Harlansburg, PA

Harlansburg is an unincorporated community located in Scott Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States approximately 8 miles east of New Castle. The community is the home of the Harlansburg Station Transportation Museum and the Harlansburg cave, reputedly the longest cave in Pennsylvania. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Harlansburg, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Harlansburg, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Harlansburg is located on the old Pittsburgh and Erie stage road, which was one of the first roads laid out in the county. The road was the main stage route, and travel over it, after the country had become partially settled, was very heavy.