Forest County Historical Society

In 1977, a group of Forest Countians gathered to organize the Forest County Historical Society with a mission to “collect and preserve all materials pertaining to the history of Forest County and to preserve historical buildings and structures within the County.” The need to store and display the collected artifacts and written records eventually led to the purchase in 1997 of the George W. Robinson and Martha Bonner Robinson home built in 1872 on Elm Street, Tionesta, Pennsylvania. This house (architecture Victorian East Lake Stick Style) is now the headquarters for the Forest County Historical Society and the museum known as the Forest County History Center. Constant renovation and improvements have taken place since 1997 which include the outside repair and painting of the house, landscaping, papering and painting indoors, handicapped-access parking, entry and restroom, and hardwood floor refinishing. An archival storage library of historical books, photographs, pamphlets and documents is growing as the Society continues to modify the house to store and display them. On the grounds can be found - “Camp 7” which is a replication of a Wheeler-Dusenberry Lumber Camp originally located at Baxter Run & Queen’s Creek (Endeavor); the only traffic light ever installed in Forest County; and the original West Hickory Bridge Toll Booth which has been moved to the History Center.