Evening on the Summit: The American Highlanders

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Aug. 1. It is reproduced in full below.

Park Ranger John Hrubochak will present The American Highlanders on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at 8:00 pm in the amphitheater. This free program will last approximately one hour.

Attendees will learn about the American Highlanders; a group of men that worked on the Allegheny Portage Railroad and who were also called to serve in the Mexican-American War.

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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service