Travel back in time at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village in Pennsylvania
TOMORROW. AND ONE FOUR, TAKE A STEP BACK IN TIME IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, THE MEADOWCROFT ROCKSHELTER AND HISTORIC VILLAGE OPENED FOR THE SEASON. TODAY, MEADOWCROFT IS THE OLDEST SITE OF HUMAN HABITATION IN NORTH AMERICA, AND IT’S ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR’S DRIVE FROM PITTSBURGH. THE ROCK SHELTER AT THE SITE CONTAINS EVIDENCE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE. MORE THAN 19,000 YEARS AGO, AND RECREATED VILLAGES AT THE SITE SHOW WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN THE 16TH, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES. WHAT WOULD HE WANT TO TELL FOLKS NOW, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT BECAUSE OF HIS WORK AND YOUR WORK, PEOPLE CAN JUST COME SEE IT? I MEAN, YOU CAN VISIT. OH, YEAH. YEAH, I THINK AND THAT’S ONE OF THE THINGS WE TELL PEOPLE IS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN COME STAND WHERE PREHISTORIC PEOPLE STOOD. WHERE ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT? MEADOWCROFT IS CURRENTLY OPEN ON WEEKENDS THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY. AND THEN DURING T
Travel back in time at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village in Pennsylvania
Updated: 1:06 PM EDT May 3, 2026
You can take a step back in time in Washington County, Pennsylvania.Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village opened for the season on Saturday.About an hour drive from Pittsburgh, Meadowcroft is the oldest site of human habitation in North America.The rockshelter at the site contains evidence of human existence more than 19,000 years ago, and recreated villages show what life was like in the 16th, 18th and 19th centuries.”One of the things we tell people is you can come stand where prehistoric people stood,” Meadowcroft director David Scofield said. “Where else are you going to do that?”Meadowcroft is open on weekends through Memorial Day, then Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
You can take a step back in time in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village opened for the season on Saturday.
About an hour drive from Pittsburgh, Meadowcroft is the oldest site of human habitation in North America.
The rockshelter at the site contains evidence of human existence more than 19,000 years ago, and recreated villages show what life was like in the 16th, 18th and 19th centuries.
“One of the things we tell people is you can come stand where prehistoric people stood,” Meadowcroft director David Scofield said. “Where else are you going to do that?”
Meadowcroft is open on weekends through Memorial Day, then Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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