Weekend Getaways in Pennsylvania: 2nd Edition

Weekend Getaways in Pennsylvania: 2nd Edition

by Bill Simpson
Weekend Getaways in Pennsylvania: 2nd Edition

Weekend Getaways in Pennsylvania: 2nd Edition

by Bill Simpson

Paperback(2nd Revised ed.)

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Overview

The varied delights of the Keystone State, from its parks and farmlands to its antiques malls and railroads. Included are the Hershey chocolate factory and information about the Amish culture.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781589802131
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 10/31/2004
Edition description: 2nd Revised ed.
Pages: 440
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author


An avid traveler, accomplished writer, and lifelong resident of Pennsylvania, Bill Simpson also is the author of Guide to Pennsylvania's Tourist Railroads (pb) and Guide to the Amish Country (pb), both published by Pelican.

Table of Contents

A Pennsylvania Profile7
The Getaways
1.Adamstown: Antiques Capital, U.S.A.21
2.Altoona/Johnstown: "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad ..."29
3.Ashland/Schuylkill County: Workin' in a Coal Mine37
4.Bedford: George Washington Slept Here45
5.Bellefonte/State College: The Centre of it All53
6.Bird-In-Hand/Intercourse: Amish Country65
7.The Brandywine Valley: The duPonts and the Wyeths77
8.Coudersport: God's Country89
9.Eagles Mere: The Town That Time Forgot99
10.Erie: Isle Take You There107
11.Gettysburg: Four Score and Seven119
12.Hershey: Chocolate Town, U.S.A.131
13.Honesdale: Main Street Highlights141
14.Huntingdon County: Streams and Steam151
15.Jim Thorpe: From Bleak to Chic159
16.Lancaster (Lank' iss tur): Living History169
17.The Lehigh Valley: Steel, Good Health, and Crayons185
18.Lewisburg: The Susquehanna Valley199
19.Lititz: Pretzel Logic211
20.Marienville: Stopping by Woods223
21.Mount Gretna: A Summer Place231
22.New Hope/Doylestown: Curtain Calls and Stately Walls239
23.Ohiopyle: The Wright Bluff249
24.Pocono Mountains: Honeymoon Haven259
25.Pymatuning/Meadville: A Water Wonderland275
26.Reading: Outlets with a Twist285
27.Ricketts Glen State Park: The Sounds of Silence295
28.Route 209: Pennsylvania's Great River Road301
29.Route 6: Northern Exposure309
30.Scranton: All Steamed Up319
31.Strasburg: A Rail Great Little Town329
32.Titusville: Oil's Well339
33.Warren: A River Runs Through It349
34.Wellsboro: Canyon Country357
35.York: Hog Heaven365
Appendix377
Index379
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