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The Free African Society was formed in 1787 to support freed slaves. The first of its kind in Pennsylvania, the society soon prompted the formation of similar groups in other states.

first appeared: 10/5/2003

Fallingwater, an award-winning home near Mill Run designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930s, is constructed over a waterfall to blend into the environment. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy now owns it.

first appeared: 9/28/2003

Painter Mary Cassatt, born in 1844 in Allegheny City (now Pittsburgh), was the only American to exhibit with the revolutionary French Impressionists.

first appeared: 9/21/2003

Printer and preservationist J. Horace McFarland helped found a city beautification movement that spread from Harrisburg (pop. 48,950) across the country in the early 1900s.

first appeared: 9/14/2003

Comedian and television producer Bill Cosby, born in 1937 in Philadelphia, was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame in 1992.

first appeared: 9/7/2003

Pennsylvania founder and Quaker William Penn, famous for his just treatment of American Indians, paid the Delaware Indians for land—although it was not legally required.

first appeared: 8/31/2003

Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning epic poem, John Brown’s Body, poet and author Stephen Vincent Benet was born in Bethlehem in 1898.

first appeared: 8/24/2003

The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors’ Museum opened in Columbia (pop. 1,162) in 1977 and now boasts more than 12,000 items.

first appeared: 8/17/2003

Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and Little Men, was born in 1832 in Germantown, a neighborhood of Philadelphia.

first appeared: 8/10/2003

Born in Cresson (pop. 4,055), explorer Robert E. Peary was 52 when he stood at the North Pole. A 3-inch Bronze Star on his Arlington National Cemetery memorial points to the North.

first appeared: 8/3/2003

Gifford Pinchot, America’s first professionally trained forester, twice served as the state’s governor. In his first year in office, he helped resolve a strike that had paralyzed the state’s coal industry.

first appeared: 7/27/2003

Hog Island, a former World War I shipbuilding operation, was bought by the city of Philadelphia in 1930 for $3 million as the future site of the Philadelphia International Airport.

first appeared: 7/20/2003

Philadelphia’s Centennial Exhibition of 1876 showcased 100 years of American culture and industry. It drew more than 8 million visitors from the United States and abroad in the six months it was open.

first appeared: 7/13/2003

The Great Allegheny Passage, a 100-mile cycling and walking trail, stretches from McKeesport (pop. 24,040) to Meyersdale (pop. 2,473) and ultimately will connect Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Md.

first appeared: 7/6/2003

James Buchanan, the nation’s 15th president, was born in a log cabin near Mercersburg (pop. 1,540) on April 23, 1791. He is buried at Woodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster.

first appeared: 6/29/2003

Milton Hershey built the town of Hershey (pop. 12,771) around his chocolate production industry. In addition to employing all of its residents, he provided an amusement park for their enjoyment.

first appeared: 6/22/2003

Laurel Caverns, located in a 435-acre geological park near Uniontown (pop. 12,422), is home to Pennsylvania’s largest caves. Visitors can spend three hours exploring two miles of trails.

first appeared: 6/15/2003

Andy Warhol, credited with founding the Pop Art movement, is buried at St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery outside Pittsburgh. He forever will be remembered for his Campbell’s soup can and Marilyn Monroe portraits.

first appeared: 6/8/2003

In Franklin Township (pop. 7,212), people who move their mobile homes out of town need a permit from the town clerk. Those moving a mobile home into town need a building permit.

first appeared: 6/1/2003

The National Aviary in Pittsburgh is reported to be America’s only independent, indoor, nonprofit bird zoo. It is home to more than 600 birds of more than 200 species.

first appeared: 5/25/2003

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