Steamtown National Historic Site
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National Parks
Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Steamtown National Historic Site:
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Scranton, PA 18503
Phone:570-340-5200
Fax:570-340-5328
Phone:888-693-9391
Web: www.nps.gov/stea/
Size: 62.5 acres.
Established: Authorized on October 30, 1986.
Location:In downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of Lackawanna and Cliff avenues. Accessible from the north and south via I-81, from the east via I-84 and I-380, and from the west via I-80.
Facilities:Visitor center (é), museum/exhibit (é).
Activities:Ranger-led tours, living history programs, passenger railroad excursions (seasonal).
Special Features:The former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad yard -- including the remains of the historic roundhouse, switchyard, and associated buildings -- and a collection of steam locomotives and railroad cars preserve and interpret the story of early 20th-century steam railroading in America.
See other parks in Pennsylvania.