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Cherry Springs State Park

History

Native Americans

Archaeological finds show that people who lived in what is now Pennsylvania since at least 10,000 BC. The first settlers were Paleo-Indian nomadic hunters known from their stone tools. The hunters and gatherers of the Archaic period, from the locally 7000 continued to 1000 BC, used a greater variety of sophisticated stone tools. The Woodland period marked the gradual transition to semi-permanent villages and horticulture, between 1000 BC and 1500 AD. Archaeological evidence found evidence in the state, from this time, a number of ceramic types and styles, grave, Pipes, bows and arrows, and ornaments.

Map of the park and its facilities

Historical records show that the earliest known inhabitants the West Branch Susquehanna River Basin, which includes Cherry Springs State Park, were the Iroquois-speaking Susquehannock. They were a matriarchal society, in large longhouses Stockaded villages lived. Decimated by disease and wars with the Five Nations of the Iroquois, who had in 1675 she died, moved away or were assimilated into other tribes. Another name for the tribe is "Susquehanna," and both the river and the Susquehannock State Forest, which surrounds almost completely the park named for them.

After the departure of the Susquehannock were the lands of the West Branch Susquehanna River Valley under the nominal control of the Iroquois who lived in long houses, especially in now the state of New York and had a strong confederation them power over their numbers. The Seneca, members of the Iroquois Confederacy in the area of the modern Cherry Springs State Park hunted. Your nearest villages, 51 miles (82 km) northeast of modern Painted Post, New York, and 43 miles (69 km) southeast of today's Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The Seneca had temporary hunting camps in the east in the area of Pine Creek Gorge. To fill the gap caused by the decline of the Susquehannock left, moved the Iroquois also encouraged Tribes from the East to the West Branch watershed rules, including the Lenape (or Delaware) and Shawnee.

The Seneca allowed very few travelers through the Area to go and held non-native settlement to a minimum. The French and Indian War (17541763), the migration of many Indians out west into the Ohio River basin, everything went according to the American Revolutionary War (17,751,783). The United States acquired the last purchase, including what is now Cherry Springs State Park, by the Iroquois in the second Treaty of Fort Stanwix in October 1784th In the following years almost exclusively Native Americans left Pennsylvania.

Pioneers and lumber

Potter County was on a part of Lycoming County 26th is formed in March 1804, but the difficult terrain and thick old trees prevented from the new community of European-Americans carried to 1808. Before the arrival of William Penn and his Quaker colonists in 1682, was up to 90 percent of today's Pennsylvania covered by forests: more than 31,000 square Miles (80,000 km2), white pine, eastern hemlock, and a mixture of hardwoods. The forests near the three original counties, Philadelphia, Bucks, and Chester, were the first to be harvested, how the early settlers, the readily available wood and cleared land used for agriculture. Over time, the American Revolution, logging had reached the city and mountains, and became a leading industry in Pennsylvania. Trees set up fuel to heat homes, tannin make the state a lot of tanneries and wood for construction, furniture and running. Large tracts of forest were harvested by Colliers iron furnaces fire. Rifle butts and shingles from Pennsylvania timber were made, as well as a variety of household utensils, and the first Conestoga wagon.

The CCC built this replica of the Cherry Springs Hotel, the inn Jonathan Edgcombe built in 1818.

The surrounding Cherry Springs State Park has a wilderness for much of its history. A bridle path through the forest had been cut in 18061807 and was expanded to include vehicles in 1812. (Modern Pennsylvania Route 44 which goes through the park, follows the course of the path between Jersey Shore and Coudersport.) In 1818 the Ceres Land Company, a large part of the land owned in Potter County, seeking the open field settlement hired, an early settler, Jonathan Edgcombe, a to build a hotel or tavern for travelers on the grounds of the park. The hotel was in a very remote location 16 miles (26 km) south of Coudersport and its visitors were few, occasional travelers or migratory Native Americans.

