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Spring into history and traverse centuries of American heritage and culture in Franklin County. Take in Native American artifacts. Explore the history and culture of frontier and colonial America, the Underground Railroad, and the Civil War. See architectural and archaeological history. Discover the foundation of 20th-century

forestry and conservation. Understand the importance of fire fighting history. Take the leap, take a fresh look at Franklin County, and spring into America's history.

Sites are organized in a circular route, so you can begin the tour at any point along the way.

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Directions for Spring Into History begin at Conococheague Institute, 12995 Bain Road, Mercersburg, but ramblers can pick-up the route at any point.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>Conococheague Institute12995 Bain RoadMercersburg, PA 17236717.328.3467www.conococheague.org

Located on the historic Rock Hill Farm near the village of Welsh Run, Conococheague Institute invites you to enjoy 120 acres of scenic farmland, wetlands, meadows, and trails. The site interprets frontier and colonial cultures of the Welsh, Scots-Irish, and German ethnicities. See the mark these cultures left on the landscape, and learn about their way of life, beliefs, and religion. Explore the Four Square Garden. Follow the self-guided tour with interpretive markers to the Welsh Run and the pioneer cemetery. The beauty of the outside experience is so appealing, you may need to remind yourself to come indoors! Explore any of five historic buildings, including the circa 1752 Davis-Chambers House and the 1810 Negley Log Cabin, or experience history and genealogy in the institute’s library, housing more than 6,000 volumes of history, some very rare with a focus on the era of the French and Indian War.

A. From Conococheague Institute Museum to Fort Loudoun

1. Head southwest on Bain Rd. toward Royer Rd. .7 miles2. Turn right onto Royer Rd. .7 mile3. Turn right onto PA-75 N/Fort Loudon Rd. 5.7 miles4. Slight left onto Route 16/416/S. Main St. .7 mile5. Turn right onto PA·75 N/Fort Loudon Rd. 5.9 miles6. Turn right onto U.S. 30 E/Lincoln Way W. 1.1 miles

Destination will be on the right Travel time: approx. 24 minutes11436 Lincoln Way West, Fort Loudon


Fort LoudounNorth Brooklyn Road, off Route 30Fort Loudon, PA 17224717.369.3318

Fort Loudoun was built in 1756 by the Pennsylvania Provincial Regiment to provide defense for frontier settlers and also served as a post for Henry Bouquet during the Forbes Road Expedition in 1758. Though built to protect the people of the frontier, Fort Loudoun, under the control of the British military, ended up being a source of harm to the settlers. The British military turned a blind eye to traders, supplying the Iroquois with weapons and ammunition, which were used to attack settlers. On March 9, 1765, more than ten years before the military engagement of Lexington and Concord, James Smith and 300 men took up arms and marched to Fort Loudoun to end the trading. Allegheny Uprising, a 1939 film starring John Wayne as James Smith, uses the rebellion at Fort Loudoun as its historic basis. In 2004, an archeological dig revealed the original site of the fort. Today a replica fort is on site. The Patton House, named for the original settler of the site, Matthew Patton, depicts 18th century lifestyle.

B. From Fort Loudoun to Chambersburg Heritage Center

7. Head east on U.S. 30 E/Lincoln Way W toward Old 30 12.8 miles8. Turn left onto S 2nd St. .1 mile 9. Turn left onto Lincoln Way E. .1 mile

Destination will be on the left Travel time: approx. 21 minutes100 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg


Chambersburg Heritage Center100 Lincoln Way EastChambersburg, PA 17201717.254.7101www.chambersburg.org

Serving as an interpretive center for Franklin County, the Chambersburg Heritage Center is housed in a renovated 1915 marble bank designed by the architectural firm of Furness Evans & Company. An 8-ft. tall, gold-leafed statue of Ben Franklin overlooks exhibits highlighting Franklin County’s architecture and transportation heritage as well as the county’s frontier, Underground Railroad, and Civil War history. Step inside the vault to view a display of prominent people of Franklin County. Spring into History Ramblers will enjoy the newly-hung, nearly life-sized replica of the Rex Smith biplane, flown by aviator Paul Peck across Chambersburg on September 23, 1911.

