Welcome to West Overton Village!

West Overton Village is located about 45 minutes east of Pittsburgh in the quiet little town of Scottdale. The Village features eighteen significant buildings spanning several acres. These buildings were built in the years between 1801 and 1867.

The mission of the West Overton Museums is to illustrate the history of the West Overton Village, its distillery, coal and coke heritage and the birth place of Henry Clay Frick.

There are many educational opportunities available at West Overton Village. By visiting, students have the chance to participate in living history.

The offices and archives are open to the public.  Please call ahead with any questions or to make an appointment.

From the Director's Desk

It is my privilege and pleasure to welcome you to the online home of West Overton!

While our site is quite extensive, it is only a portion of what you will experience in a visit.  At West Overton, you will have the opportunity to tour the village and learn its rich history,

I invite you to explore the site and take advantage of the many resources we have available from our research page to Uncle Martins Company Store for those unique one of a kind items you have been searching for.  At the same time, please take a look at our Reenactment Society and Garden Club.  Don’t forget to check out our extensive calendar of events to see what we have going on that may interest you – you are sure to find something!

 

I hope you will come out for a visit and experience history with us as you step back into time at a pre-Civil War Industrial Village.  If you need additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

 

Thank you for visiting West Overton!
Christopher J. Kline, Executive Director of West Overton

Plan your Visit

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Upcoming Events at West Overton

• March 16, 2010: Antique Appraisals. For more info click here.

• March 21, 2010: Parlor Talk with General George Washington. For more info click here.

• April 17, 2010: A Visit with Abraham Lincoln. For more info, click here.

• April 18, 2010: Parlor Talk with Ken Williams entitled "April, 1865"

• April 20, 2010: Antique Appraisals. For more info click here.