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Union
County Historical 18th-Century Site
Open Sunday afternoons 2-4 PM |
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LEWISBURG: The 1793
Dale/Engle/Walker House will be open on Sundays 2-4PM through October,
for guided tours of the first floor rooms and the original
kitchen. The tour focuses on architecture, slavery and the
underground railroad, and the immigrant experience and includes
interactive audio stations and the replicated 1804 Dale Library. The
exhibit, "Textiles on the Farm,"
features selections from the collection of the Union County Historical
Society augmented by items from private
collections.
An exhibit of early farm implements is in the
post-and-beam Wagon Shed built
last August specifically to house some of the society's collection of
farm machinery and tools.
The newly published
Heritage
Volume XXI: Samuel Dale (1741-1804); A Life and Estate in Union County - about the houses' original owner and the
architecture of this limestone farmhouse - is available for purchase at
the House during tour hours, as are other books on Union County
history. Books may also be purchased at the Society office in the
county courthouse, and at Wagner's Stationery and Page After Page
Bookstore in Lewisburg.
The limestone farm
house, on a 137-acre active farm, is at the site of the Dale’s Ridge
Trail off Route 192. From Route 15 in Lewisburg take Route 192
for about 1.5 miles to Strawbridge Road, turn and drive 1.5 miles to
the farm lane beside the trail parking lot. Tours take about an
hour with the last tour starting at 3:30. Group tours are also
offered with advance reservation - call the society office during
business hours Monday-Friday at 524-8666 for more information).
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