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FIPS code. 42-56576. GNIS feature ID. 1215326. Website. www .oldforgeborough .com. Old Forge is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,524 at the 2020 census. [ 3] It is located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of downtown Scranton and 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Wilkes-Barre .
Pennsylvania Department of Aging. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Pennsylvania Department of Banking. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Bureau of Forestry. Bureau of State Parks. Office of Conservation Science. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program.
Old Forge is an unincorporated community in Quincy Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Michaux State Forest, at (39.7945378, -77.4841559), at altitude of 892 feet (272 [2]
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S. 40°05′49″N 75°26′21″W. / 40.096944°N 75.439167°W / 40.096944; -75.439167. Valley Forge was the winter encampment of the Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. The Valley Forge encampment lasted six months, from December 19, 1777, to ...
Pennsylvania long rifle: June 26, 2014 [2] Fish: Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) May 9, 1970 [4] [11] Flag: Flag of Pennsylvania: June 13, 1907 [4] [12] Flower: Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) May 5, 1933 [4] [13] Fossil: Phacops rana: December 5, 1988 [6] [14] Game bird: Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) June 22, 1931 [4] [15] Insect ...
They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. A reorganization effective July 1, 2005 shifted territory among several state forests in eastern Pennsylvania, resulting in the elimination of Wyoming State Forest and the creation of Loyalsock State Forest.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands ( SGL) are lands managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) for hunting, trapping, and fishing. These lands, often not usable for farming or development, are donated to the PGC or purchased by the PGC with hunting license money. The Pennsylvania Game Commission runs a monthly publication called the ...
In 1751, there was a forge at the mouth of the East Valley creek used to convert pig iron into bar iron. It was advertised for sale as the property of Daniel Walker, Stephen Evans, and Joseph Williams. It was originally called Mount Joy forge but came to be known as Valley Forge. The pig iron used at Valley Forge was hauled from Warwick Furnace.