C. From Chambersburg Heritage Center to Old Jail

10. Head north toward N Main St. 157 feet11. Exit the traffic circle onto Lincoln Way West .1 mile12. Turn right onto Hood St. .1 mile13. Take the 1st right onto W. King St. .2 mile

Destination will be on the left Travel time: approx. 21 minutes100 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg


The Old Jail - Franklin County Historical Society-Kittochtinny175 East King StreetChambersburg, PA 17201717.264.1667 www.pafch.tripod.com

Can you imagine doing “hard time” in the 1800s? This two-story, brick building was constructed in 1818 and served as Franklin County’s jail until 1970. Modern-day visitors can explore dungeons located in the basement, get a good look at a cell block, or walk through the jail yard, surrounded by a three-foot thick, 20-foot high limestone wall. The jail is also home to a museum and genealogical library operated by the Franklin County Historical Society – Kittochtinny. Discover Franklin County’s Underground Railroad and Civil War history and peruse exhibits of Native American artifacts and heirlooms of the founding family of Chambersburg. Several seekers of the paranormal have investigated the Old Jail for activity.

D. From Old Jail to John Brown-Mary Ritner House

14. Head east on E. King St. toward N. 2nd St. 344 feet

Destination will be on the left Travel time: approx. 1 minute225 East King Street, Chambersburg


The John Brown House-Mary Ritner Boarding House225 East King StreetChambersburg, PA 17201717.264.1667 www.pafch.tripod.com

During the summer of 1859, abolitionist John Brown spent several months in the boarding house of Mary Ritner, daughter-in-law of Pennsylvania governor Joseph Ritner, while receiving supplies and recruits for his raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry. Following the unsuccessful venture, four of Brown’s followers returned to the house to hide. Now a National Park Service Network to Freedom site, the John Brown-Mary Ritner House is operated as a museum by the Franklin County Historical Society – Kittochtinny. Both the inside and the outside of the former boarding house is restored to the period of John Brown’s visit.

E. From John Brown-Mary Ritner House to Mennonite Heritage Center

15. Head east on E. King St toward N. Harrison Ave. 361 feet16. Take the 2nd right onto N. 3rd St. .1 mile17. Take the 2nd right onto Lincoln Way E. .2 mile18. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto US·11 S/S. Main St. 5.2 miles

Destination will be on the left Travel time: approx. 11 minutes4850 Molly Pitcher Highway, Chambersburg


Mennonite Heritage Center4850 Molly Pitcher HighwayChambersburg, PA 17202 717.762.8116

Used as the headquarters of The Mennonite Historical Association of the Cumberland Valley, the center features books relating to the history of the religious group, including Bibles and genealogy, as well as hundreds of letters written to and from Mennonites. The museum portion of the building contains articles from various meetinghouses, a rare “cooling table” from the old Bechtel farm, and a quilt displaying 45 Mennonite churches in the Cumberland Valley and related areas.

F. From Mennonite Heritage Center to Brown’s Mill School

19. Head SW on US-11 S/S. Main St. toward PA 914 W/Swamp Fox Rd. 2.5 miles20. Turn left onto Kauffman Rd. W. .5 mile21. Slight right onto Browns Mill Rd. .4 mile

Destination will be on the right Travel Time: approx. 6 minutes7693 Browns Mill Road, Greencastle


Brown’s Mill SchoolBrown’s Mill Road & Angle RoadGreencastle, PA 17225717.264.1667 www.pafch.tripod.com

Built in 1836, the Brown’s Mill School served as an educational institution and community center for the Brown’s Mill area until 1921. Now restored, the building stands as a memorial to the one-room schoolhouses in the country. Many early settlers, as well as famous Pennsylvanians such as James McLene, a Pennsylvania delegate at the Continental Congress of 1778 and 1780, and Major General James Potter, who served in the American Revolution, are buried in the Brown’s Mill Graveyard.

