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Meadville Colleges and Universities Have Cultural and Economic Impact on the Community
Home to one of the nation’s leading private liberal-arts colleges as well as a public-university branch campus, Meadville is a town shaped by higher education.
Allegheny College
Allegheny College – the oldest institution of higher learning west of the Allegheny Mountains – is a huge cultural and recreational force in Meadville, providing music, dance, theater and sports events at prices that fit a family budget. Students help shape the community as well, through their volunteer work. In all,... Read More »
Meadville Boasts Eclectic Blend of Traditional and Contemporary Housing Options
When David Mead and a handful of other settlers from Northumberland County built their rustic log cabins here in the 1780s, they could not have imagined the mix of housing choices that would be available 215 years later. Established neighborhoods and new projects offer an array of upscale and modest single-family homes, condominiums, apartments and senior citizens’ residences.
The Plateau, on Meadville’s south side, became one of the city’s first planned residential developments in the 1930s.... Read More »
