Image: JACOBSBURG HISTORIC DISTRICT, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PA

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Description: THE HENRY HOMESTEAD BUILT CIRCA 1790 AS A LOG CABIN BUT WILLIAM HENRY III ALTERED THE BUILDING IN 1812. IT IS NOW USED AS THE PENNSYLVANIA LONGRIFLE HERITAGE MUSEUM. THE HENRY FAMILY WERE GUNMAKERS WHO SUPPLIED GUNS FOR THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, THE REVOLUTION, AND THE WAR OF 1812. THE HENRY RIFLE WAS USED IN THE CIVIL WAR AND BY JOHN JACOB ASTOR FUR COMPANY
Title: JACOBSBURG HISTORIC DISTRICT, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PA
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