Join us for our annual Living History Day on Saturday, July 16, 2022, from 10:00 am- 4:00 pm. This all day, family-friendly, living history event is free and has programs and demonstrations to offer visitors of all ages. These include stone cutting, rope making, natural dyes, spinning, a traveling trunk, and more! The 2nd Pennsylvania, Company B- American Highlanders from the Mexican War (1846-1848) will tell their stories and perform black powder demonstrations at designated points throughout the day at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, and 3:00 pm. 

Visitors will learn what it was like to work and travel on the Allegheny Portage Railroad as well as activities that women were participating in during the 19th century.  

No reservations are required! 

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)    

About Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic We are located 10 miles west of Altoona, Pennsylvania off the Gallitzin exit of US Highway 22. The park preserves portions of the first railroad crossing of the Allegheny Mountains. This unique railroad connected the eastern and western divisions of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. For additional information on Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, please visit www.nps.gov/alpo.