Wildlife and Fire

It would seem that a large forest fire would destroy an area for wildlife. However, the Galena Fire has improved much of the Park's wildlife habitat. The fire created many open meadows where grasses and shrubs are now growing. The ...

Middle Forge

Forge and tools used at Middle Forge located at Picatinny Lake Outlet 1749 to 1880

Marker is at the intersection of Farley Avenue and Parker Road, on the right when traveling west on Farley Avenue.

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The Badlands Wall

The Badlands Wall constantly retreats north as it erodes and washes into the White River Valley below. The Wall, an intricately carved cliff, divides the upper from the lower prairie.The wall is more than sixty miles long. It is the ...

Wildlife Thrive In Corridor Year Round

Clark Fork Corridor: The Land

Bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, and white-tailed deer-you may see any of these large mammals grazing in this area, depending on the season. Most spend their summer higher above the river and move to lower, snow-free ...

Charter Oak Seedling

In observance of the U.S. Bicentennial, Elizabeth Clarke Hull Chapter NSDAR marks the site of a Charter Oak seedling given to the City of Ansonia Oct. 27, 1966, by former Mayor Frank P. Fitzpatrick

May 15, 1976

Marker is at the ...

Joel Chandler Harris in Savannah 1870-1876

Joel Chandler Harris (1845-1908), New South journalist and author of Uncle Remus tales,

Free Joe, and many other works, was associate editor of the Savannah Morning News

from 1870 until 1876, under William Tappan Thompson, an established writer of southern ...

Middletown

The oldest town in Dauphin County; laid out in 1755 by George Fisher, Quaker. It was an important port at the junction of the Pennsylvania and Union Canals in the 19th century. Site of early flour, lumber, and iron industries.

Marker ...

Peddler Hill Overlook

This marker is made up of three separate panels.

[Panel 1:]

The Road

From a narrow dirt wagon road to a scenic byway, the Carson Route has evolved over time to meet the needs of generations of travelers and our changing means of ...

Shafer Saddlery

On site of cabin used (1848) as first county courthouse.

This frontier saddler, erected 1870 of hand-cut limestone by John H. Shafer, had living quarters upstairs.

Since 1872 occupants have been attorneys, a newspaper, and many other tenants.

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The Paddle Bell

U. S. S. Paddle (SS 263) carried this bell throughout World War II. Similar bells were carried by all U. S. Submarines.

Upon this bell we toll the loss of 52 American submarines and crew of 3,621 officers and enlisted men ...