Edgcombe and his wife received 100 acres (40 hectares) of land in exchange for the construction of the hotel and it runs for three years. When the contract expired in 1821, they sold their land and left the area, but the hotel and country, Edgcombe had been deleted as "Edgcombe's Clearing known. The Jersey Shore and Coudersport turnpike was built along the cart path 1825-1834, and collected tolls for traveling on the road to 1860. The Park is located in West Branch Township, which was acquired by Eulalia Township in 1856. The post office was opened on Edgcombe's Clearing in 1873, the locals asked the United States mail to change the name of "Cherryville", for a group of nearby Black Cherry trees. Since there was already a Cherryville, Pennsylvania Post office in Lehigh Township in Northampton County, named 'Cherry Spring "is selected as the Compromise. Over time, an "s" was added hence the name "Cherry Springs. There are also at least two springs in the park

In 1874 a new and larger hotel was on the other side of the road built by the original tavern. It provided accommodation for wealthy summer visitors from Coudersport. This part of the Potter County has a wealth of game and fish specialties known and attracted hunters and fishermen, who have also stayed at the Cherry Springs Hotel. This era as "Sportsman Paradise" was not to last, as a profitable Timber industry came West Branch and surrounding communities were home to "some of the highest, straightest wood left standing" along the east coast of the United States.

When logging the Cherry Springs reached in the late 1880s, covered Eastern White Pine and Eastern Hemlock the surrounding mountains. Lumberjacks harvested the trees and sent them to the streams, the Susquehanna West Branch of the Susquehanna boom and saw mills in Williamsport. Clear-cutting allowed mud to smother the streams, and nothing was left except the dried tree crowns, was a fire hazard. As a result, burned large tracts of land and were infertile, and most of the central part of the state was known as the "Pennsylvania Desert". The hotel itself was burning Cherry Springs in 1897 and the property was abandoned.

Civilian Conservation Corps

As the wood was used up and burned the country, many companies simply abandoned their holdings. In 1897 the Pennsylvania General Assembly was legislation were authorized to purchase "fallen land for forest reserves" and the first Pennsylvania state forest land was acquired the following year The first land for the Susquehannock State Forest was purchased in 1901;. the cost of major acquisitions, an average of $ 2.50 per acre (6.18 $ Per ha). This is approximately $ 43 per acre ($ 107 per ha) in 2010 reference. From 2003, the Susquehannock State Forest, which almost completely surrounds the park covered 265 000 acres (107,000 ha), mostly in Potter County with small cars in Clinton and McKean counties.

"The greatest and unique ZK-built picnic pavilions" Pennsylvania was built in 1939th

See: Highway page, below: astronomy side of the field.

The Park traces its existence back to 1922 when the Pennsylvania Department of Forestry, established three nature areas in national forests as part of a "plan for maintaining its natural beauty." One of them was the 6.5-mile (10.5km) "Cherry Springs Scenic Drive on the old Coudersport-Jersey Shore Turnpike. That same year, one of the 16 "Class B" public Campsites in national forests was at the Cherry Springs Drive. [B] These campsites were open to the free to use and all had drinking water, picnic tables, a fireplace, garbage can and a latrine. The land where the hotel sat was bought by the state in 1932.

How many state parks in north central Pennsylvania, Development the facilities at Cherry Springs was the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a work relief program for young men from unemployed families. Founded in 1933 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's New Deal legislation, the CCC was designed to combat unemployment during the Great Depression. It worked in each state, and established CCC ten camps in Susquehannock State Forest, of which eight were in Potter County.

Cherry Springs was the home of CCC Camp S-136-Pa on 27 Mai was founded in 1933. After the camp of 1936 story: "Through the efforts of the [CCC] enrollees Cherry Springs Park, formerly a clearing, has a Park has been transformed, from which people can be proud of in Potter County. "[Sic] A historical replica of the original tavern was built, as well as a shooting range, Picnic tables and shelters, roads and footpaths. The young men of the CCC camps worked to brush from the forest as a fire safety measure is clear. After clearing the Forest, planted stands of spruce and pine, white and an apple orchard. Camp Pa-136 closed on 10 July 1937.

