Touring Pennsylvania's Industrial Past
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 15:43
in Earth & Climate
While steel, coal and other industries no longer play the role they once did, they will always define Pennsylvania's history. As the post-industrial economy has taken over, many monuments to this other era remain as a way to attract tourists and relive the past. To delve deeper into our heritage and discover how it is remembered today, Temple University professor Carolyn Kitch drove approximately 16,000 miles to visit more than 200 museums, coal mines, factory tours, festivals, worker memorials, iron furnace remains and tourist trains throughout Pennsylvania over three years.