Landis Valley Museum is a nationally significant living history museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. It collects, conserves, exhibits, and interprets Pennsylvania German material, culture, history and heritage from 1740 through 1940. The museum was founded by the Landis brothers--Henry K. Landis and George Landis.
As living history, this museum is particularly interesting, because of the many inventions developed in the Lancaster area. For instance, because this was the birthplace of the Conestoga Wagon (and the stogie cigar), visitors see how wagons were made, including the critical process of making spoked wheels). Because this is where the Pennsylvania Longrifle (aka Kentucky Longrifle) originated, visitors see how gunsmiths of the 18th century manufactured rifle barrels.
The features of the museum include:
| * Visitor Center |
* Landis House & Stable |
| * Print Shop and Leatherworking Shop |
* Pottery Shop |
| * Log Farm |
* Yellow Barn |
| * Brick Farmstead |
* Erisman House |
| * Blacksmith Shop |
* Tavern |
| * Transportation Building |
* Gun Exhibit |
| * Landis Valley House Hotel |
* Conestoga Wagon Shed |
| * Maple Grove School |
* Farm Implement Shed |
| * Steam Engine Building |
* Textile Processes & Garden |
| * Country Store |
* Isaac Landis House, Barn & Feed Mill |
| * Firehouse |
* Tin Shop |
| * Weathervane Store |
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