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West Jefferson Hills Historical Society
Help us restore historical Lobbs Cemetery!
Help us restore historical Lobbs Cemetery!
Located in Calamity Hollow, near the communities of Floreffe, West Elizabeth, and Elrama, Lobb’s Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 because it is the only known burial ground in the country where federal troops who died in service during the Whiskey Rebellion are interred.
WJHHS now has an exciting opportunity to take the next step in researching and preserving the history of Lobb’s Cemetery and the nearby Yohogania County Courthouse. Using advanced technology including ground penetrating radar and LiDAR, we hope to locate and document more of the 900 plus graves known to be within Lobb’s Cemetery. Many are the final resting places of individuals who served during the Whiskey Rebellion, American Revolution, Civil War, and Spanish-American War. Currently, fewer than 15% of the cemetery’s graves have been located and documented. For more information on this endeavor, click HERE.
The West Jefferson Hills Historical Society programs include a variety of presentations, field trips, personal stories, and much more. With such a plethora of activities, there is always something fun for members.
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Welcome
The West Jefferson Hills Historical Society website endeavors to further the Society's mission to discover, chronicle, and preserve the history of West Elizabeth, Jefferson Hills, and Pleasant Hills. These three communities, located in the South Hills of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, boast rich and colorful histories.
What sort of discoveries might one make from investigating the history of this area? Artifacts from the "mound builder" tribe who once lived there? Stories of a Virginia county courthouse once located atop a knoll in Jefferson Hills? Tales of the Whiskey Rebellion? A beach located along the Monongahela River? Log cabins, historical cemeteries, one-room schoolhouses, hundred-year-old churches? All of these and more make up the vibrant history of the West Jefferson Hills area.
Take time to explore the WJHHS website. Discover bygone days of the community in Collections. Find the date and location of an engaging lecture on a historical topic in Programs. Look under the Collections tab to find a local historian who may be able to help find that long lost ancestor who once lived in the area. Finding you want more? Becoming a member is easier than ever. Just follow the directions on Membership to find out to join.
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