Friendship Hill 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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Friendship Hill 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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Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Point Marion, PA 15474
Phone:724-725-9190
Fax:724-725-1999
Web: www.nps.gov/frhi/
Size: 675 acres.
Established: Authorized on November 10, 1978.
Location:In southwestern Pennsylvania, 12 miles from Uniontown and 10 miles from Morgantown, West Virginia.
Facilities:Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities:Hiking, fishing, cross-country skiing, guided and self-guided tours.
Special Features:This stone and brick home on the Monongahela River near Point Marion,Pennsylvania, belonged to Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury,1801-1813, under Presidents Jefferson and Madison. Gallatin'saccomplishments and contributions include reducing the national debt,purchasing the LouisianaTerritory and funding the Lewis & Clark exploration.
See other parks in Pennsylvania.