West Overton

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West Overton is a historic 19th-century village and industrial complex in Pennsylvania closely associated with the Overholt family’s distilling and agricultural enterprises.

All labels observed (2)

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West Overton canonical 2
West Overton Village 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
historic village
industrial complex
architecturalStyle 19th-century rural industrial architecture
associatedWith Old Overholt distillery
surface form: Old Overholt whiskey

Overholt family
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era 19th century
governedBy nonprofit organization
hasActivity distilling
farming
grain processing
hasBuilding barns
distillery structures
industrial buildings
residential buildings
hasCulturalSignificance example of company town-like industrial village
hasEducationalProgram history lectures
public tours
school programs
hasExhibit agricultural history exhibits
distilling history exhibits
industrial history exhibits
hasFunction educational center
historic site
museum
hasHeritageStatus historic preservation site
hasLandscape farmland
village green
heritage 19th-century industrial community
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
notableFor agricultural enterprises
distilling industry
partOf American whiskey history
preserves Overholt family history
regional industrial heritage
region Western Pennsylvania
tourismType heritage tourism
transportationContext near historic transportation routes in Western Pennsylvania

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Overholt family knownFor West Overton
Overholt family foundedSettlement West Overton
West Overton Historic District hasPart West Overton
this entity surface form: West Overton Village
Abraham Overholt associatedWith West Overton
this entity surface form: West Overton Village