Steamtown National Historic Site (redirected from Steam town)

Steamtown National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Steamtown National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address: 150 S Washington Ave
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.

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