Tours

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Walking Tour: GHOSTS OF COLUMBIA

Hear the haunted history of Columbia, Pennsylvania. Stories like the fireman who still watches over the Burning Bridge Antique Center, or the legend of the Bitner Hotel where six people perished by fire, including a newlywed who saved his bridge.


When:
Friday and Saturday evenings
April – November


Cost:
$15 per person
Group rate for ten or more: $12 per person.
Under 12: $10 per child.

Time:
7PM to 9PM (arrive by 6:45 PM).

Where: 

Columbia Historic Preservation Society     

21 North Second. Street 

Columbia, Pennsylvania 17512

Call:

717.572.7149 for reservations or information.

All participants must sign a ‘Waiver and Release of Claims’ form before starting the tour.

A minimum of 5 people is required for tours.

We require a 24-hour advance reservation.

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Walking Tour: COLUMBIA’S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Take a walk into the past where fugitive slaves sought asylum in their quest for freedom. Get to know such figures as Stephen Smith, Thaddeus Stevens, William Whipper, and William Wright. Learn how the burning of the bridge was not only to delay the advancement of the Confederacy, but to aid the emancipation of slavery.


When:
Saturday and Sunday afternoons
April – November


Cost:
$10 per person
Group rate for ten or more: $8 per person.
Under 12: $5 per child.

Time:
1PM to 3PM (arrive by 12:45 PM).

Where: 

Columbia Historic Preservation Society     

21 North Second. Street 

Columbia, Pennsylvania 17512

Call:

717.572.7149 for reservations or information.

A minimum of 5 people is required for tours.

We require a 24-hour advance reservation.