St. Marys (Pennsylvania) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Pennsylvania, USA
About St. Marys (Pennsylvania)
St. Marys was founded by Bavarian Catholic immigrants in 1842, and today it still retains the early settlers' work ethic, industrial nature, and religious devotion. The settlers intended to take up farming as their primary industry, but the terrain was found to be unsuitable to widespread agriculture. There were other resources to which they could turn, however. First among these was logging, facilitated by powerful new steam engines, and the corresponding lumbering industry. Brickmaking was popular for a while, as was brewing. Around the turn of the 20th century, carbon and powdered metal became an important part of the borough's economy. St.Marys was also the site of an early light bulb manufacturing company, the Novelty Incandescent Lamp Company; through a series of mergers and name
Top Attractions in St. Marys (Pennsylvania)
Explore the best things to see and do in St. Marys (Pennsylvania):
- ★Apollo Theatre
- ★Bavarian Hills
- ★Decker's Chapel
- ★Leaning Pines Public Golf Course
- ★St. Joseph's Convent
- ★Straub Brewery
Where to Eat in St. Marys (Pennsylvania)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Gunners
- 🍴Hoss's Steak and Sea House
- 🍴Pfaff's Market
- 🍴Ricks Doughboys
- 🍴Save-A-Lot
- 🍴St. Marys Corner Restaurant
Where to Stay in St. Marys (Pennsylvania)
- 🏨Best Western Executive Inn
- 🏨Cobblestone Inn and Suites
- 🏨Gunners
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express and Suites
St. Marys (Pennsylvania) Travel Guide Sections
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