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Українська католицька церква Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці (Централія)

Українська католицька церква Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці (англ. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church) — українська греко-католицька церква в місті Централія, штат Пенсільванія, США. Ця споруда — остання церква, що залишилася в Централії, яка була значною мірою покинута після гірничої аварії, яка зробила більшу частину міста небезпечною. Історія Церква була побудована в 1911 році, в цей час Централія була процвітаючою громадою з видобутку вугілля. Багато шахтарів та шахтарських родин, які збудували церкву, були вихідцями зі Східної Європи. У травні 1962 року у вугільних пластах під Централією спалахнула шахтна пожежа, що призвела до того, що більшість населення покинула місто протягом наступних десятиліть. Попри постійно палаючі пожежі (які, як очікується, триватимуть сотні років), Українська католицька церква Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці залишилася відкритою. У 1987 році огляд споруди встановив, що вона була побудована поверх скелі, а не пластів вугілля, і тому плани щодо зносу церкви були скасовані. Наполегливість громади здобула славу і церква стала неофіційним місцем паломництва для українських католиків. У 2015 році Верховний архієпископ Святослав (Шевчук) офіційно оголосив церкву місцем паломництва. Примітки
Bausman Farmstead

Bausman Farmstead is a historic home and farm located at Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Description and history The farmstead was built by German immigrant Andreas Bausman, after his arrival in Pennsylvania in 1755. The complex includes a brick dwelling with summer kitchen, bank barn, stone still house, and Bausman Mansion. The brick farmhouse is a 1+1⁄2-story, four bay wide brick dwelling with a 2-story rear ell built in 1836. The summer kitchen is attached to the west of the rear wing and attached by a brick infill section. The brick bank barn was built in 1869. The stone still house is dated to 1775. The Bausman Mansion was built in 1879, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling in the Late Victorian style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. In 2020 property was bought by Russia Insider editor Charles Bausman, whose ancestors owned the farmstead. References
Sheets Island

Sheets Island (sometimes also referred to as Shutts Island) is an island and archipelago located in the Susquehanna River beside the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It has much smaller surrounding islands, all of which comprise the protected Sheets Island Archipelago Natural Area (70 acres). This land is open to the public and considered a Natural Area by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, within the Weiser State Forest District. Other major nearby islands in the river outside of the archipelago are McCormick Island, Independence Island, and Governor’s Island. References
Bayernhof Music Museum

Bayernhof Music Museum features a major collection of automated musical instruments from the 19th and 20th centuries. Located six miles (10 km) northeast of downtown Pittsburgh in the suburb of O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, it is housed in a German-style mansion sited on an 18-acre (73,000 m2) dramatic overlook some 540 feet (160 m) above the Allegheny River Valley. Bayernhof is the name of the mansion itself, a $4.2 million project completed in 1982 as a private residence by Charles Brown III (1935–1999), founder and CEO of Gas-Lite Manufacturing Company in Pittsburgh. The 19,000-square-foot (1,800 m2) house includes a rooftop observatory, an indoor cave, a swimming pool with a 10-foot (3.0 m) waterfall, ten fireplaces, eight full baths, three powder rooms, three full-size kitchens as well as a completely restored copper still. The museum was a directive of Mr. Brown's will, and it opened to the public in 2004. See also List of music museums References External links Pro, Johnna A. (2004). Bayernhof Museum Opening: story by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 9, 2006. Bayernhof Music Museum website Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association (AMICA) website [1] [2]
Bayfront Convention Center

The Bayfront Convention Center is a convention center complex located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The center, which has views of Presque Isle Bay from three sides, includes a 28,800-square-foot (2,680 m2) Great Hall with a seating capacity of 4,500, and a 13,500-square-foot (1,250 m2) Grand Ballroom. The attached hotels are a Sheraton and Courtyard by Marriott The center held an open house beginning on August 3, 2007. Local promotion continued with public tours during the annual Celebrate Erie festival 17–19 August 2007. The attached hotel opened on April 10, 2008. Construction manager, Barton Malow completed the construction of this project which won the 2008 Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors of America. General Managers Kevin R. Molloy, June 3, 2002 – May 11, 2008 Jeff Esposito, May 12, 2008 – present References External links Bayfront Convention Center
Beaver Falls High School