The other CCC-built picnic pavilion has a hexagonal roof and is in the campground.

Men of CCC Camp S-88-Pa, based in nearby Lyman Run in Potter County, were also in the parks. In 1939 built it a structure at Cherry Springs, the "the greatest and unique ZK-built picnic pavilions" in the state, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The pavilion overlooking PA Route 44 and is shaped like an H, with two partially enclosed structures (the vertical lines of the H) connected by a breezeway (the horizontal bar). The breezeway is an umbrella of eight columns with log log railing supported. The ends of the pavilions are built from the log walls with white-sounding, like log cabins. Each End has a large opening to the breezeway into a wall, while the other three sides fully enclosed with a large window in the wall to the highway, a stone fireplace and chimney are flanked on the opposite wall, and a door with windows on the wall opposite the breezeway.

A 1984 survey of Pennsylvania State Parks found the "three picnic pavilions, latrines and the associated" at Cherry Springs "typical of the smallest day use areas of the CCC constructed. These houses are examples of the rustic style of the CCC built in state parks in the Great Depression. Local materials were prepared in a manner minimizing impacts on the natural Environment is used and in a manner that resembled the architectural style of the pioneer settlements of the Appalachians.

In addition to the two camps CCC actively in the Park, Cherry Springs was also the home of Camp Elliott, which was run by the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters (forerunner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)) for students and other unemployed men. In 1935 they built an airfield, Cherry Springs Intermediate Field, north of the park. The 40-acre (16 hectare) airfield was originally built for emergency landings and later became a small airport. In 1936, had a groundbreaking ceremony start and runway of 2,400 dimensions of 500 feet (730 of 150 m) and a hangar. The United States entry into World War II ended the CCC and all camps were closed in summer 1942nd

Modern Times

The park has several names over the years had, beginning with its founding in 1922 as "Cherry Springs Scenic Drive" and the associated "Cherry Springs Class B public campsite. The 1941 Pennsylvania Department of Highways official map of Potter County shows him as "Cherry Springs State Park. On 11 November 1954, the Pennsylvania Geographic Board officially named "Cherry Springs State Forest Picnic Area." Forrey's 1984 history of the Pennsylvania State Parks and the 1986 NRHP nomination form still uses this name, but Forrey made clear that "under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of State Parks. Cupper 1993 Our priceless heritage: Pennsylvania State Parks 18931993 describes them as "Cherry Springs State Park, and this remains the official name since 2009.

Up to 10,000 stars, like this one in the constellation Cygnus, can be seen from the park

After the war the park was long mainly because of its isolation and primitive Tents known. In August 1952 Woodsmen hosted the first Carnival, an annual celebration of the heavy industry that once again in the second growth forest in the area was active. The festival, originally sponsored by the Penn-York Club lumberjack, lumberjack competitions features as a reminder of the past, and Displays of new equipment. In 1987, the Galeton Rotary Club sponsorship, took over and renamed the event the Woodsmen Show in 1990.

In the 1980s were the CCC and its work in the park honored. Cherry Springs State Park was one of several that celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps with a CCC reunion in the summer of 1983. On 11 May 1987 listed the Cherry Springs Picnic Pavilion on the NRHP. None of the other remaining CCC structures in the park had its historic integrity added sufficiently to the NRHP will be retained.

Cherry Springs draws stargazers began in the early 1990s. In 1999, the "Dark Sky Fund" and enforces the promotion of improvements in the Park "to the stars and astronomy to improve experience." In 2000 Cherry Springs was officially called a "Dark Sky Park" by the DCNR, and the same year it became part of the Hills Creek State Park complex, an administrative grouping of eight state parks in Potter and Tioga counties. The National Cherry Springs is in the nearby Lyman Run State Park The National Public Observatory raised him "as a pilot for the Stars-n-Parks Program" in April 2001. The DCNR acquired Cherry Springs Airport in 2006 "to extend the general Dark Sky observation area and allow increased programming opportunities in the park, and closed it in 2007. On 11 June 2008, the International Dark-Sky Association, called Cherry Springs State Park, the second International Dark Sky Park ". (The first was Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah.)

