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Historic Sites

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Falls Port Inn and Restaurant

Hawley Pennsylvania Coal Company sold lot No 1 in Hawley in 1866.

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Fireproof Building - Bethany Public Library

Bethany - Bethany Borough was established in 1800 as a seat for the new…

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First Baptist Church

The Baptist denomination has the honor of establishing the first church in…

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First Baptist Church (Damascus)

Damascus In 1800 Thomas Shield, a Philadelphia Baptist and the original…

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First National Bank of Hawley

302 Main Ave., Hawley Historic Preservation Award givein in 2003 to…

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First Presbyterian Church

Hawley The First Presbyterian Church of Hawley was founded in 1849 by three…

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First Wayne County Court House

Bethany On March 21, 1798 an Act was passed creating Wayne County from what…

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Fuller-Otis House

Bethany In 1814 Jason Torrey hired Amzi Fuller, of Connecticut, to teach in…

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Galilee Guest House

Damascus Township As you drive north from the center of the tiny village of…

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About us   

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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Old Stone House
304 Church Street - Hawley David Bishop sold the land in Hawley that this…
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The Solomon Moore House
(David Wilmot Birthplace), Bethany - In 1811 John Gustin built a house for…

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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