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The Amaco service station in Mercer that was located at the 58 and 19 split.
08/12/2026

The Amaco service station in Mercer that was located at the 58 and 19 split.

A postcard promoting Mercer’s Old Home and Fair Week. Sept 6-11, 1909.
08/11/2026

A postcard promoting Mercer’s Old Home and Fair Week. Sept 6-11, 1909.

Mercer Old Home Week FairThe photograph was taken in September 1909, one of the days between September 6–10.
08/10/2026

Mercer Old Home Week Fair

The photograph was taken in September 1909, one of the days between September 6–10.

The Mercer FairThe former covered grandstands at the racetrack visible in the rear.
08/10/2026

The Mercer Fair

The former covered grandstands at the racetrack visible in the rear.

Neshannock at Grub’s Sugar Camp, Mercer, Pa.
08/05/2026

Neshannock at Grub’s Sugar Camp, Mercer, Pa.

A diploma from the former Mercer High School (later East Elementary). Signed by the principal, 5 high school teachers, a...
08/04/2026

A diploma from the former Mercer High School (later East Elementary). Signed by the principal, 5 high school teachers, and the school board.

Mary Esther Robinson
June 22nd, 1917

1908 Mercer, Pa. Post card with pasted on photo of local baby, Dorthy (unknown).
08/03/2026

1908 Mercer, Pa.

Post card with pasted on photo of local baby, Dorthy (unknown).

The Game of Mercer: Wheeler Dealer sponsored by the Mercer Area Jaycees featuring the businesses and landmarks of Mercer...
08/03/2026

The Game of Mercer: Wheeler Dealer sponsored by the Mercer Area Jaycees featuring the businesses and landmarks of Mercer, Pennsylvania.

The morgue, originally built in 1924, at the Mercer Cottage Hospital grounds in 2016. One of the remaining facilities st...
07/30/2026

The morgue, originally built in 1924, at the Mercer Cottage Hospital grounds in 2016. One of the remaining facilities still standing on the property. The main hospital was demolished in the 1970s but the nurses dormitories, laundry building, morgue, and several other buildings still remain.

Sandy’s Red-Carpet CampgroundMercer, PA
06/23/2026

Sandy’s Red-Carpet Campground
Mercer, PA

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