Title: Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 51-55
Identifier: bulletinpennsylv5155penn (find matches)
Year: 1923 (1920s)
Authors: Pennsylvania. Dept. of Forests and Waters
Subjects: Forests and forestry
Publisher: Harrisburg, Pa. : The Department
Contributing Library: Penn State University
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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The Birthplace of a President: The James Buchanan State Forest Monument Joyce Kilmer State Forest Monument Union County Twenty-one acres of old hemlocks and white pines on the north slope of Paddy Mountain comprise the Joyce Kilmer State Forest Monument, named for the young American poet who was killed in France dur- ing the World War, the author of the world-famous poem "Trees." A beautiful forest trail leads to the top of the mountain and to a natural amphitheatre formed by a circle of large boulders over-hims" bv deantic hemlocks. Bear Meadows State Forest Monument Centre County If interested in Nature from a purely scientific standpoint, a trip to the Bear Meadows State Forest Monument will amply repay the visitor. A great quagmire of 350 acres in extent, it is a veritable botanists' paradise with its abundance and variety of vegetation, many specimens being found nowhere else in the State. Many students of botany and forestry conduct field studies in the great forested meadows. Among their interesting features are numerous fine sprmgs, abundant and often impenetrable thickets of laurel and rho- dodendron, and dense growth of young coniferous trees. 26 Snyder-Middleswarth State Forest Monument Snyder County One of the largest bodies of original timber within the State Forests of Pennsylvania is found in the Snyder-Middleswarth State Forest Monu- ment, comprising 425 acres of veteran hemlocks, white and pitch pines, and hardwoods. Within the monument area are 250 acres which have been untouched by the lumberman's ax and which constitute a pictur- esque remnant of the original Penn's Woods. Swift Run and other nearby streams are favorite haunts of fishermen. A plentiful supply of pure water and adequate camping facilities are pro- vided for the convenience of the public. The park was named for two prominent old families. Simon Snyder was the third Governor of Penn- sylvania; Captain Ner Middleswarth was a distinguished officer of the War of 1812. Detweiler Run State Forest Monument Huntingdon County A Pennsylvanian wishing to obtain a conception of the primeval for- ests of the State cannot find anywhere conditions more typical of the original Penn's Woods than those in the Detweiler State Forest Monu- ment with its great white pines and hemlocks and dense under-growth of conifers, rhododendrons, and hardwoods. Local history has it that wolves, which have long been extinct in Penn- sylvania, made one of their last stands in the gloomy depths of Detweiler Hollow. The dark recesses of this forest are the homes of numerous birds and animals. Beautiful Detweiler Run flows through the center of this tract. Alan Seeger State Forest Monument Huntingdon County Hemlocks, pines, and oaks of unusual size and beauty and magnificent thickets of rhododendron bordering the forest streams are to be found within the Alan Seeger State Forest Monument, which was named for the young American poet who lost his life in France during the World War. Within the monument there is a well equipped camping ground with an abundance of pure water. The Monument is adjacent to the Detweiler Run State Forest Monu- ment. McCoNNELL Narrows State Forest Monument Union County Some of the most magnificent rock scenery in Pennsylvania as well as stands of great hemlocks and white pines are to be found in the Mc- Connell Narrows State Forest Monument. The monument is located on the southern slope of White Mountain whose collosal white rocks afiford shelter to many wild animals. Excellent canoeing, swimming, and fishing may be had in Penn's Creek. 27

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