Gray's Printing Shop on Main Street in Strabane houses an 18th C printing press and a collection of 19th C hand printing machines. At this press, John Dunlap, printer of the American Declaration of Independence, and James Wilson, granfather of President Woodrow Wilson learned the printing trade.
"The Power of Print" is an audio-visual display telling the history of printing.
In Dergault, 2mi outside Strabane on the Plumbridge Road, is the ancestral home of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States. It was owned by his grandparents.
Address: Woodrow Wilson Ancestral Home, Strabane , Northern Ireland
Hours:
April 1 to September 30: 2pm-6pm
Tips: Visitation by arrangement of Strabane Tourist Office. Guided Tours: Jul-Aug: Tues-Sun, 2pm - 5pm, or by arrangement.
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