Geology and climate

1938 aerial photo of the park, Airport, PA 44, West Branch Pine Creek and Hopper House Run

Cherry Springs State Park is located at an altitude of 2,300 feet (701 m) above sea level, on top of the Allegheny Plateau and near the glacier boundary. The Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains were all manufactured in the Alleghenian orogeny some 300 million years, formed as Gondwana (especially what was Africa) and North America collided, forming what has been Pangaea. Although the mountainous region would appear, they are not true mountains: Instead of millions of years of erosion that have been dissected plateau, making the "mountainous" Area today. The toughest of the old stones are high on the ridges while the softer rock to form the valleys eroded.

The park is located in the West Branch Pine Creek catchment area in which the underlying rocks are mainly conglomerate, sandstone, slate and. Two large rock formations in Cherry Springs State Park is, both from at least partly to the carbon. The youngest of them, which forms the highest point in the park, is the early Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation, a gray conglomerate, may contain sandstone, siltstone and shale, and coal. The lower education is the late Devonian and early Mississippian Huntley Mountain Formation, the gray-red of relatively soft Olive-gray shale and sandstone is. Outside the park, the river cut into the Devonian Catskill Formation, a reddish sandstone.

The Allegheny Plateau has a continental Climate with occasional severe low winter temperatures and average daily temperature ranges from 20 F (11 C) in winter and 26 F (14 C) in summer. The average annual Rainfall for the West Branch Pine Creek watershed, 40 to 42 inches (1016-1067 mm). January is the coldest month at Cherry Springs, July is the warmest and June wettest. The highest temperature measured at the park was 94 F (34 C) 1966, and the record low of 28 F (33.3 C) 1963rd

Climate Data for Cherry Springs State Park

Month

January

February

Mar

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Average high F (C)

29

(-1.7)

34

(1.1)

42

(5.6)

56

(13.3)

67

(19.4)

75

(23.9)

78

(25.6)

77

(25)

69

(20.6)

58

(14.4)

45

(7.2)

33

(0.6)

Average low F (C)

13

(-10.6)

15

(-9.4)

23

(-5)

33

(0.6)

43

(6.1)

51

(10.6)

54

(12.2)

53

(11.7)

47

(8.3)

37

(2.8)

28

(-2.2)

18

(-7.8)

Precipitation inches (mm)

2:47

(62.7)

2:28

(57.9)

2.84

(72.1)

3:12

(79.2)

3.73

(94.7)

5.63

(143)

4:13

(104.9)

3.99

(101.3)

3.99

(101.3)

3:34

(84.8)

3:59

(91.2)

2.87

(72.9)

Source: The Weather Channel seventh March 2009

Ecology

Northern Saw-whet owls have been studied in the park.

Cherry Springs State Park and the surrounding Susquehannock State Forest were in the clear-cutting era of the wood recovered. However, the changed composition of the forests, so that today more hardwoods, including Sugar Maple and Black Cherry and a few Eastern White Pine and Eastern Hemlock. The park also has apple trees by the CCC orchard. About 400 bird species have been found in Pennsylvania, including 186, the race in the state. Birds such as ospreys, hawks, owls, nightjars and bald eagles have returned to the park and state forest and Saw-whet owls were studied in the park

Some animals that became extinct locally were also returned, or the area again, even white-tailed deer, moose, fishing (a type of weasel), and otters. Although Park prohibited the hunting in the surrounding state forest, his title as the "Sportsman Paradise" 20 Century allowed again. Wild species are black bear, white-tailed Deer, ducks, Ruffed Grouse, rabbits, gray and red squirrels and wild turkeys. Other animals in the park and forest are chipmunks, mink, raccoon, Porcupines, marmots, and the occasional Bobcat and frogs, beetles, moths and.

