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Archive

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Historical Society to Expand Main Building
President Harry (“Skip”) Hillier announced at the Wayne County Historical…
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Debut of Spencer Tractor and Canal Park Pavilion
Come and celebrate the Debut of the Spencer Tractor and our new Pavilion,…
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Restored Spencer Steam Tractor to be unveiled this Saturday
Spencer Steam Tractor, built in 1888 in Wayne County, Pa., has been rebuilt…
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General Lemnitzer Memorial in place
The Planning Group stood by the General Lyman L. Lemnitzer Memorial that…
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PA Historical Markers approved for Wayne County
Honor Winter Wonderland song, writer Dick Smith; and General Lyman…
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WCHS to re-open May 22
The Wayne County Historical Society announces that the Main Museum and…
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Fall Guided Walk on October 9th
Join us, on Saturday, October 9th, starting at 10:00 am. The cost is…
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Historic Preservation Award Ceremony
Please join us as we celebrate Sarah Clauss and her wonderful restoration…
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Annual Fall Dinner November 6, 2021
Please join us for our Annual Fall Dinner at Lukan's Farm Resort on…
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Welcome to the Wayne County Historical Society, home of the full-size replica of the Stourbridge Lion, the first locomotive to run on commercial track in the United States.

Our main museum and museum shop are housed in a building built in 1860 as headquarters of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company....click here for more information.

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Calendar
Calendar of Events at Wayne County Historical Society
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News
News the Wayne County Historical Society

Historic Sites

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Central Park Honesdale
The town of Honesdale was begun in 1826 by the Delaware and Hudson Canal…
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Edward A. Katz House
c1912 1701 N. Main Street, Honesdale Edward A. Katz (1865-1967) and his…

Research Library

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Genealogy in Wayne County
Genealogical records WCHS Research Library at 810 Main Street, Honesdale…
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Historic Topics
Research materials at the WCHS Research Library, your best source for the…

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