G. From Brown’s Mill School to Allison-Antrim

22. Head northwest on Browns Mill Rd. toward Angle Rd. .4 mile23. Continue onto Kauffman Rd. .5 mile24. Turn left onto US-11 S/S. Main St. Continue to follow US-11 S. 3.3 miles25. Turn left onto W Baltimore St./Buchanan Trail E. .5 mile26. Turn right onto S. Ridge Ave. .4 mile

Destination will be on the right Travel time: approx. 11 minutes365 South Ridge Avenue, Greencastle


Allison-Antrim Museum365 S. Ridge Ave. Greencastle, PA 17225717.597.9010www.greencastlemuseum.org

Greencastle’s Allison-Antrim Museum is the former home of Alexander L. Irwin, which was known during Irwin’s lifetime as “Walnut Hill.” Today, the residence is a house museum filled with a variety of intriguing items. The iron slave collar, once worn around the neck of a slave named Ben, is a rare artifact with a poignant and startling story. Other resident exhibits include a collection of signatures from former governors of Pennsylvania, paintings by African American artist Walter Washington Smith and artifacts of Carl’s Drug Store in Greencastle, which is the oldest, continuously operating drug store in the United States. Because the area became one of the main arteries for the invasion of the North by the Confederate Army (known as “The Gettysburg Campaign”), the museum is also an official stop on the Pennsylvania Civil War Trails. A highlight of the property is the mid-19th century bank barn with two bays of exhibit area.

H. From Allison-Antrim Museum to Rescue Hose Company No. 1

27. Head southwest on S. Ridge Ave. toward Leitersburg St. 459 feet28. Turn right onto Leitersburg St. .2 mile29. Turn left onto S. Washington St. .6 mile

Destination will be on the left Travel time: approx. 3 minutes842 S Washington Street, Greencastle


Rescue Hose Co. Fire Museum842 S. Washington StreetGreencastle, PA 17225www. rescuehose.com

Greencastle’s Rescue Hose Company No. 1 was formed in 1896. Still active today, the company’s firehouse is now home to a museum of pictures, banners, hats, uniforms, and other memorabilia, which pay tribute to the profession of fighting fires and the department’s history over the course of the past 117 years. The highlight of the collection is the 1741 hand-pumper. Over the years of Greencastle’s fire-fighting history, minstrel shows were effective fund-raisers, so the museum houses mementos of the decades of the organization’s minstrel shows.

I. From Rescue Hose Company No. 1 to Waynesboro Historical Society

30. Head north on S Washington St. toward East Side Dr. 1 mile31. Turn right onto PA-16 E/E. Baltimore St./Buchanan Trail E. 8 miles

Destination will be on the right Travel Time: approx. 17 minutes138 West Main Street, Waynesboro


Waynesboro Historical Society138 West Main StreetWaynesboro, PA 17268717. 762.1747www.waynesborohistory.com

The Waynesboro Historical Society is headquartered in the 1892 Oller House. Originally owned by Joseph and Myrtle Oller and donated by their daughter Rello, the house is in the Queen Anne style with 16 rooms on five levels, including an attic, a basement, a carriage house, and a two-story garage. With chestnut woodwork throughout the property and a winding wooden staircase, beautifully tiled fireplaces, and Victorian light fixtures, a tour of the Oller House will transport you back to a time of graceful elegance. Visitors will experience memorable images such as the “rib cage” shower in an upstairs bathroom, a Victorian-era bedroom, and a model train village on the sleeping porch.

