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dozen ideas for an enjoyable and
park. Here are a few
right in your own backyard.
historic destinations
Staymates Log House and Barn
4515 Roundtop Road, Murrysville;
724.327.2100, or murrysville.com/parks
Enjoy a trip back in time by visiting Staymates
Log House and Barn. Built in the late 1700s,
it’s located on 7 picturesque acres, maintained
by the Murrysville Historical Preservation
Society.
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Kennedy was Here
Kennedy Park, Lysle
Boulevard and Walnut Street,
McKeesport; 412.675.5020
Hartwood Acres
200 Hartwood Acres, Fox Chapel;
412.767.9200
alleghenycounty.us/parks
One of the first statues erected
of John F. Kennedy after his
assassination, the statue stands
in Kennedy Park at the same spot
where Kennedy gave a speech
in1962. A short distance away is the
vacant Penn McKee Hotel, at 122
Fifth Ave., where Kennedy and Nixon
debated the Taft-Hartley
Act of 1947.
Hartwood Acres might make you feel
as if you are the guest in an English
Manor home across the sea. The
lavish Tudor mansion is part of the
Allegheny County Parks System, and
the site of themed teas, luncheons and
outdoor summer concerts.
Kennedy statue
in McKeesport