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Moraine State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 16,725 acres (6,768 ha) in Brady, Clay, Franklin, Muddy Creek, and Worth townships in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The park includes a man-made lake, Lake Arthur, formed by impounding Muddy Creek , which is 3,225 acres (1,305 ha) and is used for recreational purposes.
Moraine State Park, situated around Lake Arthur, is a short distance east of I-79. Portersville lies between the cities of Butler 15 miles (24 km) east and New Castle 14 miles (23 km) to the west.
It is the location of Moraine State Park, with the 3,000-acre (12 km 2) glacial lake, Lake Arthur. Lake Arthur is used for fishing and sailing , and the surrounding park is used for hiking and hunting .
Glacier Ridge Trail. The Glacier Ridge Trail is a 14.8-mile-long (23.8 km) hiking trail in western Pennsylvania. The trail extends from Moraine State Park to Jennings Environmental Education Center. [1] As its name implies, the trail largely follows a ridgeline and associated features formed by glaciers during the Last Glacial Period.
Spouse. Jane Hupman. Frank W. Preston (May 14, 1896 – March 1, 1989) was an English - American engineer, ecologist, and conservationist. He helped found the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and worked to reclaim the land that is now Moraine State Park in Butler County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Preston was a leading expert in glass ...
Pennsylvania's current oldest state park and first State Forest Park, former iron works: Moraine State Park: Butler County: 16,725 acres (6,768 ha) 1970: Muddy Creek, Lake Arthur: Park served as the location of the 1973 and 1977 National Scout Jamborees. Mt. Pisgah State Park: Bradford County: 1,302 acres (527 ha) 1979
The creek is impounded in the township to form Lake Arthur, surrounded by Moraine State Park. The township surrounds the borough of Portersville but is a separate entity. The unincorporated community of Lake Arthur Estates, a census-designated place, is in the northwestern part of the township.
Lake Arthur, a reservoir on Muddy Creek, is located in the northern part of the township, with Moraine State Park surrounding the lake. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.9 square miles (59.3 km 2), of which 21.3 square miles (55.1 km 2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.2 km 2), or 7.03%, is water.