About Us

The Depreciation Lands Museum is located in western Pennsylvania, approximately ten miles north of Pittsburgh. Created by Hampton Township in 1973, the museum seeks to preserve and interpret the early years of European settlement in the Depreciation Lands, land set aside in Western Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1783 to compensate its soldiers for service in the Revolutionary war.

The Museum's peaceful wooded grounds transport the visitor into an earlier time. The site includes the Pine Creek Covenanter Church, built in 1837, and the associated cemetery, the Armstrong log house and herb garden, built in 1803, a replica school, circa 1885, working blacksmith shop, wagon house which houses a Conestoga wagon and displays, and a meeting building.

Dedicated volunteers and staff offer a variety of family oriented activities through out the year. Be sure to check our weekly Hours and the Calendar of special events. There are special group activities for school, scout, and adult groups.