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  2. Cherry Springs State Park - Wikipedia

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    Cherry Springs State Park is an 82-acre (33 ha) [a] Pennsylvania state park in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The park was created from land within the Susquehannock State Forest, and is on Pennsylvania Route 44 in West Branch Township. Cherry Springs, named for a large stand of Black Cherry trees in the park, is atop the dissected ...

  3. Star Gazers' Stone - Wikipedia

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    Plaque on the Star Gazers' Stone near Embreeville, PA. Mason and Dixon's survey was the final step in the resolution of a border dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland that lasted over 80 years. From 1730-1738 a violent border conflict, known as Cresap's War, was fought between Pennsylvania and Maryland. In 1760 the Crown intervened ...

  4. French Creek State Park - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Susquehannock State Park - Wikipedia

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    Website. Susquehannock State Park. Susquehannock State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 224 acres (91 ha) in Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is on a scenic plateau overlooking the Susquehanna River and Conowingo Reservoir. The park is named for the Susquehannock people, who lived in the area.

  6. National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster ...

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    The city of Lancaster is the location of 57 of these properties and districts; they are listed separately, while the 153 properties and districts in the other parts of the county are listed here. One property straddles the Lancaster city limits and appears on both lists. Another three sites are further designated as National Historic Landmarks ...

  7. List of Pennsylvania state parks - Wikipedia

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    Park named for its donor, a Secretary of the Department of Forests and Waters; now popular for star gazing. Sand Bridge State Park: Union County: 3 acres (1 ha) 1978: Rapid Run: This is the smallest state park in Pennsylvania, a day use picnic area on PA 192. Shawnee State Park: Bedford County: 3,983 acres (1,612 ha) 1951: Lake Shawnee

  8. Bald Eagle State Park - Wikipedia

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    Bald Eagle State Park is a 5,900-acre (2,388 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Howard, Liberty, and Marion townships in Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park includes the Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir , formed by damming Bald Eagle Creek and other smaller streams and covering 1,730 acres (700 ha).

  9. Pine Grove Furnace State Park - Wikipedia

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    Pine Grove Furnace State Park is a protected Pennsylvania area that includes Laurel and Fuller Lakes in Cooke Township of Cumberland County.The Park accommodates various outdoor recreation activities, protects the remains of the Pine Grove Iron Works (1764), and was the site of Laurel Forge (1830), Pine Grove Park (1880s), and a brick plant (1892).