The Columns Museum, operated by the Pike County Historical Society, is housed in a Neo-Greek Revival mansion and showcases a fine collection of art, artifacts and ephemera from generations of ancestors, with a special focus on Pike County and the surrounding areas.
The Collections
Step through the doors of this magnificent mansion, formerly a private residence, and be transported back to a quieter era. Exhibits include the famous “bloody Lincoln Flag,“ which is believed to have cushioned the dying president’s head after he was shot at Ford’s Theater in April of 1865. Civil War artifacts, historic farm tools and firearms, Native American artifacts, the Hiawatha stagecoach, vintage gowns and uniforms, photo albums and period letters, musical instruments and kitchenware are all on display, as well as special seasonal exhibits. Also exhibited is a room dedicated to Pike County resident Charles Sanders Pierce, mathematician, scientist and founder of “pragmatism.”
The genealogical archives of the museum offer extensive materials through which information can be found about the folks who settled in Pike County and nearby areas.
Exhibits and resource materials related to:
- The bloody Lincoln Flag
- Chief Thundercloud
- Charles Sanders Peirce
- Gifford Pinchot
- The Hiawatha Stagecoach (exhibited within the porte-cochere of the museum)
- 18th and 19th century Vintage Clothing Collection
- The Schocopee Schoolhouse archive
- Genealogy—Extensive catalogue of Pike County residents
- Books, Art, Artifacts & Photograph Collections
Located at The Columns, 608 Broad Street in Milford, Pennsylvania, the Society
welcomes visitors to the museum during scheduled hours. Admission is $3.00 for adults and $0.50 for kids. Contact the Museum at 570-296-8126 for information or ask reception at the Hotel Fauchère.
http://www.pikehistory.org
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