A branch of the Hopper House Run rises within the park, and flows east and then north into the West Branch Pine Creek. West Branch Road (or Branch Road) follows the run of the valleys and streams from Pennsylvania Route 44 east 10 miles (16 km) Galeton. PA 44 follows roughly the line between the Pine Creek watershed to the north and the Sinnemahoning Creek watershed to the south. East Fork Road leaves PA 44 in the park and follows the East Fork Sinnemahoning Creek valley southwest 12 miles (19 km) to the village of Conrad. Both streams are approved trout streams for fishing, which means they stocked with trout in season.

Sports

Dark Skies

The Trifid Nebula (M20) in the constellation Sagittarius, as seen from the park

Astronomers and stargazers estimate Cherry Springs State Park for the darkness and clarity of the sky, it is "perhaps the last refuge of the best natural night sky" in the eastern half the United States. The skies at Cherry Springs is rated as 2 on the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, which means it has almost no light pollution. Such "really dark, The stars are not available to two thirds of the world, including 99 percent of people in the continental United States and Western Europe. "With optimal conditions, 10.000 Stars with the naked eye in the park, are only clouds appear like black holes in the sky and the Milky Way is so bright that it casts a distinctive shadow. Unlike to this, city residents see a few dozen stars at best, and also in rural areas can usually only see 2,0003,000 stars. The Milky Way are not seen by most in the eastern U.S., although there was no moon light to dark.

The quality of the night sky over the park and its growing popularity the stars are the result of several factors. Cherry Springs is located in the largely undeveloped 262 000 acres (106,000 ha) Susquehannock State Forest, and is on a Summit 2,300 m (701 m) above sea level. Because it is on the Allegheny Plateau, there are no mountains in the sky and block the Astronomy Field offers a 360 degrees view. The nearest town is Williamsport, 60 miles (97 km) to the southeast. Surrounding communities are located in deep valleys, the intervening terrain displays generate much light they The park has no artificial Skyglow in each direction. Cherry Springs is usually fog-free and its width is getting to prominent position around the galactic center of the Milky Way . Watch The remote location also means there is little commercial air traffic with astrophotography disturb, while PA Route 44 provides relatively easy access to the park from Interstate 80.

In addition to these natural factors is much intentionally make the sky light and dark in the park and help them done this way. Within the park, the former Transmission lines were buried, so they do not obstruct views, all lighting is shielded, and all the white lights have been turned red, which has the lowest Effect on night vision and astrophotography. Light from passing vehicles is covered by earthen embankments with grass, bushes or trees and spruce locked astronomy Field Goal has a special opaque tarp. The park's Dark Sky Fund has paid for many of these improvements since 1999.

Two of the three domes Park Astronomy prevent the walls from the wind movement during the observation telescopes

From 2006 through the acquisition of the Cherry Springs Airport, has a new Public programming field on the former airfield set up. This field is located east of PA Route 44 and is for educational programs or stars, but not for those who will spend night. Hotels southwest observers and those with large telescopes used in astronomy Field from the highway. Nocturnal visitors Only flashlights with red filters and can only be on her to the ground. Field Astronomy has further restrictions on the lights, and parts of the park are light-free zones.

To charge for the maintenance of dark skies at Cherry Springs State Park, installed Tri-County Rural Electric Company shielding caps on outdoor lighting at the local real estate. In 2001, Pennsylvania General Assembly adopted the "Outdoor Lighting Control Act, which established both the park as a" Dark Sky Preserve "and a minimum and shielded to reduce lighting in all new state facilities light pollution. A design guide for the Pennsylvania Wilds region, which includes the park, underlines the importance of maintaining dark sky. The DCNR spent $ 396,000 in June 2007, drilled at the mineral rights under 1980 acres (800 ha) of the park and state forest to natural gas to prevent and associated development are buying.

