Category - History

An architect's desk at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art's Frank Lloyd Wright's Southwestern Pennsylvania exhibit.

How would Pittsburgh’s history have changed if Frank Lloyd Wright’s visions for the city had been realized? It’s an intriguing question raised by “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania,” a new exhibit at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. Admission to The Westmoreland, which is…

A park ranger speaks to visitors at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville.

National Parks Week, which runs through April 30, 2023, is a celebration of the beauty and significance of the parks system in the United States. It’s great opportunity for people to learn about the natural wonders of the country and to appreciate the efforts made to preserve them. The Laurel Highlands offers easy access to the five National…

Sarah B. Cochran was an industrialist and philanthropist from Fayette County.

Fayette County native Sarah B. Cochran rose from abject poverty to become America’s “Coal Queen,” a fierce fighter for women’s suffrage and a philanthropist who helped men and women across three states gain access to higher education. March is National Women’s History Month, and that makes it the perfect time to…

Theresa Gay Rohall

Six Secrets Behind 'The Pale Blue Eye'

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 8:00 AM by Eric Knopsnyder

Eagle-eyed viewers of “The Pale Blue Eye,” will spot a Laurel Highlands landmark in the historical fiction thriller, which has been one of the most popular movies on Netflix since its release earlier this month. For the movie, the Compass Inn Museum in Laughlintown was remade into Benny's Haven, the fictional tavern outside of…

Christian Bale and Harry Melling star in “The Pale Blue Eye.”

The Compass Inn Museum and Fort Ligonier make history come alive on a regular basis, but the two Laurel Highlands attractions will be doing it in an entirely new way on Thursday, Jan. 19. That’s when Fort Ligonier will host a free screening of “The Pale Blue Eye” and hold a behind-the-scenes discussion about the historical…

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