J. From Waynesboro Historical Society to Waynesboro Industrial Museum

32. Head SE on Buchanan Trail E./W. Main St. toward Cleveland Ave. 476 feet33. Take the 2nd right onto S. Potomac St. .3 mile34. Turn left onto W. 3rd St. 315 feet35. Take the 1st right onto Philadelphia Ave. 400 feet

Destination will be on the left Travel time: approx. 2 minutes235 Philadelphia Avenue, Waynesboro


Waynesboro Industrial Museum35 Philadelphia AvenueWaynesboro, PA 17268717.762.4460www.waynesboroindustrialtrust.org

Using a selective collection of significant artifacts, photographs, drawings, and documents, the Waynesboro Industrial Museum brings an awareness and insight into the rich industrial heritage of Franklin County and its role in America’s industrial history. The museum’s current exhibit, titled “Furnaces and Forges: The Legacy of Our Area’s Iron Industry,” shows the importance of the iron furnace in shaping America. The exhibit explores the Mont Alto Iron Works, its superintendent Colonel George B. Wiestling, and The Iron Act of 1750, imposed by the British to stem the competition of colonial manufacturing. Display panels depict what life was like for workers in the 18th and 19th centuries, as they used horse power, water power, and steam power to convert raw materials into iron. Not only are the contents of the museum intriguing, but the building itself is a former church, designed by Frank Landis, co-founder of the original Landis Tool Company, which continues more than a century later as Cinetic Landis Ltd.

K. From Waynesboro Industrial Museum to Little Antietam Creek

36. Head SW on Philadelphia Ave. toward W. 4th St. 325 feet37. Turn left onto W. 4th St. 495 feet38. Take the 1st right onto S. Church St.. .1 mile39. Take the 1st left onto E. 5th St. .3 mile40. Continue onto PA-997 S/State Hill Rd. Follow PA-997 S .5 mile41. Turn right onto Lyons Rd 240 feet

Destination will be on the right Travel time: approx. 3 minutes8777 Lyons Road, Waynesboro


Little Antietam Creek, Inc. 8777 Lyons Road Waynesboro, PA 17268717.387.2501www.littleantietam.org

Little Antietam Creek, Inc. (LACI) strives to inspire and educate people of all ages in history and the process of historical and archaeological research. It is currently conducting excavations and restoring the David Stoner House, located on an 18th century farm near Waynesboro. Camps, classes and internships are offered to middle and high school students interested in getting involved and learning more about the process. Adults are welcome as well. Spring Into History Ramblers can participate in archaeological excavations and see living history demonstrations plus a demonstration of window restoration. Also exhibiting with Little Antietam Creek, Inc. at 8777 Lyons Road: Antietam Historical Association, 717.658.6789, www.antietamhistory.org. Antietam Historical Association is dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and disseminating historical information pertaining to the region drained by the Antietam Creek and its tributaries in Franklin County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Maryland.

L. From Little Antietam Creek & Antietam Historical Association to Renfrew Museum and Park

42. Head NE on Lyons Rd. toward PA-997 S/Anthony Hwy. 240 feet43. Take the 1st left onto PA-997 N/Anthony Hwy. Follow PA-997 .5 mile44. Take the 2nd right onto Clayton Ave. .5 mile45. Turn right onto PA·16 E. Buchanan Trail E./E. Main St. 1 mile

Destination will be on the right Travel time: 6 minutes1010 East Main Street, Waynesboro


Renfrew Museum & Park1010 East Main StreetWaynesboro, PA 17268717.762.4723www.renfrewmuseum.org

With more than 100-acres of relatively untouched land and 200 years of American history, Renfrew Museum & Park is both a heritage-cultural resource and a natural resource. The centerpiece of the property is the 1812 Royer farmhouse. The two-story, limestone house museum tells parts of both the Royer and Nicodemus family history. The property offers hiking trails and natural habitats, a visitors center in a Victorian era barn, a stone butcher and smoke house, a milk house, and the 1852 Fahnestock farmstead. Be sure to see the display of farming and tannery tools, the permanent exhibit of John Bell pottery in the visitors center, and a rare permanent display of the Snow Hill Cloister, a 19th century monastical society in the house museum.

