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Greene Artifacts: Whiskey! A Medicine!
Whiskey has played an important role in the history of southwestern Pennsylvania. In the 1780s and 90s, farmers would distill their excess grain into whiskey (specifically, old-fashioned Monongahela rye whiskey)
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Author Archives: Matt Cumberledge
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Going Greene: Waynesburg – A Name That Captures History
The year was 1794. It was a violent time in southwestern Pennsylvania. There was still a threat of Indian attack, and the frontier settlements were just getting established. The Whiskey
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Greene Artifacts: A Fire Damaged Statue
One surviving artifact from the Downey House fire serves as a gripping reminder of the incident. In the aftermath of the fire, the hand from the original statue of Nathanael
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Going Greene… What’s in a Name?
In the late 1700s, it became apparent there was a sincere need to establish a new county in the very southwestern corner of the state of Pennsylvania. The early settlers
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Greene Artifacts: Dietz Pioneer Lantern
As far as the length of human history goes, electrical lighting is relatively new. However, the need to light up the world is far from new. Even after the electric
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