Quintessential Pennsylvania

  AIRVILLE - Founded 1828. Named for pure air in neighborhood. Airville is located in York County near the Susquehanna River and is home to the famous Indian Steps Museum , which houses a collection of Native American artifacts. It is also the location of the Otter Creek Campground , which is the setting for the song " The Dam at Otter Creek " by the band Live. How to Get There: Sources and Links: Notes From The Fire - Dam At Otter Creek

Along PA 981 in the Westmoreland County Village of Alverton was the site of the former East Huntingdon Township High School.  Built in 1924, the high school replaced the former high school that dated to the turn of the century. The High School would serve East Huntingdon Township until 1964 when the school district merged with the Scottdale School District to form the Southmoreland School District.  The high school was renamed Southmoreland High School and was the district's high school until the late 1970s when a new high school was built across Route 981. The building continued to serve the community as Southmoreland Junior High School until 2010 when a new Southmoreland Middle School opened in Scottdale.  The building was later demolished and the site is now the parking lot for the school's football stadium. The intricate terra-cota details of the former high school's façade were one of the many features of this building. All photos taken by post autho...

ARDMORE - Founded 1873. Formerly "Athensville", renamed Ardmore in 1873. The name Ardmore comes from an Irish town of the same name. Located on US 30 about 10 miles west of Philadelphia, Ardmore is one of the famous and affluent Main Line communities that were originally served by the Pennsylvania Railroad's Main Line, which ran from Philadelphia to Bryn Mawr (later to Paoli). Downtown Ardmore is a shoppers' mecca, when one of the earliest official shopping centers in the United States, Suburban Square, opened in 1928. Because of Ardmore's status as a shopping destination, it has been given the nickname of the "Main Street of the Main Line". Sources and Links: Visit Philadelphia - Ardmore Destination Ardmore - Welcome to Destination Ardmore Main Line Homes - History of the Philadelphia Main Line Ardmore Waterford - Explore Ireland's Ancient East - Ardmore, County Waterford