Bradford County Museum
The Bradford County Museum is a local history museum in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It located in the building which previously housed the Bradford County Jail. It is owned and operated by the Bradford County Historical Society, which has been in operation since 1870.
The museum offers two floors of exhibits in the former jail's cells related to county history from its early days to the present. Displays include early settler's household and farm equipment, area industry displays including coal mining and lumbering, medicine, glassware, transportation, textiles, a 1950s era jail cell and military objects.
The third floor features a genealogical and historical research library.
The museum is closed during the winter, except for specially-scheduled group tours.
References
- "The Settler", May 2001
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Coordinates: 41°45′58″N 76°26′38″W / 41.7662°N 76.4438°W