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The fountain in Point State Park, which sprays water up to 150 feet (46 m) in the air at the head of the Ohio River. The location of the fountain at the tip of the Point previously served as a connector for two old bridges, the Manchester Bridge (over the Allegheny River) and Point Bridge (over the Monongahela). Both were removed in 1970 to ...
Fort Pitt Museum is surrounded by Point State Park, a Pennsylvania state park named for the geographically and historically significant point that is between the rivers. This piece of land was key to controlling the upper reaches of the Ohio River Valley and western Pennsylvania, before, during and after the French and Indian War as well as the ...
The Point State Park Christmas tree dotted the city's confluence as an annual beacon of the season. ... the tree stood near the fountain in Point State Park since its introduction in the 1988 ...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition began at the confluence in 1804, and the explorers returned there at the end of their journey. [4] Following the purchase of the site through the aid of a grant from the Danforth Foundation, the Western Rivers Conservancy conveyed the land to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Parks and Recreation District in 2001. [6]
Apr. 7—We have always believed that as soon as Missourians get to know Eleven Point State Park, they will rank it among the state's gems. It will be all the sweeter, too, given how hard ...
Colton Point State Park is a 368-acre (149 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is on the west side of the Pine Creek Gorge , also known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, which is 800 feet (240 m) deep and nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m) across at this location.
Several boat launches have been rendered unusable at Codorus State Park due to low water levels, the park said in a news release. As of Nov. 1 this year, Lake Marburg at Codorus State Park is down ...
1921 newspaper ad for Bay Shore Park. North Point State Park is a public recreation area located on Chesapeake Bay in Edgemere, Baltimore County, Maryland. The state park includes the site of the former Bay Shore Park, which was one of the state's premiere amusement parks during the first half of the 20th century. The park features restored ...