JUST FOR KIDS

Hey Kids!

Do you want to learn something fun? Then come to the Beaver Area Heritage Museum. Visit our log house. Walk through the site of old Fort McIntosh, the first home of the US Army after the American Revolution.

Imagine what life used to be like 200 years ago in Beaver. What did people wear? What food did they eat?Where did kids go to school? What type of games did kids play? Who were some of the famous people who lived in Beaver? Did anything special happen here?

We can help you learn about these things, and to understand a different time, long ago. We have museum displays to see. There are books to read. We have old-time objects you can touch and feel.

You may be surprised. Many special things have happened in our town.
Come, take a closer look.

	Mac’s History Quiz
	Q: In what year was the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge built in Beaver? A: Click here for the answer.         If you answered 1910, exactly 107 years ago, you’re right!         Q: What famous Beaver lawyer became Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court? A: Click here for the answer.         If you answered Daniel Agnew, you’re right!         Q: What Pulitzer Prize-winning author spent a summer in Beaver in 1889? (Hint: he wrote The Jungle Book, Gunga Din and Captains Courageous.) A: Click here for the answer.         If you answered Rudyard Kipling, you’re right!