Ligonier Valley Rail Road Newspaper Articles
We have compiled over 1,400 newspaper articles that mention the Ligonier Valley Railroad, or related subjects. The articles were originally published starting in 1873 and our collection runs through 1995. Enjoy!
Ligonier Echo
Wednesday, August 12, 1896
Odd Fellows Big Day
Eight Thousand People Visit Beautiful Idlewild Last Wednesday And Enjoy A Pleasant Day
The third annual reunion of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of Western
Pennsylvania held at Idlewild Wednesday drew a crowd of over 8,000 people and was by far the largest gathering of the season. There were eight special Pennsylvania railroad trains of ninety coaches from Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Altoona and way points and from the Southwest and Western Pennsylvania branches. The bulk of the crowd came from Pittsburgh and it required five special trains to haul the Pittsburgh people. The L.V.R.R. Co. ran special trains every hour all day from Latrobe and Ligonier to Idlewild grounds, which carried crowded coaches every time.
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