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|  COPPER AZ MK - Pennsylvania
in Azimuth Benchmarks This is the azimuth mark for station COPPER, in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. posted by: shorbird location: Pennsylvania date listed: 12/29/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Living Treasures Animal Park, New Castle, Pennsylvania
in Zoos The Living Treasures Animal Parks are a small zoological parks located Moraine and Donegal, Pennsylvania. This Waymark is for the Moraine location (near New Castle, Pennsylvania). posted by: Red Shoe & The Navigator location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/4/2008 last visited: 8/11/2008 |
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|  Living Treasures Animal Park Souvenir Pennies
in Penny Smashers A three design penny smasher with zoo animals at the entrance to the Living Treasures Animal Park (Moraine Location), New Castle, Pennsylvania. posted by: Red Shoe & The Navigator location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/6/2008 last visited: 8/11/2008 |
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|  Cascade Park - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in Municipal Parks and Plazas Cascade Park, one of a handful of surviving Luna Parks in Western Pennsylvania, reached its zenith in the 1920s, with Big Bands and thrill rides. The rides are all gone, leaving a quiet respite along the cascades of Big Run. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/27/2007 last visited: never |
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|  New Castle Armory - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The New Castle Armory was built as a Federal Public Works Project in 1938 to house Troop K, the 103rd Calvary of the Pennsylvania National Guard. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/22/2007 last visited: 7/29/2007 |
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|  Lawrence County Courthouse - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places On a small hillock overlooking New Castle is the Greek Revival courthouse, built in 1855. It’s not the most dominant building in the city – that would be the rear of the Scottish Rite Cathedral perched upon the North Hill.
posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/22/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Lawrence County Courthouse - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in Your Name Here Since I posted this on the NRHP, I just couldn't resist. The courthouse in my podunk home town. With my last name on it. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/26/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Edwin Ohl House - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings This red-brick Queen Anne mansion was built in 1899 for Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Newton Ohl. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/29/2007 last visited: never |
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|  John Bower House - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings This Second Empire (note the mansard roof) home was built for John Bower in 1889.
posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/29/2007 last visited: never |
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|  George Johnson House - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings Perhaps the most beautiful of the mansions on the hill, this huge Colonial Revival, replete with Ionic pilasters and stained glass windows, was built for George W. Johnson in 1901.
posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/29/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Henderson House - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings This Queen Anne was built in 1895 for Mr. And Mrs. Mathias Holstein Henderson. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/29/2007 last visited: never |
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|  William Reis Home - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings This Queen Anne home was built for William Reis. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/29/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Scottish Rite Cathedral - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings The most prominent building in the district, the Scottish Rite Cathedral rises like a mighty fortress above downtown, on the crest of the North Hill. Oddly enough, its blank concrete back faces the city; the ornate facade is turned the other way. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/31/2007 last visited: 8/8/2007 |
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|  Trinity Episcopal Church, New Castle, Pennsylvania
in This Old Church The cornerstone of this beautiful Romanesque Revival church, the second Episcopalian church in New Castle, was laid in 1901. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/28/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Mill Street Bridge - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in Truss Bridges This unusual, asymmetrical steel truss bridge was built across Neshannock Creek in 1917. The bridge spans 221 feet. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/25/2007 last visited: never |
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|  R.W. Clendenin House - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings This odd Queen Anne was built for R.W. Clendenin, another prominent early industrialist. It was restored by the Eckels Architectural Firm and now houses their offices. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/29/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Little Sister of Liberty - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in Exact Replicas This replica of the “Statue of Liberty” is one of 195 statues erected by the Boy Scouts of America from 1949 to 1951. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/25/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Lawrence County
in Pennsylvania Historical Markers This marker very briefly describes the history of Lawrence County and New Castle, its county seat. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/30/2007 last visited: never |
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|  First National Bank of New Castle Building - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in Art Deco - Art Nouveau This art deco building, with Beaux-Arts elements, was designed in 1928 by George Simon to house the headquarters of the First National Bank of New Castle. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/24/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Raney-Jameson Castle - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings S.W. Foulke, father of Frank Foulke, designed this Romanesque limestone castle for the Raneys in 1892. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/29/2007 last visited: never |
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|  George Greer House - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings This 1905 Colonial Revival mansion, framed with wood and sheathed in clapboard, housed New Castle’s most prominent residents at the turn-of-the-century – George and Alice Greer. The mansion was designed by architect Frank Foulke. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/29/2007 last visited: never |
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|  North Hill Historic District - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Representing New Castle’s turn-of-the-century residential architecture, the North Hill Historic District stretches from the mansions built for tin moguls to the homes of the middle management peons beyond. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/28/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Kennedy Square - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in Municipal Parks and Plazas New Castle’s town square, set aside in 1798, is home to many of the city’s early war memorials, including a fountain dedicated to President John F. Kennedy.
posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/27/2007 last visited: never |
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|  St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church - New Castle, Pennsylvania
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places St. Mary’s was the first Catholic parish in New Castle. Its current church building, a Gothic Revival structure designed by J.B. Brenot and Harry M. Wirsing, was erected in 1925. posted by: JimmyEv location: Pennsylvania date listed: 7/22/2007 last visited: never |
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|  PRINCETON AZ MK - Pennsylvania
in Azimuth Benchmarks This is the azimuth mark for station PRINCETON, in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. posted by: shorbird location: Pennsylvania date listed: 12/27/2007 last visited: never |
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