Dr. Andre Weltman is a local historian and is chair of the Friends of Pine Grove Furnace State Park. He often provides guided tours on the history of the park.
While enjoying swimming, boating and fishing at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, did you ever wonder why the park has any lakes? Both bodies of water resulted from the old iron industry, but for very different reasons. Here’s the story of Laurel Lake. (Read more here about Fuller Lake.)…
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While enjoying swimming, boating and fishing at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, did you ever wonder why the park even has any lakes? Both bodies of water resulted from the old iron industry, but for very different reasons. Here’s the story of Fuller Lake. Fuller Lake, the smaller of the…
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