STRATEGIC PARTNERS
March 11, 2002
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Kiosks will soon be historical guides in three of Pennsylvania's heritage parks. Pennsylvania officials announced on Sept. 27 that the kiosks would be part of a $4.1 million series of grants for the heritage park system.
The grants provide for the placement of kiosks at three state heritage parks:
-- Kiosks will be located at the Honey Hollow Environmental Center in Bucks County in southeast Pennsylvania. The center will also feature new watershed interpretive signage.
-- Prototype heritage kiosks will be placed at four riverside locations in the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area in southwest Pennsylvania. The area chronicles the history of the steel region along the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers.
-- Interactive kiosk centers will be located along the National Road Corridor in the National Road Heritage Park.
The Heritage Parks Program was created in 1989 and has allocated nearly $30 million to state heritage park areas taking part in the program. On Sept. 27, state officials announced that a 15-county area in north central and northwest Pennsylvania had been designated the Lumber Heritage Region, the state's 11th heritage park.
"Pennsylvania's heritage regions offer opportunities for visitors to experience our industrial history of railroads, steel mills, coal mines, canals and scenic highways," Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Mark Schweiker said at a press conference on Sept. 27.
