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Franklin County Historical Society, Chambersburg

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#66 of 115 in Historic Sites in Pennsylvania
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  • August 8, 2017
    Took my 3 grandsons, age 6 to 12, 3 weeks ago and they loved it. Only takes about an hour but was worth every minute. Kids especially liked the old pharmacy and the dungeon. Great history lesson for y...  more »
  • July 10, 2017
    The Old Jail is operated by Franklin County Historical Society and is a great place to get oriented to the historical placed in the County. Just down the street is the John Brown House where he planne...  more »
  • June 10, 2017
    Since we were in the area, we went to the family history room to see what they had. The volunteers were very helpful and we found a few things we didn't have before. We didn't have time to take the fu...  more »
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  • April 30, 2017
    Great place to take a look in. Tour was great. Reveals history about this place.
  • July 6, 2013
    Great place to learn how they live in old old. We had great time there.
  • August 6, 2015
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