M. From Renfrew Museum and Park to Preserving Our Heritage Archives & Museum

46. Head west on PA·16 W/ E. Main St. toward Eastland Cir. 1.3 miles47. Turn right onto PA-997 N/N. Church St. Follow 997 N 6.7 miles48. Turn right onto PA·233 N/Park St. Follow PA-233 N 4.6 miles49. PA·233 N turns slightly right and becomes S. Mountain Rd. 2.2 miles

Destination will be on the leftTravel time: approx. 25 minutes 11191 S Mountain Road, Fayetteville


Preserving Our Heritage Archives & Museum11191 South Mountain Road South Mountain, PA 17261717.762.2367www.preservingourheritage.intuitwebsite.com

Centered in a one room schoolhouse on South Mountain, this organization works to educate the public about Quincy Township, Mont Alto, and other parts of the Greater Waynesboro area. Particular topics of interest include Mont Alto State Park, forestry, and political activities. The museum also boasts the largest single collection of original newspapers in the area from 1850-1923, all available to be viewed via microfilm.

N. From Preserving Our Heritage Archives & Museum to Emmanuel Chapel

50. Head west on S. Mountain Rd toward Old Forge Rd. 2.2 miles51. Slight left onto PA·233 S/Rocky Mountain Rd. South 3.8 miles52. Turn right onto Campus Dr. 335 feet

Destination will be on the right Travel time: approx. 11 minutes1 Campus Drive, Mont Alto


Emmanuel Chapel1 Campus Drive, just off Route 233Mont Alto, PA 17237www.ma.psu.edu/33211.htm

Constructed in 1854, the chapel plays a large role in the history of the campus of Penn State Mont Alto, as well as its surrounding areas. Historians believe abolitionist John Brown was known to teach Sunday School at the chapel and believe to have worshipped in the building shortly before his historic raid on Harper’s Ferry. Ironically, John Cook, one of John Brown’s raiders, was captured just steps from Emmanuel Chapel. In 1992, Penn State Mont Alto purchased the chapel from the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania for $1 and renovated the chapel to the peaceful beauty of today.

O. From Emmanuel Chapel to Mont Alto Historical Society

53. Head SW on Campus Dr. toward Orchard Rd. 335 feet54. Take the 2nd right onto PA-233 S/Park St. .8 mile55. Proceed across Main Street .4 mile

Destination will be on the right Travel time: approx. 4 minutes3 N Main St, Mont Alto, PA


Mont Alto Historical Society3 N. Main Street Mont Alto, PA 17237www.montaltoborough.com

Mont Alto is a small community with a large history, connecting with John Brown, the Underground Railroad, and Civil War history. The Mont Alto Historical Society, founded in 2006, works to keep the town’s history alive and inform people of the historical importance of the town. Every two months, the historical society focuses on a different part of Mont Alto’s history and creates a display in the borough office. The society holds yearly events, including the Homecoming Picnic in June, Veterans Day Observance in November, and Christmas Eve services at Emmanuel Chapel.

P. From Mont Alto Historical Society to PA Forest Fire Museum

56. Head NE on PA·997 N/Anthony Hwy toward Penn St. Follow 997 N 5.2 miles57. Turn right onto PA·997 N/US 30 E/Lincoln Way E. Follow US 30 E 2.3 miles58. Turn left onto PA-233 N/Pine Grove Rd. 3.3 miles

Destination will be on the left Travel time: approx. 17 minutes101 Pine Grove Rd, Fayetteville, PA


PA Forest Fire Museumin Caledonia State Park across from Rangers Station101 Pine Grove RoadFayetteville, PA 17222www.paforestfiremuseum.org

The museum’s mission is to preserve and showcase the heritage of forest fire protection while also celebrating Pennsylvania’s pioneers in forest stewardship. Museum officials use significant artifacts and interactive exhibits to trace the past and point to the future of forestry in Pennsylvania. In addition to these exhibits, the facility includes a library, training center, classrooms, volunteer accommodations, museum store, and administrative offices. The museum explores such conservation stewards as Joseph Rothrock, Gifford Pinchot, and Myra Dock. Children and adults are sure to enjoy the Smokey the Bear exhibit with many “Smokey keepsakes,” such as lunch boxes, salt and pepper shakers, and figurines.

Q. Arrive at PA Forest Fire Museum

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