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Meyersdale Area Historical Society, Meyersdale, PA

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Meyersdale Area Historical Society

Local history museum and visitor center in a renovated railroad station that also serves as a trailhead on the Great Allegheny Passage in Meyersdale.

Meyersdale, PA

About Meyersdale Area Historical Society

The society works to share and preserve the history of the Meyersdale area and supports research into the region's past. Its home is a renovated Western Maryland Railroad station, leased from Somerset County, which functions as a visitors' center, a local history museum, and a trailhead for the Great Allegheny Passage hiking and biking trail. Inside, visitors find exhibits on regional history, railroad artifacts, operating model train displays with a children's activity area, DVD programs about the trail and local sights, oral histories, and a gift shop. The station also offers rest and hospitality facilities for trail users, tourists, and residents, and staff and volunteers help visitors learn about lodging, food, and attractions across the area and county.

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  • #museum
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  • #railroad
  • #Great Allegheny Passage

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