The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Downer Tavern, Fayette-Springs Hotel, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Rush House, and Wharton Furnace are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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CommonsUS 40 eb in Wharton Twp., PA (2), Aug. 20242024
CommonsUS 40 eb in Wharton Twp., PA (1), Aug. 20242024
CommonsUS 40 eb in Chalk Hill, PA, Aug. 20242024
CommonsUS 40 eb entering Wharton Twp., PA, Aug. 20242024
CommonsUS 40 eb entering Henry Clay Twp., PA, Aug. 20242024
CommonsUS 40 eb at Sansom Chapel, Wharton Twp., PA, Aug. 20242024
CommonsUS 40 eb approaching PA 381, Aug. 20242024
CommonsPA 381 nb at US 40, Aug. 20242024
CommonsChalk Hill, PA post office, Aug. 20242024
Commons2022-05-14 08 13 45 View south along Pennsylvania State Rou…2022
CommonsGoldsworthy-Room-1992-detail2019
CommonsPhotography at Touchstone2018
CommonsChalkhill post office 154212015
CommonsWharton Furnace Fayette County2013
CommonsFayette Springs Hotel2013
CommonsWhartonTwpPA RushHouse2012
CommonsWharton Furnace2012
CommonsNemicolin Woodlands Resort2003Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (18). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.