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The area in and surrounding Trough Creek State Park was settled in 1780 by Nicholas Crum. Crum built a turbine-powered gristmill along Trough Creek. A bloomery was constructed in 1790. This iron furnace produced about 100 pounds (45 kg) of iron a day. [4] A larger furnace, Paradise Furnace, was constructed in 1827 by Rueben Trexler. [4]
Other nearby Pennsylvania State Game Lands include Number 322 to the east, 71 and 99 to the southeast, 67 to the south, 73 to the southwest adjacent to SGL 67, and 147 and 166 to the west. The northwest slopes are drained by the Frankstown Branch Juniata River and its tributaries, and the Woodcock Valley side is drained by the Raystown Branch ...
The Paradise Furnace, also known as the Mary Anne Furnace, is a national historic district that is located in Trough Creek State Park in Todd Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
While visiting several features at the state park, including an ice mine, [6] the trail crosses a long footbridge over Great Trough Creek then turns back to the north, following the other side of the creek back toward Raystown Lake. [7] At 18.0 miles, the trail passes a view of Seven Points Recreation Area on the other side of the reservoir.
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The creek at Trough Creek State Park. Great Trough Creek is a tributary of the Raystown Branch Juniata River in Bedford, Fulton and Huntingdon counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The creek is 33.2 miles (53.4 km) long, flows northeast for half its length then northwest, and its watershed is 85.4 square miles (221.2 km 2) in area. [1]
State Game Lands Number 40 is located in Kidder Township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The Game Lands shares a common border with Hickory Run State Park to the south and with Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 149 to the southwest.
State Game Lands Number 37 is located in Charleston, Middlebury, Richmond, Rutland and Tioga Townships, in Tioga County. Nearby recreational and protected areas include Cowanesque Lake to the north, Smythe Park to the southeast in Mansfield, and Hills Creek State Park to the southwest. [2]