50s Fest and Car Cruise

Car Cruises & Drags

Events

The vivid red polished to perfection, the chrome glistening in the sun, the smell of car grease and good food mixing together, topped off by the sound of your favorite oldies music. That is the feeling weekends in September in Greene County will bring you! From drag racing to viewing many makes and models of cars, trucks, and motorcycles, we have it all.

Vintage-style still life featuring old sepia-toned photographs of women arranged on a surface, alongside stacked antique books, a framed portrait, and a single rose. Pink flower petals are scattered across the scene, creating a nostalgic, historical atmosphere.

Women in Greene

History

Take a look into our history as we feature a few of the women that had an impact on Greene County, Pennsylvania. From sisters continuing with their father’s philanthropy to an actress with King Coal roots. Or a colonial settler abducted and returned by Native Americans to Greene County’s first female physician.

Couple standing together in a grassy field overlooking rolling mountain scenery at sunset, with the woman wearing a lace dress and the man in a vest and dress shirt.

Escape and Celebrate in Greene County

Weddings

Showcase your love and affection in a memory that will last forever. Southwestern Pennsylvania is perfect for that small, intimate wedding designed to showcase the love and affection during the ceremony, photos and reception. From beautiful farm scenery and traditional wine making to encompassing your special day amid history, Greene County has something to offer every bridal couple searching for that perfect venue to highlight the special moment.

Black-and-white illustration of the steamboat Enterprise traveling on a river, with smoke billowing from its tall smokestack and a paddlewheel at the stern. Caption below reads: “Enterprise on her fast trip to Louisville, 1815.”

River Boats

Greene River Trail, History

One of the best known steamboat tugs and the only one still on a river is the W.P. Snyder, Jr., originally built in 1918 and owned by the Carnegie Steel Company. It was originally named the W.H. Clingerman and was one of the first steel hulled steamboats. In September of 1945, it was sold to the Crucible Steel Company and renamed W.P. Snyder, Jr.

Historic black-and-white photo of a small riverside town with closely packed houses and buildings overlooking a wide river, with hills rising in the background.

Rices Landing

Greene River Trail, History

Along the Greene River Trail Rices Landing Settlement of Rices Landing One of the earliest overnight visitors was George Washington, when he and his troops camped here on their way to Pittsburgh during the French & Indian War. In 1786, John Rice purchased land on the east side of Enoch’s Run, a tributary of the…