Landis Valley Museum

Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
Landis House in September, 2012
Nearest city Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°5′36″N 76°16′48″W / 40.09333°N 76.28000°W / 40.09333; -76.28000Coordinates: 40°5′36″N 76°16′48″W / 40.09333°N 76.28000°W / 40.09333; -76.28000
Area 100 acres (40 ha)
Built 1940
NRHP reference # 99001578[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 3, 2000
Designated PHMC 1957[2]

The Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum is a 100-acre living history museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It collects, conserves, exhibits, and interprets Pennsylvania German material, culture, history and heritage from 1740 through 1940. The museum was founded by the Landis brothers--Henry K. Landis and George Landis.[3]

The museum celebrates the many inventions developed in the Lancaster area. Because this was the birthplace of the Conestoga wagon, visitors see how wagons were made, including the critical process of making spoked wheels. Because Lancaster County is where the Pennsylvania longrifle – also known as the Kentucky longrifle – originated, visitors see how gunsmiths of the 18th century manufactured rifle barrels.

The features of the museum include:

See also

  • Lancaster, Pennsylvania portal

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Pennsylvania Farm Museum - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ Callanan, Laura Knowles (1995). "Landis Valley Museum: The Legacy of Two Brothers Lives On!". Trails of History. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved December 9, 2013.



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