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49 East Maiden Street, Washington, PA 15301 |
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Phone 724-225-6740 FAX 724-225-8495 |
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The Society administers these sites: ¨ The LeMoyne House, Pennsylvania's first National Historic Landmark of the Underground Railroad; ¨ The LeMoyne Crematory, the first crematory in the western hemisphere; ¨ The Southwestern Pennsylvania Military Museum, an impressive collection of artifacts from each of this country's wars; and ¨ Madeleine's Garden, featuring a restored 19th Century medicinal herb garden located on the LeMoyne House property. The gardens are lovingly cared for by volunteers of the Martha Washington Garden Club. ¨ The Washington County Frontier History Center, a reconstructed frontier fort and settlement in Washington Park. The Society hold an annual meeting in May featuring a meal and guest speaker. In the past the meeting has been held at the Elks Lodge, Julian's, and The George Washington Hotel. The Society stimulates interest in local history through workshops, on-going living history tours of the LeMoyne House, an annual history-related Christmas program, a Civil War roundtable, African-American Heritage and Italian-American Heritage Roundtables, and genealogical and historical research facilities and services. The Society sponsors regular historic displays at the LeMoyne House. The Society employs an education coordinator who supplements existing school curricula with local history presentations. The Society maintains a research library and archives.
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