Meadowcroft Village open-air museum
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Meadowcroft Village open-air museum is a historical and archaeological site in Pennsylvania that interprets rural American life and deep prehistoric human habitation, centered around the renowned Meadowcroft Rockshelter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meadowcroft Village open-air museum canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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open-air museum ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Pennsylvania
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Living history museums in the United States ⓘ Museums in Washington County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Open-air museums in Pennsylvania ⓘ Prehistoric sites in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| establishedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
prehistoric human habitation
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rural American life ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalComponent | Meadowcroft Rockshelter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
19th-century rural church
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Meadowcroft Rockshelter NERFINISHED ⓘ blacksmith shop ⓘ covered bridge ⓘ farmstead exhibits ⓘ historic log buildings ⓘ one-room schoolhouse ⓘ prehistoric Indian village exhibit ⓘ reconstructed 19th-century village ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania ⓘ Washington County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Meadowcroft Rockshelter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Avella, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
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guided tours ⓘ living history demonstrations ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Senator John Heinz History Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Senator John Heinz History Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Senator John Heinz History Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
interprets one of the oldest known sites of human habitation in North America
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preserves regional rural heritage of western Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| theme |
19th-century rural village life
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American frontier history ⓘ |
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