A wind farm on a site 13.7 miles (22.0 km) proposed by Park. In 2008, Potter County is a Regulation adopted, not the wind power plant lights "interfere with the state-designated Preserve Dark Skies at Cherry Springs State Park. That same year, DCNR has a Study on the impact the wind farm, which would close the red warning lights on the wind turbines will not affect the darkness of the sky and would only be directly visible from astronomy field under rare conditions. Others in the astronomy community challenged these conclusions and fear that new lights on "several dozen Wind turbines in the vicinity of the park deteriorated "observations and astrophotography. The study also recommended that the DCNR guide plate and lights in nearby Denton Hill State Park, downhill skiing area in the sky even darker at Cherry Springs.

Astronomical observation

Telescopes belonging to amateur astronomers expect Nightfall

The staff at Cherry Springs State Park have no intention for them to be an attraction for amateur astronomers, astronomers came to them, instead. In 1997 or 1998 Chip Harrison, the park supervisor, noticed a man looking through a telescope in the park at about 1 clock. When Harrison asked why the man had it coming, "said the astronomer, he had noticed a black patch over isolated north central Pennsylvania in the nightly satellite images. Cherry Springs State Park is in this patch, one of the best Sites east of the Mississippi River at the stars.

A growing number of astronomers began to come Cherry Springs, most in the 14-day dark sky time new moon, between the last quarter and the first quarter phase. The park is open year round and 60-85 nights per year, ideal conditions, when the apparent Brightness of the faintest stars visible from 7.1 to 7.5 range. The park is astronomy field has been updated to accommodate these astronomers. In 2005, a rotating 15-foot (4.6 m) slotted observatory dome, two 12-foot (3.7 m) clamshell domes and a 10-by-12-foot (3.0 by 3.7 m) were cast sky added, and a small amphitheater for programs. The four telescopes structures protection from wind and thermals. The following year concrete plates 4 and 6 feet (1.2 and 1.8 m) in diameter were randomly placed on the field, and electrical sockets, each with six outlets, were added to power telescopes and computers. In 2009, Wi-Fi Internet access added to the astronomy field be.

The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in the constellation Canes Venatici, as seen from the Astronomy Field

During a typical clear night could have 50 up to 100 observers, each year the park hosts two major parties, both stars several hundred astronomers lure for several nights. The Black Forest Star Party, by Central Pennsylvania State College sponsored observers, it has been held every autumn since 1999. Cherry Springs Star Party, by the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg sponsored each year in June, since 2005. There is also free public programs at the amphitheater at the former airport site, some part of the National Public Observatory Stars-n-Parks program. Meteor showers also attract a crowd and the Aurora Borealis seen from the park to be a starry business, "Crystal Spheres, "was founded and music stars and presents programs with a one-hour concert of one hour in the night sky. Such" nature tourism " has a positive economic impact for the region.

must press awards and recognition Cherry Springs and get his staff. Thom Bemus, initiator and coordinates the Stars-n-Parks program, DCNR was the 2002 Volunteer of the Year. "In 2007, the Park Dark Sky programming and staff received the Environmental Education Excellence in Programming award from the Pennsylvania Sports and Parks Society. Manager Chip Harrison and his wife Maxine, the Dark Sky directs funds received in 2008 an award from the Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council for "steadfast adherence to and active promotion of the principles of responsible outdoor lighting at Cherry Springs State Park. The DCNR has designated Cherry Springs is one of the "Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks" specifically for the "darkest night sky on the east coast." Cherry Springs State Park was in the national press in 2003, preceded by "USA Today" when it one with the name "10 Great places to get some stars in your eyes ", 2006, as National Geographic Adventure it in" Pennsylvania. The Wild, Wild East ", and were in the The New York Times in 2007, all of them before she became an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association appointed in 2008.

Woodsmen's Show

A chain saw event at the Woodsmen's Show

The Woodsmen's Show attracts thousands of visitors to Cherry Springs State Park on the first weekend in August. It has been every year since 1952 and was sponsored by the Galeton Rotary Club since 1987. In 2008, events of the three-day fair included logging, cross-cutting issues, log rolling, ax throwing, horse pull, chop spring board chopping block and the position chainsaw competitions and demonstrations. The 2008 also shows historical reconstructions of life in a logging Camp, musical performances presented, and vendors selling food, crafts, and equipment, the timber industry together.

