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Location of Elk County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Elk County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
Dents Run is an unincorporated community in Benezette Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] [2] It has attracted attention from treasure hunters and the media as the reputed site of a lost shipment of gold. The FBI conducted excavation activities in Dents Run in 2018. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The township is in the south-central part of Elk County, bordered to the southwest by Jefferson County and to the southeast by Clearfield County.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 57.1 square miles (147.8 km 2), of which 57.0 square miles (147.6 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km 2), or 0.16%, is water. [3]
The original Camp Tom Wooten operated as a Boy Scout summer camp from 1934 until its sale in 1983. The new location operates as a camp for Cub Scouts. [89] Camp Tonkawa: Texas Trails Council: Taylor County, TX: Active: Camp Wisdom: Circle Ten Council: Dallas, TX: Active: Camp Zach White: Yucca Council: Sold: Chisholm Trail High Adventure Base ...
Elk County consists of low rolling hills, carved by frequent drainages and heavily wooded. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 832 square miles (2,150 km 2), of which 827 square miles (2,140 km 2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km 2) (0.6%) is water. [4]
In the early 19th century as part of a larger land purchase, Ridgway acquired 40,000 acres (160 km 2) that became Elk County. One of Jacob Ridgway's nephews by marriage, James Gillis, convinced Ridgway that the area could become a very lucrative spot for a lumber camp due to the proximity of Elk Creek and the Clarion River , a tributary of the ...
Millstone Township is a township in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 95 at the 2020 census, [2] up from 82 in 2010. [3] Millstone Township took its name from Millstone Creek, a tributary of the Clarion River. [4]
Quehanna Wild Area (/ k w ə ˈ h æ n ə /) is a wildlife area within parts of Cameron, Clearfield and Elk counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania; with a total area of 50,000 acres (78 sq mi; 202 km 2), it covers parts of Elk and Moshannon State Forests.