Lumber Heritage Park
One
of two most recently designated Heritage Parks is the Lumber Heritage Park.
Journeying through this area, the ever-present forest stands out as one of the
most striking features of the landscape. Woven into every trunk and limb are
stories of lumber heritage, a culture defined by its forests. From the inception
of the industrialized timber industry through the emergence of the current forest
products industry, an indelible mark has been imprinted upon the culture of
every community and every generation of the region. Visit
this heritage park...
Allegheny Ridge
The
cities of Altoona and Johnstown mark the anchor communities of the Allegheny
Ridge Heritage Park. Few places in Pennsylvania symbolize American technical
prowess and the emergence of the Keystone State as an industrial giant
more than the conquering of the Ridge, a 1,200-foot obstacle rising above
the Altoona and Hollidaysburg area. Visit this heritage park...
Lincoln Highway
It's
where the journey is just as important as the destination, where road
warriors can experience nostalgic America at its best. It's the Lincoln
Highway-U.S. Route 30 through Pennsylvania-the nation's first coast-to-coast
highway stretching from New York City to San Francisco! Just as the Lincoln
Highway sparked the public's imagination and fostered the rapid growth
of automobile tourism in the early 20th century, the 200-mile Lincoln
Highway Heritage Corridor beckons you to ride the same ribbon of asphalt
and concrete as your grandfather. Visit this heritage park...
The National Road State Heritage Corridor
The
National Road Heritage Corridor traverses the 90-mile stretch of the Historic
National Road in Pennsylvania. The first federally funded road in the United
States, a portion of which is currently known as Route 40, this corridor celebrates
the history and heritage of the southwest corner of the park. The "road"
tells the story of four distinct historic eras: Early Trails & Military
Roads (pre-1800: Nemacolin's Trail and Mingo's Path), Construction of the National
Road (1806-1835), Toll Road Era (1836-1900) the road is turned over to individual
states, and the Automobile Era (1900s), when automobile touring becomes a popular
pastime. Visit this heritage
park...
Rivers of Steel
Discover
the legacy of Big Steel as you explore the Pittsburgh area and the river valleys
of Southwestern Pennsylvania. On riverboats and buses, you'll visit the great
mill towns that gave this region the title "Steel Making Capital of the
World." In Homestead, Aliquippa, and the other "company" towns,
you'll learn how steel and mine workers struggled for safer working conditions,
decent wages, and the right to organize. Visit
this heritage park...