BUSINESS DIRECTORY
GREENSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT MUSEUM
Address: 416 South Main Street, Rear (behind City Hall), Greensburg
Contact: gbgfire.org, or 724.832.7904
A must‑see for your little firefighters! The Greensburg Volunteer
Fire Department was organized on Jan. 12, 1891, and included Hose
Company #1 and Hose Company #2. The city’s original firefighting
equipment consisted of two hose carts and leather fire buckets. The
museum chronicles the history of the Greensburg volunteer fire
department with antique fire trucks and equipment, photos, parade
uniforms, historic videos and films. Also, there’s a large display of toy
fire trucks. Visit the website for more information.
KERR MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Address: 402 Delaware Avenue, Oakmont
Contact: kerrmuseum.com, or 412.826.9295
Experience the warmth and charm of life as it was lived by a
small‑town doctor, Dr. Thomas R. Kerr, his wife Jessie and daughter
Virginia in their gracious home in Oakmont, a quaint town that
provided an escape from the often harsh conditions of life in the city.
The museum brings to life the story of the middle class in late 19th
century America, often overshadowed by that period’s extremes of
fabulous wealth and grinding poverty. Visit the website for more
information.
MCKEESPORT REGIONAL HISTORY & HERITAGE CENTER
Address: 1832 Arboretum Drive, McKeesport
Contact: mckeesportheritage.org, or 412.678.1832
Founded in 1980 as a nonprofit organization, the McKeesport
Regional History & Heritage Center is a museum and research facility
dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of McKeesport
and the Mon Valley region for public education, research and
enjoyment. The center moved to its present facility in Renziehausen
Park, next to the Rose Garden, in 1991. Visit the website for more
information.
MONROEVILLE HISTORIC LANDMARKS
Addresses: Various locations in Monroeville
Contact: monroevillehistorical.org, or 412.856.1000
This summer, play “history detective” with your kids and find out
more about Monroeville’s four historic landmarks, including the Old
Stone Church, the McGinley House, the McCully Log House and
the McGregor Stone Bridge. Visit the Monroeville Historical Society
website for more information.
SWIGART AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM
Address: 12031 William Penn Highway, Huntingdon
Contact: swigartmuseum.com, or 814.643.0885
Are you an automobile lover? The William E. Swigart, Jr. Antique
Automobile Museum is a nonprofit museum dedicated to the
preservation of American automobile history. It features 35 cars plus
antique toys, license plates, emblems, bicycles and more. Visit the
website for more details.
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