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Learn how we preserve and interpret the history of West Overton.
The mission of West Overton Village is sharing our history to cultivate personal connections and forge pathways to the future. We strive to uphold the values of accountability, collaboration, equity, scholarship, stewardship, and transparency. With thoughtful planning, the assistance of peer organizations, community neighbors, and friends, West Overton will continue to grow and thrive for generations to come.
West Overton is a historic village that grew and industrialized around a whiskey distillery. Beginning as a family farm in 1803, the community boasted 50 buildings, including a general store, school, and post office by 1870. 250 people lived in West Overton and worked for the Overholt company's distillery, grist mill, coal mine, farm, and other businesses. West Overton native Henry Clay Frick, a major Pittsburgh industrialist, left his fortune to his daughter, Helen Clay Frick, who purchased the property in 1922 as a way to memorialize her father.
Today, West Overton Village preserves 19 historic buildings across 40 acres and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors can tour the 1838 Overholt Homestead, the museum in the 1859 distillery building, and the educational distillery in which West Overton Village produces its own Monongahela rye whiskey for the first time since Prohibition.
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