HEINZ HISTORY CENTER

AVELLA, PA

A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Walking Heritage Trail behind Orrick. Mural
A Walk Thru Wheeling Credit: jcsullivan24

The Heinz History Center, located in Avella, PA, is a museum dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Western Pennsylvania. The museum, which was established in 1879, is named after the famous Heinz family, who played a significant role in the region's industrial and economic growth.

The museum's collection includes over 250,000 artifacts and documents that reflect the history of the region. The exhibits are arranged in chronological order, starting with the Native American era and ending with the present day. Visitors can explore the exhibits on their own or take a guided tour to learn more about the history of the region.

One of the museum's most popular exhibits is the "Heinz 57" exhibit, which showcases the history of the Heinz family and their impact on the region. The exhibit features photos, artifacts, and interactive displays that allow visitors to learn about the family's rise to prominence and their contributions to the food industry.

In addition to the exhibits, the museum also hosts a variety of events and educational programs throughout the year. These events include lectures, workshops, and special exhibits that highlight different aspects of the region's history and culture.

Overall, the Heinz History Center is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in the history and culture of Western Pennsylvania. With its extensive collection of artifacts and exhibits, the museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the region's past and present.

HEINZ HISTORY CENTER is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in AVELLA PA. US MID #8404201103

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).

A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Walking Heritage Trail behind Orrick. Mural
A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Interesting door in alley between 22nd and 23rd Streets
A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Gideon watching over the downtown streetscaping project on Main Street.
A Walk Thru Wheeling Wheeling, WV - Walking around town, Gov Pierpont watching over the downtown streetscaping project on Market Street.
Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.
Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.
Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.
Shepherd Hall (Monument Place), Kruger Street and National Road, Elm Grove, Wheeling, WV Built in 1798, this Federal-style house was built by Moses Shepherd for himself, his wife, Lydia Boggs Shepherd, and his family. The house remained the home of Lydia Boggs until her death in 1867, with Lydia being a primary source for information on the history of Wheeling when it was officially recorded in the second half of the 19th Century. The house originally consisted of the five-bay central wing, built of stone, and had a 20-foot-tall monument of Henry Clay on the front lawn, erected by the Shepherd family in 1820, from which the house later got its moniker of “Monument Place” from a subsequent owner. Unfortunately, the monument was damaged by acid rain during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, and was destroyed while in storage at Oglebay Park when a fire broke out. The house features a stone exterior, a side-gable roof, two-over-two double-hung windows, gabled dormers, a front door with a Adamesque portico surround with engaged doric columns and a fanlight transom, quoins, a one-story sunroom on the south side of the house with casement windows, and a large one-story addition to the rear of the house, clad in buff brick. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The house was purchased by the Osiris Shriners in the 1920s, who renovated and expanded the house to serve as their clubhouse, and the group retains ownership of the property today.

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MEADOWCROFT MUSEUM OF RURAL LIFE
401 MEADOWCROFT RD
AVELLA
PA
15312

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HEINZ HISTORY CENTER Information

MID # 8404201103
Name MEADOWCROFT MUSEUM OF RURAL LIFE
Alternate Name HEINZ HISTORY CENTER
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mid-Atlantic
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 251196233
NTEECC A54
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 40.284676, -80.497265
CODES FIPS State Code: 42
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