founders Way.Reserve tickets in advance by calling the ArtsQuest Center Box Office at 610-332-3378 or visiting the box office.This year's special guests are Frank Lordan, who as a U.S.Army Ammunition Corporal operated a piece of artillery equipment called a proximity fuse that Patton credited with helping to win the Battle of the Bulge; First Sergeant Paul Kunkel, who as a member of the Amy's 22nd Special Services Company was among those tasked with converting Shinto shrines in occupied Japan into movie houses for U.S.troops; Bert Winzer, who was part of the U.S.Army 1st Special Service Force, the grandfather of the special forces; and Hank Kudzik, who was part of numerous submarine missions in the Pacific Ocean including the sinking of the Japanese carrier Soryu at the Battle of Midway.Moderator for the Greatest Generation event is Frank Gunter, retired U.S.Marine Corps Colonel and head of Lehigh University's Veterans Association.BETHLEHEM | Join the National Museum of Industrial History for a celebration of service to our nation on Nov.11.All veterans will receive free admission to the museum from opening at 10 a.m.until closing at 5 p.m.The museum will host a talk, Hello Vietnam: A Photographer's Perspective at 11 a.m.with Air Force photographer Ron Luckock.The museum will also display his photos from the Vietnam War.BETHLEHEM | The Valley Forge Chapter, Pennsylvania Society Sons of the American Revolution, will hold a memorial ceremony with a wreath laying at the gravesite of the unknown Revolutionary War hero at 11 a.m.Nov.11 at First Avenue and Market Street After the service, a luncheon will be held at Bravo Cucina, 950 Lehigh Valley Lifestyle Center, Whitehall.BETHLEHEM TWP.| On Saturday, Nov.11, Northampton Community College will honor veterans and service people at a retreat ceremony, reception, dinner and lecture by Phil Klay.Klay is a United States marine officer who won the National Book Award for fiction in 2014 for Redeployment, a collection of short stories recounting the experiences of soldiers and veterans who served in Iraq.The retreat ceremony will be at 4:45 p.m.in the Veterans Plaza Tribute Garden on The presentation will be at 7 p.m.in Lipkin Theatre, Kopecek Hall.EASTON | The Joint Veterans Co
Dinosaurs in Pennsylvania ?
Pennsylvania is not one of the great spots from finding dinosaur fossils, according to Edward Daeschler, paleontologist with The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia.
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Dave Wilcots, PG takes future paleontologists on their first dig in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Filmed on 6/14/2015. For more information on Dave Wilcots please visit ..
Lets Go! Ep: 5 Crayola Experience, Glencairn Museum Tours and More!
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Crayola Experience, Imagi Nation, Historic Nazareth Walking Tours, Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Glencairn Museum Tours, Smoke & Mirrors Magic Theater, Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum,
Mauch Chunk Museum in Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania
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NKP 765 & Lackawanna Heritage Unit Chase to Allentown!
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On August 4th, 2015, NKP 765 made its deadhead trip from Binghamton, NY to Allentown, PA by taking the CP Sunbury Sub and NS Upper Lehigh Line. Unfortunately, Canadian Pacific wouldn't allow the 765 to run on its own, so the Lackawanna heritage unit lead the entire trip on its home rails. Locations in this video are: Binghamton, Conklin, New Milford, Kingsley, Nicholson, La Plume. Enjoy the video as we follow the berkshire up to the last rays of light as it travels across the Martins Creek and Tunkannock Creek Viaduct!
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Mural In Bangor, PA
Mural drawn by students in Bangor, Pennsylvania at 15 Broadway ― at Bangor, PA 18013, USA
Here's Some Info About Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania. As of 2011, the city had a population of 49,673, making it the ninth-largest city in Pennsylvania.[5] Harrisburg is also the county seat of Dauphin County[6] and lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, 105 miles (169 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia.
The Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Dauphin, Cumberland, and Perry counties, had a population of 509,074 in 2000. A July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 528,892, making it the fifth largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton (the Lehigh Valley), and Scranton--Wilkes Barre.[7] The Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon Combined Statistical Area, including both the Harrisburg-Carlisle and Lebanon Metropolitan Statistical Areas, had an estimated population of 656,781 in 2007 and was the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the state.[8]
Harrisburg played a notable role in American history during the Westward Migration, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. During part of the 19th century, the building of the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad allowed Harrisburg to become one of the most industrialized cities in the Northeastern United States. The U.S. Navy ship USS Harrisburg, which served from 1918 to 1919 at the end of World War I, was named in honor of the city.
In the mid-to-late 20th century, the city's economic fortunes fluctuated with its major industries consisting of government, heavy manufacturing including the production of steel, agriculture (the greater Harrisburg area is at the heart of the fertile Pennsylvania Dutch Country), and food services (nearby Hershey is home of the chocolate maker, located just 10 miles east of Harrisburg). In 1981, following contractions in the steel and dairy industries, Harrisburg was declared the second most distressed city in the nation.[9] The city subsequently experienced a resurgence under its former mayor Stephen R. Reed,[10] with nearly $3 billion in new investment realized during his lengthy tenure.[11]
The Pennsylvania Farm Show, the largest free indoor agriculture exposition in the United States, was first held in Harrisburg in 1917 and has been held there every early-to-mid January since then.[12] Harrisburg also hosts an annual outdoor sports show, the largest of its kind in North America, as well as an auto show, which features a large static display of new as well as classic cars and is renowned nationwide. Harrisburg is also known for the Three Mile Island accident, which occurred on March 28, 1979 near Middletown.
In 2010 Forbes rated Harrisburg as the second best place in the U.S. to raise a family.[13] Despite the city's recent financial troubles, in 2010 The Daily Beast website ranked 20 metropolitan areas across the country as being recession-proof, and the Harrisburg region landed at No. 7.[14] The financial stability of the region is in part due to the high concentration of state and federal government agencies. The finances of the city itself however, have been poorly managed and the city is unable to repay its bond debt which has created an ongoing fiscal crisis.
Central Jersey & Lehigh Valley at West Portal
Central Railroad of New Jersey F3 #56A&B & #55A&B on the point of westbound freight & Lehigh Valley Railroad FA #542 FB #543 & F3A #518 & F3B #519 on the point of eastbound freight with R-1 2-10-2 #4026 pusher at West Portal New Jersey. Scene from Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum in Bethlehem, PA
84 Miles in 2 Days: Biking the Northern Central Railroad and York County Heritage Rail Trail
I'm taking a break from Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend content to share a fun weekend Bob and I had back in July biking the Northern Central Railroad Trail and York County Trail! We certainly put to good use the bikes we had purchased to celebrate our 24th wedding anniversary.
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Northern Central Railroad Trail (officially knows as the Torrey C. Brown Trail)
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