Hershey, Pennsylvania

Lancaster—Center for Day Trips to Historic Shrines

Beautiful Lancaster county offers superior accommodations for visitors in its many first class hotels, motels, campgrounds, tourist and farm homes. Here one may discover the ideal type of lodging for every individual taste.

Enjoy this gracious country atmosphere while planning day trips to surrounding points of historic and cultural interests.

LancasterDutch AreaHARRISBURG1 hour U.S. 230State CapitolCARLISLE1½ hours TurnpikeHome of Molly PitcherPine Grove Furnace State ParkCarlisle BarracksGETTYSBURG1½ hours U.S. 30Civil War BattlefieldMuseumsAbraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg AddressYORK¾ hour U.S. 30First Capitol of The United StatesBALTIMOREWASHINGTON, D. C.2¼ hoursHERSHEY¾ hour State Route 72Amusement ParkGardens, ZooSports ArenaCornwall Iron WorksFRENCH CREEK1 hour State Route 23Hopewell VillageState ParkWASHINGTON CROSSING2¼ hours TurnpikeState ParkVALLEY FORGE1¼ hours TurnpikeState ParkWashington’s HeadquartersPHILADELPHIA1½ hours TurnpikeLiberty BellIndependence HallKENNETT SQUARE1 hour U.S. 41Longwood GardensWILMINGTON1¼ hours U.S. 41Hagley MuseumOld Powder MillsWinterthur Museum

Lancaster

Dutch Area

HARRISBURG

1 hour U.S. 230

State Capitol

CARLISLE

1½ hours Turnpike

Home of Molly Pitcher

Pine Grove Furnace State Park

Carlisle Barracks

GETTYSBURG

1½ hours U.S. 30

Civil War Battlefield

Museums

Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

YORK

¾ hour U.S. 30

First Capitol of The United States

BALTIMORE

WASHINGTON, D. C.

2¼ hours

HERSHEY

¾ hour State Route 72

Amusement Park

Gardens, Zoo

Sports Arena

Cornwall Iron Works

FRENCH CREEK

1 hour State Route 23

Hopewell Village

State Park

WASHINGTON CROSSING

2¼ hours Turnpike

State Park

VALLEY FORGE

1¼ hours Turnpike

State Park

Washington’s Headquarters

PHILADELPHIA

1½ hours Turnpike

Liberty Bell

Independence Hall

KENNETT SQUARE

1 hour U.S. 41

Longwood Gardens

WILMINGTON

1¼ hours U.S. 41

Hagley Museum

Old Powder Mills

Winterthur Museum

The Chocolate Town is less than an hour’s drive from Lancaster.

Center of an industry, world famous resort and tourist attraction, haven for orphaned boys, sports and recreation center, this prosperous community welcomes an ever-increasing number of visitors annually.

HERSHEY HOTEL AND ROSE GARDEN

Certainly no one could deny that to millions the world over the name Hershey is synonymous with chocolate. However, a visit to the unique town of Hershey will convince you that the name of one of America’s great industrial geniuses stands for many other things—and not the least of these is charity.

There is much to see and do in The Chocolate Town. One can enjoy a guided tour of the Hershey factory, a visit to the Museum, the facilities of the Amusement Park, a swim in the pool or the animals in The Zoo. He can golf, go boating, listen to the free concerts or stroll in the gardens.

Just fifty miles west of Lancaster, on Route 30, this historic college town is visited by some 800,000 people each year.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the place where one President spoke and another resided, represents many things to many people. To some there is the thrill of identification, as they view the 2300 markers and monuments on the Battlefield, where men from 25 states reached heights of bravery that have seldom been equalled.

For many, Gettysburg’s fine museums hold great attraction. The National Museum, with the world’s largest collection of Civil War articles, houses the famed electric map. The Hall of Presidents depicts the history of the nation “as told by the Presidents themselves.”

HIGH WATER MARK—GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD

STREETS OF SHOPS—YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

“Colonial” York, centrally located in the rich southeastern part of Pennsylvania, is a progressive city, rich in history and an important industrial center.

There are many things to see and do in York. Be sure to visit the “Weight Lifters Hall of Fame” and see the athletes train for Olympic teams. Also see covered bridges, log house, York’s Liberty Bell, Codorus Furnace, The Historical Society, Laucks Museum, Quaker Meeting houses, The Little Red School House, Wills School, brick end barns, Gates House, Plough Tavern, James Smith grave, farmers’ markets, Sam Lewis and Pinchot State Parks—and photograph the frisky colts at Hanover Farms.

Carlisle, in Cumberland County, played an important part in the early history of the United States. The first white man in the Cumberland Valley established a trading post at Carlisle in 1720.

On property now known as Carlisle Barracks, a munitions works supplied the Revolutionary Army. At the time of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, President Washington assembled his army at Carlisle. During the Civil War the Confederate Army reached its northernmost point at Carlisle.

MOLLY PITCHER MONUMENT—CARLISLE

Hopewell Village of the National Park Service is representative of every pre-1840 iron community of the United States. These furnaces were necessarily “in the woods” because of the need for 5,000 cords of wood annually, required as charcoal fuel. A visit to the Village and the Park’s museum enables visitors to better understand early industrial history. Open daily (except Christmas) 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. except 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays from May 30 to Labor Day, inclusive.

HOPEWELL FURNACE

Valley Forge, the Winter Encampment of Washington’s Continental Army, from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778, is one of the most sacred spots in American history. The reservation now embraces over 2,000 acres and is a historic shrine owned and maintained by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The area includes the original building used by General George Washington at Headquarters the entire 6-month period during that memorable winter, outline of original entrenchments and other restored fortifications.

WASHINGTON’S HEADQUARTERS—VALLEY FORGE

Philadelphia is the city which belongs to every American as part of the great heritage left him by the Founding Fathers. Here are Independence Hall, Carpenters Hall, the Betsy Ross House and many very old houses of worship. A green Mall sets off the State House, home of the famed Liberty Bell.

William Penn’s original “greene, countrie towne” has risen again, not as an open air museum of antiquity alone, but as a living center of one of the world’s greatest cities.

INDEPENDENCE HALL—PHILADELPHIA

Longwood Gardens, located at Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, ranks as one of the outstanding display gardens in America. The Gardens have been under development since 1906.

Longwood Gardens is open to the public every day of the year without charge or advance reservations. Outdoor gardens may be visited from 8 a.m. to sunset. Conservatories are open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Obtain additional information from Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa. Telephone 628-6741.

FOUNTAIN GARDEN AND CONSERVATORY—LONGWOOD GARDENS

Winterthur Museum was begun in 1927 by Henry Francis duPont. Woodwork from old houses from New Hampshire to North Carolina was acquired and installed in his family home, which remained his residence until 1951.

The house at Winterthur was built in 1839 and additions have been made until today it contains 100 period rooms. It is believed to be the largest and richest assemblage of American decorative arts, especially furniture, ever brought together. (Closed Sundays and Mondays)

Photo by Gilbert AskMONTMORENCI STAIR HALL—WINTERTHUR MUSEUM

HAGLEY MUSEUM—WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

The Hagley Museum portrays early American industrial history by showing the industries which flourished along the banks of a single stream—the Brandywine. This stream with its varied enterprises was representative of America’s early industrial effort, and it played an important part in the growth of the nation.

The Museum building was constructed in 1814. Exhibits open to the public carry the story of the Brandywine from the days of Indian culture through the du Pont family’s first powdermaking operations. (Closed Mondays)

[1]Sometimes referred to as Dunkards.

VISITORS OFFICIAL INFORMATION CENTEROpen Daily—Year Round

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