PENNSYLVANIA

Location:
Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Post (near I-81, exit 29), Annville, PA, 17003
Contact:
Rita L. Meneses
Cultural Resources Manager
PA Army National Guard
Building 0-11 - Fort Indiantown Gap
Annville, PA 17003
Phone - 717-861-9415
Artifacts:
Except as noted, the Merci Artifacts below are housed in the Blair County Historical Society in Pennsylvania.  Also, see link at bottom for more Merci artifacts in Lycoming County.


A Brief history of the Pennslvania boxcar of the Merci Train,
by Dorothy Scheele

 

More Merci Train artifacts (added 11-2-03)
All photos copyright Dorothy Scheele 

A coat of arms from an unidentified cathedral in France, originally owned by John Branyon of Harrisburg for his work with the Merci Trains.  Branyon later gave the arms to Philip Hensel of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, the current owner.

 

Merci Train artifacts (Blair County)

 

Merci Artifacts in the Lycoming County Historical Society, Williamsport, PA

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