CENTRALIA, Pa. (WHTM) – Centralia was founded in 1866 and is located in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Mostly known for its local mines, Centralia had around 2,800 residents in the 1890s and was ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Farm Show can date back to as early as the mid-1600s. William Penn created the Agriculture Show which would occur in other locations before settling in ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Historical Society of Pennsylvania turns 200 years old in 2024. To mark its ...

Train aficionados peg Pennsylvania Railroad Museum in Strasburg as one of the world’s foremost transportation institutions. Now, for the first time, a book tells its history. The author is Peter ...

This week 285 years ago, a ship called the Charming Nancy docked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, carrying a group of passengers mostly from Germany, including some of the first Amish immigrants. Among ...

Pennsylvania's absence of federally recognized tribal nations means there's been an incomplete picture of its Native American culture and history, officials said Friday as they announced a ...

During the 1800s, Pennsylvania was at the epicenter of the rye whiskey industry. Prohibition caused most of the distilleries to close, and the state’s legacy was forgotten. From Philly and the Pa.

MEDIA — Delaware County resident Robyn Young, known locally as The Marker Lady for her hobby of installing historical markers throughout the state of Pennsylvania ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's absence of federally recognized tribal nations means there's been an incomplete picture of its Native American culture and history, officials said Friday as they ...

As one of the original 13 colonies, the home of the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, and the Keystone State that held the early U.S. together, Pennsylvania is unsurprisingly rich in ...