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The portions of Lake Wilhelm that are within Maurice K. Goddard State Park are open to watercraft up to 20 horsepower (15 kW). There is a 241-space marina and a 48-space dry land mooring area that is open from May 1 to October 31. The marina has an ample parking lot for cars and trucks with trailers.
Site of a Prisoner of War Camp during World War II: Marsh Creek State Park: Chester County: 1,705 acres (690 ha) 1974: Marsh Creek, Marsh Creek Lake: The village of Milford Mills was flooded by the creation of the lake, last Project 70 / 500 park. Maurice K. Goddard State Park: Mercer County: 2,856 acres (1,156 ha) 1972: Sandy Creek, Lake Wilhelm
This is a list of Native American archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania.. Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites. [1]
Musser Scout Reservation is a Boy Scouts of America camp located along the Unami Creek on over 1,400 acres (6 km 2) of Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania. The Reservation is made up of three distinct camps: Camp Delmont, Camp Hart, and Camp Garrison. The reservation is part of the largest contiguous forest in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
The camp was the largest federal training facility for African-American soldiers. The camp, which was fully operational by July 4, 1863, served as the training ground for eleven regiments, nearly 11,000 men, in its two years of existence. Local antagonists closely observed the activities at Camp William Penn.
Some of the battlefield was lost to development and the construction of PA Route 581. A Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission historical marker, denoting the skirmish, exists at the intersection of 31st Street and Market Streets in Camp Hill. The wooden part of the Eberly barn, where the Confederate soldiers were positioned, was ...
The camp served approximately 200 men at any given time. The camp was 103 acres (42 ha) in area, [b] although the workers at S-51-PA serviced a much larger area. As the involvement of the United States in World War II was becoming significant, the need for CCC diminished and Camp S-51-PA closed in February 1942. [3]: 17–28
Camp Curtin: April 18, 1992: 6th & Woodbine Sts., in the park, Harrisburg: City Civil War, Military Camp George Gordon Meade: October 10, 1966: Pa. 441 at Middletown Area High School near Pa. Turnpike overpass