Where the Hell is Wampum, Pennsylvania? 1796 Mug

In 1796, the Davidson brothers, John and Robert, came to western Pennsylvania as the first settlers of a heavily wooded valley along the Beaver River. They settled on a 200-acre tract that they received half for settling and purchased the balance for $100. The brothers named the area Wampum, after the traditional shell beads of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans. Wampum would eventually attract additional settlers, and hosted one of the few trading posts in the in region, and later, would be a key railroad junction for coal, passenger, and cargo lines. Located 35 miles from Pittsburgh, Wampum remains an out-of-the-way borough with a population under 600, so the sentiment of this '70s era tourist design still holds true today.