Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life



Meadowcroft combines ancient history with 19th century charm by featuring a 16,000-year-old campsite alongside a village recreating rural life from the 1800s.

Located within an hour's drive of Pittsburgh, Wheeling, W.Va., and Steubenville, Ohio, Meadowcroft is a perfect day trip for families, school groups and history lovers.

The new enclosure at the Rockshelter provides visitors with a unique, never-before-seen perspective into the oldest and deepest part of this internationally-renowned archeological excavation site.

Click here to read more about the new enclosure and grand reopening!

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  • Behind-The-Scenes Tour





  • Meadowcroft operates in association with the Senator John Heinz History Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania's largest history museum.



     
     

     
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