Pennsylvania Photo-A-Day by xzmattzx

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March 10

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on Broad Street at Cherry Street in Philadelphia. The Academy is one of the oldest art institutions in the country, founded in 1805. The structure was built in 1876.

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March 11

The old Chester County Courthouse, later the Delaware County Courthouse, on the Avenue of the States in Chester. The courthouse was built in 1724, served as the seat of Chetser County and then Delaware County until 1851. The courthouse is the oldest public building in continuous use in the United States.

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March 12

The Old Library is one of the three remaining buildings on West Chester University's campus in West Chester that is built with serpentine stone. Popular in the 1870s and 1880s, serpentine fell out of favor by the 1890s, and was rarely used. The Old Library, built in 1902, is a rare example of serpentine being used prominently in the 20th century. When the new library was built in 1947, the Old Library became the home of the anthropology department, sociology department, and Frederick Douglass Institute.

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March 13

The State Theatre, on College Avenue in State College. The theater was built in 1938 and was closed in 2001. State Theatre was re-opened in 2006 as a performing arts center. Ye Olde College Diner, another State College institution, is on the left.

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March 14

The Coudersport Theatre, on Main Street in Coudersport, Potter County. The theater was built in 1923.

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March 15

Buildings on Pickering Street in Brookville. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, built in 1872, is on the right.

Originally Posted by Linguine

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March 16

The Clinton County Courthouse, on Water Street in Lock Haven. The courthouse was built in 1869 and was designed by Samuel Sloan and Addison Hutton.

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March 17

The Carbon County Jail, on Broadway in Jim Thorpe. Jim Thorpe is one of the many former coal-mining towns in the mountains of Pennsylvania, and in the mid-1800s the Molly Maguires were active in these towns. The Molly Maguires, or Mollies, were an Irish-American organization that either defended the rights of workers, or used intimidation to turn the tables on coal companies, depending on varying stories. It was here in Jim Thorpe that four Molly Maguires were hung, on June 21, 1877, for the murders of mine superintendants and railroad superintendants. One of the men hung, Alexander Campbell, proclaimed his innocence, stating that a handprint of his on the wall would remain afer his death. Despite being washed, painted over several times, and even having the wall replaced, the handprint has continued to appear, leading some to believe that Campbell really was innocent.

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March 18

The Northumberland County Courthouse, at 2nd & Market Streets in Sunbury. The courthouse was built in 1865 and was designed by D.S. Rissel, who used Samuel Sloan's drawings and designs for courthouses across Pennsylvania without his permission. Despite the Copyright Act of 1909 not in existence yet, Sloan sued for architect fees and won, establishing that architects provided a specific service.

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March 19

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, on Strasburg Road in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County. The museum was built in 1975 and features locomotives and railroad cars that date back to 1855.

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March 20

With the first day of spring, the forests of Pennsylvania will come back to life, like the Juniata River Valley in Greenwood Township, Perry County, in this picture.

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March 21

The McMullen House, on Main Street in Titusville. The house was built in 1870.

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March 22

The A.G. Egbert Memorial Fountain, in the park at 12th & Liberty Streets in Franklin. The fountain was dedicated in 1896.

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March 23

A house on Church Street in Brookville.

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March 24

A house on Liberty Street in Warren.

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March 25

A little agricultural plot scraping by in the mountains of Clearfield County in Huston Township.

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March 26

A house on Elm Street in Tionesta.

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March 27

Houses on Pennsylvania Avenue in Centre Hall.

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March 28

A house on Elk Street in Franklin. The house was built in 1846 and is one of the prime examples of the influence of the Western Reserve housing style that was brought by settlers from New England to northwestern Pennsylvania. The housing style can also be found in the Connecticut Western Reserve area of Ohio.