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19th C. Footlocker Trunk- Carlisle Indian Industrial School, PA
Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the first federally funded boarding school designed to assimilate Native American children.

Pennsylvania Long Rifle- Lancaster, PA (Video)
Lancaster County, PA had a long tradition of producing long rifles, but failed to make enough muskets for the American Revolutionary War.

19th Century Tin Cup- Latimer Mine, PA
The cup's bullet hole is a result of the Latimer Mine Massacre- one of the worst attacks against union mine workers.