Eldred Pa. located in Mckean County in North Western tip of Pa. is your typical rural small town except for a very unique an interesting museum on World War II
The Eldred WWII Museum located on the Main Street of Eldred along US 6
is one of the most impressive museums I have been in. You can see the time and care the staff put into the displays
https://eldredpawwiimuseum.com/
You have 3 levels to explore including the Anderson Library full of WWII books and literature
The museum works on donations and there is no set fee .
But why a museum all the way up north in Western Pa. in middle of no where ?
Its because of the National Munitions Plant once located there
https://eldredpawwiimuseum.com/about-us/
When you first enter the museum a large area is full of displays and dioramas and then work your way up to Col. Mitchell Paige Hall who was a native from Jeanette Pa and recipient of Medal of Honor.
But Then as you enter the next display room you spy something out of the left corner of your eye
You see Nazi Flags and a mannequin dressed as a Gestapo Agent complete with leather trench coat.
You
do not want to go any further you want to turn away . But this man
beckons you to enter the display You do not want to but the closer you
get the more evil and despair coming from this room compels you to
enter-as you feel it pull you in
You come to the doorway and a sign warns you what you are to experience Pure Evil.
As you turn the corner you see wall plaques with time lines of the Holocaust
But from there it gets much worse and photography is not permitted .
Lining both sides of this small room with only one way in and out you will find glass cases filled with authentic items which where donated and curated from the Nazi Death Camps including restraints prisoner uniform's, Jewish star patches , keys from Dachau prison cells and a lamp made of Jewish skin
Plus many Photographs of inside the camps .The display is Chilling and Horrifying how man could do to man what they did.
Every man women and child needs to visit this room to understand what happened and why we need to make sure it never happens again .
Below
is some of the Nazi Uniforms and Regalia that can also be viewed. at
the museum along with Japanese items. when telling a story you have to
tell both sides. .
Yes if you want to fully understand pure evil and see with your own eyes what man has done to his fellow man then this museum is a must visit and well worth the trip.
