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Indian Steps Museum has a massive chestnut timbers and very large stones walls and it is one of a kind building in all the world! Especially impressive are the over 10,000 Indian relics embedded in the outside walls, walkways and indoor floors and other parts of this great building. The history of Indian Steps Museum begins many centuries ago, with the people who carved “steps” into rocks (now submerged) in the nearby Susquehanna River. |
Address: Airville, PA, 17302
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Indian Steps Museum
York attorney John E. Vandersloot Vandersloot constructed his original Indian Steps “cabin” on the property between 1908 and 1912, what would become today’s museum. Relics are arranged in various designs such as birds, animals, snakes, Indian figures and the like. Mr. Vandersloot had studied Indian lore extensively, and he took most of his designs directly from reproductions of Indian drawings he found in his books.
- The Kiva Room is the most impressive room in the museum. It is a reproduction of a chamber generally used by the Hopi Indians for secret religious assemblies and lounging. Kivas are characteristic of old Pueblo Indian cliff dwelling settlements found in Arizona and New Mexico. In this Kiva chamber is a magnificant Ohio blue sandstone table weighing 2 1/2 tons. Benches underneath are made from local walnut trees.
- WPA Models and Dioramas. Part of the WPA, the Museum Extension Project, employed individuals to make and distribute free visual education materials to public schools, institutions and buildings open to the public. Indian Steps Museum has in its exhibits dioramas made specifically for this purpose. The greatest majority of the scenes in the Indian Steps Museum collection deal with early Native American scenes. It is one of the largest collections of its kind in the country.
- The Vandersloot Room is a room specially dedicated to John Edward Vandersloot whose avocation was collecting early artifacts on the land presently known as Indian Steps.
- Other Indian references. Also on the second floor, learn about other Indian cultures including North American tribes, Early/Middle and Late Wood tribes, Paleo/Archaic and Transition tribes and additional artifacts found on the premises. Understand, that lacking a written language, early Indians used pictography or hieroglyphics as a means of expression. On large rocks in the Susquehanna River can be found examples of Indian picture writing.
- Stained Glass Art and Stone Carvings. Enjoy the stained glass windows carefully crafted by J. Horace Rudy. On other windows, you can view Jesse Cornplanter's beautifully painted windows demonstrating various aspects of Native American life.
- The Tower Room. As one passes the third floor landing, another set of wooden steps lead to a Victorian Mansion-like tower surrounded with windows through which one can view a sweeping panorama of the Indian Steps grounds in all its natural glory.
- Picnic Pavillions. Indian Steps is a place where the entire family can relax and have fun. It is not only educational, but the grounds surrounding the museum offer recreational opportunities to delight any age group. There is an ample supply of picnic tables, and toilet facilities are available. This beautiful setting is available for group rental.
Open mid-April through mid-October. Reservations are not necessary but larger groups are encouraged to call in advance.
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205 Indian Steps Road Airville, PA, 17302
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