Beaver Falls High School is a public high school in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Big Beaver Falls Area School District. Athletic teams compete as the Beaver Falls Tigers in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League. Extracurriculars The district offers a wide variety of after school clubs, activities and sports. The Tigers' two main athletic rivals are the New Brighton Lions, who they play football against each season for the 'Little Brown Jug', a trophy that the winner gets to takes home to their high school, and the Aliquippa Quips, whom of which are played every season as well. Athletics Men's Football Men's Cross Country Men's Basketball - PIAA state champions in 1970, 1994, 2005, 2013 [28] Men's Baseball Men's Swimming and Diving Men's and Women's Track and Field Men's and Women's Bowling-(started in 2007) Women's Volleyball Women's Tennis Women's Cross Country Women's Basketball Women's Softball Women's Swimming and Diving Notable alumni Dwight Collins, former professional football player, Minnesota Vikings Joe Lonnett, former professional baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies, and professional manager, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Pittsburgh Pirates Jim E. Marshall, former Pennsylvania State Representative for the 14th district Jake McCandless, former head college football and basketball coach, Princeton Tigers Jim Mutscheller, former professional football player, Baltimore Colts Joe Namath, former professional football player, New York Jets and Los Angeles Rams and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Candy Young, national high school record holder in 100 metres hurdles References External links Official site
Beaver Run Reservoir

Beaver Run Reservoir (also known as Beaver Dam Reservoir) is a reservoir in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 23 miles (37 km) east of Pittsburgh. The elevation of Beaver Run Reservoir is 1,053 feet (321 m) above sea level. The reservoir is the source of drinking water for 150,000 people, including those in Murrysville, Export and Delmont. Fishing in the reservoir and hiking near the reservoir are not allowed, due to public health concerns. Gas drilling The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (MAWC), the local water utility, leased the watershed in 1999 for gas drilling, and about 100 shallow gas wells have been drilled since then. And in 2008, deeper drilling and fracking for gas in the Marcellus shale began near the reservoir. As of 2013, 41 deep wells have been drilled on 6 pads. The drillers are Consol Energy's CNX Gas. Some of the chemicals used by Consol for fracking have been listed online by the MAWC. There is no information on the location, date, or total quantities of chemicals used, but Material Safety Data Sheets discuss the hazards and properties of these chemicals and others: hydrochloric acid; DAP-901-1, which contains methanol and phosphoric acid, and other toxic chemicals; DWP-938-1, which contains methyl alcohol and other toxic chemicals; DWP-944-3, which contains polyethylene glycol and other toxic chemicals; and crystalline silica. In June 2013 there was a spill of 100 gallons of recycled frack wastewater into the ground at a pad near the reservoir. To limit pollution from the spill, soil was excavated, and testing for chlorides was done, and the tests indicated acceptable chloride levels. Fracking resumed several days later. Selling water for fracking The reservoir's water has frequently been sold to energy companies for use in fracking operations. Most recently, Olympus Energy of Canonsburg will purchase millions of gallons of water per day from the reservoir for four months starting in May 2022. See also List of lakes in Pennsylvania List of reservoirs and dams in the United States List of rivers of Pennsylvania List of tributaries of the Allegheny River References External links Aerial photos of gas well pads near Beaver Run Reservoir
Bedford Speedway

Bedford Speedway is a 5/8 mile (1 km) oval, semi-banked, clay, race track located in Bedford County, near Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. The track is also known as the Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway and is host to the Great Bedford County Fair. The track hosts the All Star Circuit of Champions, World of Outlaws Late Model Series. History Bedford Speedway held its first racing event on September 4, 1936 during the Great Bedford Fair and continues to operate as the oldest active dirt speedway in Pennsylvania. Competitors at the track include Indy 500 winners Bill Holland, Jimmy Bryan, and Mario Andretti. The track held a single race each year at the annual fair until the 1960s. The track held an annual American Automobile Association (AAA) "big car" (now sprint car) race until the AAA stopped sanctioning in 1955. During the winter of 2007, the speedway was resurfaced with sifted clay. Joe Padula III took over track promotion in 2013. The track added United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) Modifieds class in 2019. Racing Program Racing takes place on Friday nights from April through September. Weekly classes include Late Models, Late Model Sportsman, Modifieds, and Semi Lates. Special events include the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, World of Outlaws Late Model Series, Mid-Atlantic Championship Series, Independent Racing Series, All Star Circuit of Champions, PA Posse sprint cars, and the American Motorcycle Association Flat Track Championship. References External links Bedford Speedway web site
Beechwood Elementary School

The Beechwood Elementary School is a midsized, urban, public school located in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The building was built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The school provides taxpayer funded preschool through 5th grade. Enrollment was 333 in 2018. The school is part of the Pittsburgh School District. References External links Pittsburgh Beechwood PreK-5
Beechwoods Cemetery (Washington Township, Pennsylvania)

