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- Avella, Pennsylvania - Oldest Human Hangout In North America
Climb 95 steps to see a rock shelter that was a campsite for people 19,000 years ago, according to some (others disagree). It now sports a roof and an observation deck, which the the Paleo-Indians did not.
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Meadowcroft Rockshelter
- Address:
- 401 Meadowcroft Rd, Avella, PA
- Directions:
- Meadowcroft Rockshelter. From Hwy 50 in Avella, continue north on Avella Rd, paralleling the train tracks. Turn left when the street ends onto Browntown Rd/Route 4018. Drive for 2.5 miles, following the signs for Meadowcroft Rd, until you come to the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life.
- Hours:
- W-Sa 12-5, Su 1-5; less hours off-season; closed Nov-Apr. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 724-587-3412
- Admission:
- Adults $15, 6-17 $7
- Avella, Pennsylvania - Oldest Human Hangout In North America
It's an interesting stop. Guides do not know as much about the site as they should. I was disappointed that the artifacts had been removed.
[E, 09/02/2019] Some of the boulders in Scripture Rocks Heritage Park are a little hard to read, but there are a lot of them.
[Paul Kasel, 09/03/2017]Message-Rocks Carved by a Madman:- Address:
- Hwy 28, Brookville, PA
- Directions:
- Scripture Rocks Heritage Park. I-80 exit 81. Drive south on Hwy 28 for a quarter-mile. You'll see the sign and parking lot on the left.
- Hours:
- Dawn-dusk (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 814-849-0077
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Brookville, Pennsylvania - Scripture Rocks Heritage Park
Bible verses were chiseled into rocks over 100 years ago in a park operated by the Jefferson County History Center. Definitely worth a visit.
[David J Brown, 05/21/2017] Elaborate dioramas are populated by thousands of tiny hand-made cats in Civil War uniforms.
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Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum
- Address:
- 785 Baltimore St., Gettysburg, PA
- Directions:
- Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum. South edge of town, on the southbound side of Baltimore St. just south of where it splits from US Hwy 15 BUS/Steinwehr Ave.
- Hours:
- M,Tu,Th 3-8; F 1-8, Sa 10-8 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 717-420-5273
- Admission:
- Adults $6.50
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Over 100 boulders and rocks were inscribed with biblical and other messages by Douglas M. Stahlman from 1912-1913. At the time he lived atop one of the boulders. He spent the last 27 years of his life in an insane asylum. Sept. 2017: Photo added.