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French Creek State Park. / 40.21167°N 75.79194°W / 40.21167; -75.79194. French Creek State Park is a 7,977-acre (3,228 ha) Pennsylvania state park in North Coventry and Warwick Townships in Chester County and Robeson and Union Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania. [3] It straddles northern Chester County and southern Berks County ...
State Game Lands Number 43 was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1188515, its elevation is listed as 843 feet (257 m). Elevations range from 600 feet (180 m) to 940 feet (290 m). It consists of 2,545 acres (1,030 ha) in three parcels. [3] [1]
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site is located in the Hopewell Big Woods and bordered by French Creek State Park on three sides and State Game Lands 43 on the south side, which preserves the lands the furnace utilized for its natural resources. Furnace stack with modern cupola (left), and national park service sign explanation of operation ...
Warwick Township, PA. Coordinates. 40°12′42″N 75°47′31″W. / 40.21167°N 75.79194°W / 40.21167; -75.79194. Area. 73,000 acres (30,000 ha) [1] The Hopewell Big Woods is the largest contiguous forest in southeastern Pennsylvania. Spanning northern Chester County and southern Berks County, the region is approximately 73,000 acres ...
Portions of the French Creek State Park and portions of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 43 are located in the township. Demographics. At the 2000 census there were 6,869 people, 2,488 households, and 1,965 families living in the township. The population density was 202.6 inhabitants per square mile (78.2/km 2).
There are two Pennsylvania state parks and one natural area in Berks County. French Creek State Park, a former Recreational Demonstration Area, straddles the Berks and Chester County line. Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center is south of Reading on land once owned by Jacob Nolde, a Reading businessman and Pennsylvania environmentalist.
Website. William Penn State Forest. William Penn State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #17. The main offices are located in Elverson in Chester County, Pennsylvania in the United States . The forest is named for William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. It was originally named "Valley Forge ...
French Creek begins near French Creek, New York, and flows about 117 miles (188 km) to the Allegheny River at Franklin, Pennsylvania. The creek's drainage basin covers 1,270 square miles (3,300 km 2 ). [7] The watershed includes parts of Erie, Crawford, Venango, and Mercer counties in Pennsylvania as well as Chautauqua County in New York. [1]