Some of the programs the society typically offers are:
Monthly lecture series with guest speakers • Museum tours • Walking tours of historic New Castle • Lawrence County Trivia Competition • Sports Hall of Fame • Fireworks exhibits • Ice cream social • Membership & Friends Dinner • Haunted History Walking Tour • Mistletoe Magic • Open House with Santa
Rededication Ceremony: Western Reserve Harbor Pennsylvania Canal Historical Marker
May 13 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT
The Lawrence County Historical Society’s Historic Sites Committee is pleased to announce its rededication ceremony of the Western Reserve Harbor (Northern Terminus) Pennsylvania Canal Historic Marker.
The original historic marker mysteriously disappeared from its site several years ago. Since then, the LCHS Historic Sites Committee has diligently worked to raise funds to replace the original marker.
The Western Reserve Harbor Marker denotes a crucial part of Pennsylvania’s 19th Century Canal System. The canal itself stretched from Presque Isle Bay in Erie to the Ohio River in Beaver and was a vital link between the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
The Rededication Ceremony will take place on May 13, 2024, beginning at 5:00 PM and will feature remarks from Emcee Dr. Robert Waddington, LCHS Board President David J. Dean, historical background by Ronald HalacknaIn, and comments from several Public Officials.
In anticipation of possible inclement weather, the actual ceremony will be held at the New Castle School of Trades, US 422, 4117 Pulaski Road, New Castle PA 16101.
This event is free to the public and all are encouraged to attend.
DATE/TIME: May 13, 2024 beginning at 5:00 pm
LOCATION: New Castle School of Trades, US 422, 4117 Pulaski Road, New Castle PA 16101
724-658-4022