Beechwoods Cemetery in Washington Township, Pennsylvania is a cemetery in Falls Creek, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. History In 1915, civic leaders in Jefferson County, recommended that a new monument be erected at Beechwoods Cemetery to honor deceased soldiers from Washington Township. Planners estimated that the memorial would cost approximately $5,000, and sent inquiries to surviving family members of the soldiers to solicit their input regarding the monument's design. The cemetery has been an annual participant, since 2015, in the Wreaths Across America program, which places wreaths on the graves of more than one million veterans of the United States military each year during the month of December. Notable burials Among those who have been buried at Beechwoods Cemetery are civic leaders and former members of the United States military, including veterans of World War II and the Korean War. James Bond (1793–1861): A son of Major William Bond, Sr. (1767–1863) and the father of William Bond (1823–1910), James Bond emigrated to America with his father in 1811. Shortly afterward, James Bond fought for the United States in War of 1812. He and his family then settled, in 1832, in the Beechwoods of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, where he (James Bond) became a justice of the peace. Major William Bond, Sr. (1767–1836): A grandson of Lord Bond, Maj. William Bond, Sr. was a former soldier in the English army. He emigrated to America with his son, James, in 1811, and in 1832, settled with his family in the Beechwoods of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. William Bond (1823–1910): A native of Adams County, Pennsylvania, William Bond was a grandson of Major William Bond, Sr. (1767–1863), son of War of 1812 veteran and Jefferson County, Pennsylvania justice of the peace James Bond (1793–1861), and a civic leader in Jefferson County. William J. Crawford (1928–2014): Washington Township supervisor and veteran who served with the U.S. Army in Panama Robert Hemphill Longwell (1871–1930): A member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (elected in 1906 and 1908). References External links Beechwoods Cemetery Beechwoods Cemetery Beechwoods Cemetery at Find a Grave
The Lilacs (Philadelphia)

The Lilacs is an early 18th-century farmhouse located in northwestern Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The house has a large addition constructed in the early 19th century, with its name derived from the many lilac bushes on the property. The original owner was Morten Garret who bought a 151-acre (61 ha) plot of land in 1711. The farmhouse was built in two sections with the southern section constructed by Garret sometime shortly after the land was purchased. The attached section was added by Garret's descendants in 1832, as an extension from the northeast wall of the original house. The house was owned by the Garret family until the city purchased it in 1869 to expand Fairmount Park. A rowing club called the University Barge Club began using the house sometime after 1871 as its upstream social clubhouse along the Schuylkill River. In the 1990s, the house was used as a halfway house for juveniles. As of 2018, a sign at the driveway entrance to the house stated Outward Bound—Lilac House—3600 Greenland Drive. The same organization leases and maintains the Porter's House of the demolished Sedgeley Mansion, also in Fairmount Park on the opposite side of the river. The Lilacs house is registered on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and is an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park Historic District entry on the National Register of Historic Places. See also Philadelphia portal List of houses in Fairmount Park National Register of Historic Places listings in West Philadelphia – an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park listing Outward Bound USA References External links Media related to The Lilacs (Philadelphia) at Wikimedia Commons
Rockland Mansion

The Rockland Mansion is a 2+1⁄2-story, Federal-style mansion that is located in east Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, overlooking the Schuylkill River. History and architectural features The land was bought by a Philadelphia merchant named George Thomson in 1809. The mansion was completed circa 1810 using rubble stone for the masonry work which was then finished with stucco scored to resemble cut stone. Thomson used the house as a summer residence for about five years and then sold it to another merchant named Isaac Jones in 1815 whose son sold it to the city in 1870. The house and original plot of 26 acres (11 ha) of land are situated adjacent to the Mount Pleasant Mansion along Mount Pleasant Drive. Beginning in 2002, the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia (PCoP) entered into a long-term lease arrangement with the city, via the Fairmount Park Conservancy's Historic Preservation Trust. Between 2002 and 2005, PCoP restored the house with help from the trust. PCoP relocated its administrative offices to the mansion, and schedules educational and community-related activities there. The city's leasing agreements for Fairmount Park properties require lessees to commit financial resources to help with restoration and ongoing maintenance work. The lessees are not permitted to alter the historic architectural features of the structures, and must allow for public access. Rockland Mansion is registered on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and is an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park Historic District entry on the National Register of Historic Places. See also Philadelphia portal List of houses in Fairmount Park National Register of Historic Places listings in North Philadelphia – an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park listing References External links Media related to Rockland Mansion at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation: HABS No. PA-6055, "Rockland", 20 photos, 6 data pages, 3 photo caption pages HABS No. PA-6184, "Schuylkill River Villas", 18 data pages of historical context
Bell Telephone Building (Pittsburgh)

El Bell Telephone Building es un rascacielos art déco y neoclásico​ de 103 m en el centro de la ciudad de Pittsburgh, la capital del estado de Pensilvania (Estados Unidos). Fue terminado en 1923 y tiene 20 pisos.​ Es el vigésimo segundo edificio más alto de la ciudad. Fue diseñado por John Torrey Windrim.​ Véase también Primeros rascacielos Anexo:Edificios más altos de Pittsburgh Referencias Enlaces externos «Bell Telephone Building (Pittsburgh)» (en inglés). Emporis. «Bell Telephone Building (Pittsburgh)» (en inglés). SkyscraperPage.
Bell Telephone Company Building (Philadelphia)

