- National Constitution Center
Dedicated to honoring and explaining the U.S. Constitution through interactive and multimedia exhibits, photographs, film, sculpture, text, and artifacts.
www.constitutioncenter.org
- ushistory.org
Focuses on the Colonial and Revolutionary periods in the Philadelphia area with special sections on Betsy Ross, Ben Franklin, the Liberty Bell, Valley Forge and the Brandywine Battlefield.
www.ushistory.org
- Pennsylvania State History
Provides information about the state archives, historical publications and programs, preservation, archaeology, and more.
www.phmc.state.pa.us
- Senator John Heinz History Center
Museum and research facility devoted to preserving and presenting the sweeping history and heritage of the Western Pennsylvania region.
www.pghhistory.org
- Bucks County Historical Society
operates the Mercer Museum, Spruance Library, and Fonthill Museum.
www.mercermuseum.org
- Eastern State Penitentiary@
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Eastern_State_Penitentiary
- Independence Seaport Museum (ISM)
Maritime history museum. Home to Cruiser OLYMPIA and Submarine BECUNA.
www.phillyseaport.org
- U.S. Brig Niagara and Erie Maritime Museum
Features the U.S. Brig Niagara, a reconstruction of Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship in the Battle of Lake Erie, as well as exhibits on Pennsylvania's maritime heritage.
www.brigniagara.org
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania@
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Organizations
- Annual Gettysburg Reenactment
Schedule of events, photographs, and reenactor updates for the annual July event.
www.gettysburgreenactment.com
- National Canal Museum
Exhibits on the regional canal system that connected the area's anthracite coal mines to New York and Philadelphia.
www.canals.org
- Landis Valley Museum
Outdoor living history museum includes farmsteads, craft buildings, and more.
www.landisvalleymuseum.org
- Elfreth's Alley
Elfreth's Alley is a National Historic Landmark and the nation's oldest residential street.
www.elfrethsalley.org
- Battle of Gettysburg@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Battles_and_Campaigns/Battle_of_Gettysburg
- A.I.R. Gallery
Cooperative, nonprofit gallery for women artists.
www.airnyc.org
- Rachel Carson Homestead
Includes information about the birthplace and childhood home of the author of Silent Spring. Also provides access to electronic information about her life and work.
www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org
- Bube's Brewery
Intact historic 19th century brewery and museum complex. Also home to four restaurants: The Catacombs, Alios, Bottling Works, and Biergarten.
www.bubesbrewery.com
- Pennsylvania Civil War Volunteers
Includes searchable rosters, muster rolls, histories, and pension rolls.
www.pacivilwar.com
- York County Heritage Trust
Nonprofit organization managing the Historical Society Museum & Library, the Gates House, the Plough Tavern, the Bobb Log House, the Industrial & Agricultural Museum, the Bonham House, and the Fire Museum.
www.yorkheritage.org
- Drake Well Museum
Site of the world's first commercially successful well drilled for oil in 1859.
www.drakewell.org
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