Indian Steps Museum

This beautiful museum, founded by John E. Vandersloot of York, was completed in 1912. It includes a round room or kiva. The Museum's name derives from the "steps" carved in the nearby (now submerged) Susquehanna River rocks by Indians who used the footholds to fish for shad. The building itself is quite interesting. More than 10,000 artifacts found by "judge" (he was actually an attorney) Vandersloot were embedded in the masonry walls to form Indian patterns, birds, animals, and reptiles which tell the story of Indian inhabitants and transients who passed by here. Many of these artifacts are quite old, predating the Egyptian pyramids. Some are from the days of Christ, and others from Colonial days. The Museum features the Harry Allaman Nature Center with a variety of exhibits, including a number of preserved specimens. Upstairs visitors will find a gallery dedicated to the Indians of the Susquehanna as well as numerous other Indian artifacts.

Location: Indian Steps Rd, Airville Pennsylvania Telephone 717-862-3948

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