The Bell Telephone Company Building is a historic 17 story skyscraper located at 1835 Arch Street in the Logan Square neighborhood on the edge of downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which was used as a long distance telephone exchange by the Bell Telephone Company. Its construction in 1925 marked the beginning of the era of long distance trunk lines in telephone communication. The building was listed by the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. History Though this is considered the most prestigious building designed by architect Eugene Stopper, he was perhaps uniquely qualified to design this building. His background designing banks is reflected in the customer service areas that dominates the first floor, and his experience designing industrial buildings in reinforced concrete, is reflected the upper floors where the telephone exchanges were housed. The building is constructed in the Moderne style of brick with limestone used on the first and fourteenth floors. The three upper floors are set-back in the style of New York skyscrapers of the era. The first floor interior is decorated with marble walls, terrazzo floors, and the company's iconic Bell trade-mark. The introduction of long distance trunk lines in the early 1920s caused a boom in telephone traffic, requiring many new switchboards and telephone operators. Philadelphia was a key location in this development, being about halfway between New York City and Washington, D.C., and being the departure point for the trunk line to Chicago, which followed the Pennsylvania Railroad's Main Line westward. The company constructed a series of new buildings with unimaginative names to house the long distance business, including New York's Telephone Building and the St. Louis Telephone Building, which were both built about 1926, and the Ohio Bell Telephone Building in Cleveland and the New Jersey Bell Telephone Building in Newark, both completed before 1930. The New York and New Jersey buildings are also listed on the NRHP, and the Cleveland building is a contributing building to a NRHP Historic District. The trunk lines were placed close to Philadelphia's fairly new downtown area, which developed around City Hall rather than the older business area to the east. Once placed, the location of the trunk lines dictated the location of other Bell Telephone buildings which needed easy access to the lines. The company's 1950 stainless steel skyscraper at 16th and Cherry Streets, and the 1991 Bell Atlantic Tower at 18th and Arch Streets both follow this pattern. In 1970, the long distance exchanges were moved to a modern facility, the building was renovated as telephone company offices, and air conditioning was installed. About 1990, the building was sold and converted to use as a self-storage facility and sold again in 2001 for use as apartments. References
Belle Vernon Bridge

The Belle Vernon Bridge, also called the Speers Bridge or Speers/Belle Vernon Bridge, carries Interstate 70 across the Monongahela River from Speers east to Rostraver Township in the state of Pennsylvania. Around 1951, it replaced an earlier low-level bridge, which connected Pennsylvania Route 88 via State Street with Pennsylvania Route 906 at the I-70 east ramps, just to the south of the current bridge. The old bridge carried Legislative Route 118 and Pennsylvania Route 71 until those were moved to the new bridge when it opened. History The new bridge was authorized by President Truman on 22 June 1946. Incidents Trolley services were disrupted when a girder for the new bridge fell, severing the wires in 1951. Several people were injured by flying debris when one of the supports for the previous bridge was demolished by blasting in 1955. See also List of crossings of the Monongahela River References External links Photos of the old and new bridges
Bellevue Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Bellevue Park, is a neighborhood in East Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is known as Pennsylvania’s first fully planned residential community. Bellevue Park is characterized by winding lanes, wooded topography, underground utilities and period street lighting. Impressive mansions and open preserves are protected by stringent covenants. History Bellevue Park was acquired in 1907 by the Union Real Estate Investment Company (consisting of Herman P. Miller and other investors) from the 1876 homestead and vineyard of Jacob Haehnlen ("Belle Vue Farm"). In 1909 Warren H. Manning of Boston area, a preeminent landscape designer, published a residential lot plan, which resulted in central Pennsylvania's first landscaped suburb. Nationally known horticulturalist, environmentalist and publisher J. Horace McFarland purchased the first lot. The neighborhood was first advertised as having "Permanent views, assured surroundings" and "city homes with country advantages...within 15 minutes of Market Square." In June 1914, The Bellevue Park Association was established, which was the oldest community organization in the Harrisburg area. Breeze Hill Mansion McFarland and his family purchased a 2.5-acre tract of land, upon which laid the Haehnlen's former summer house in disrepair. Nicknamed "Breeze Hill" by his wife, the estate would come be home to one of the most widely known gardens in America, where McFarland would experiment with cross-pollinating new varieties of roses and would publish the results in color for a popular horticulture publication. References See also List of Harrisburg neighborhoods
Bells Mills Covered Bridge

Bells Mills Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Sewickley Township and South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 95-foot-long (29 m), Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1850. It features pedimented gables and plain pilasters in the Greek Revival style. It crosses Sewickley Creek. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. References External links Media related to Bells Mill Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-415, "Bells Mill Bridge, Sewickley Creek, West Newton, Westmoreland County, PA", 2 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages, supplemental material