West Overton, Pennsylvania
- West Overton, Pennsylvania
West Overton is a ghost town located approximately convert|40|mi southeast of Pittsburgh, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is on PA 819 between the towns of Mount Pleasant and Scottdale. Its latitude is 40.117N and its longitude is -79.564W.
It is best known as the birthplace of Henry Clay Frick, the industrialist and art collector, and the original site of distillery of his grandfather Abraham Overholt, the namesake of Old Overholt rye whiskey. [cite web |title=American Whiskey |url=http://www.ellenjaye.com/hist_mono3overholt.htm]
West Overton Village was established in 1800 by German Mennonites from Bucks County, who were led by Henry Overholt. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Districts in 1985. Today it operates as a museum complex and is an example of a 19th century rural industrial village. It is the only pre-American Civil War village still intact in Pennsylvania.
References
External links
* [http://www.westovertonmuseum.org West Overton Museums website]
* [http://www.frickart.org Frick Art & Historical Center website]
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