The show and to celebrate their events, the Potter County cumbersome history have changed with time. In the early years up to three working days sawmills were up only Carnival set, and there was an associated Woodsmen Ball on Saturday night, ended after the carnival. The Woodsmen's Show had its first female participant in 1979. Some events have been tried and stopped; in the year 1987 one-hour seminars on topics such as "Outdoor Adventures on mules," and the first "Woodsmen's Carnival Queen "were introduced, and in 1993 there was Tractor Pulling with lawn tractors. In 1990 the name was changed from the" Woodsmen Carnival "to the" Woodsmen's Show ", was added a third day, and an ecumenical church service last night in the large picnic pavilion instead. Next year the show was part of the STIHL TIMBERLAND SPORTS SERIES and some of the competition was broadcast on ESPN. While no longer part of the STIHL range is from 2008, many of the same athletes were fighting at the fair.

Attendance was 4,000 the first year and later grew to 12,000 three years in 1955, then 33,000 in 1962, culminating with almost as many in 1965 (32,000) and 1981 (30,000). In 1983, 20,000 visitors came to the fair, were 15,000 in 1985, and the beginning of the 21st Century, attendance was about 14,000. Admission is free and cash prizes awarded are the competitions. Proceeds from the show at the Penn-York Club loggers went to the wood industry promotion and support of the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum. The Rotary Club Galeton has the funds are used to improve the quality of life in and around Galeton, including college scholarships, a new roof for the community building, support for the local public library and clean-up and maintenance of the inner city.

Camping, picnicking, and trails

The campsite at the park, with picnic tables

The park has 30 camping sites, each room for a tent or a caravan (RV) up to 30 feet (9.1 m) long. The pages all have a Fire ring, lantern hanger, and a picnic table and classified as rustic, because they have no running water. The camp, south-east of Pennsylvania Route 44, open from April to December and takes no reservations. The park has two modern bathrooms, one in the campground and the other on the Astronomy Field. There are also a holding tank dump station for RVs. Although the field of astronomy is not an official campsite, overnight observer can set up tents and vehicles, where there to camp. In addition to the tables, chairs and a small pavilion on the camp site is the main picnic area at Cherry Springs in the south west side of Route 44, in and around the great historical, CCC built pavilion. The area around the pavilion has many picnic tables located in an old apple orchard and a stand of huge white pine and spruce.

Cherry Springs State Park is located at the southern end of a 15-mile (24 km) long, single-track Mountain Bike Trail that starts at Denton Hill State Park and runs through Patterson State Park In 2005, Snowmobile base at Cherry Springs at the southern end of the park was moved to the astronomy area to be avoided. The snowmobile trail is a of the many hiking trails for cross country skiing, backpacking, hiking and all-terrain vehicle and horseback riding in the surrounding Susquehannock State Forest. The 85-mile (137 km) long Susquehannock Trail System passes near the park and surrounds him. Just south of the park the way through the Hammersley Wild Area, which at 30,253 acres (12,243 ha) is without roads second largest wild area in Pennsylvania.

State Parks in the vicinity

Cherry Springs State Park is on Pennsylvania Route 44 in West Branch Township, 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Galeton. The following state parks are within 30 miles (48 km) from Cherry Springs State Park:

Bucktail State Park Natural Area (Cameron and Clinton Counties)

Colton Point State Park (Tioga County)

Denton Hill State Park (Potter County)

Hyner Run State Park (Clinton County)

Hyner View State Park (Clinton County)

Kettle Creek State Park (Clinton County)

Leonard Harrison State Park (Tioga County)

Lyman Run State Park (Potter County)

Ole Bull State Park (Potter County)

Patterson State Park (Potter County)

Prouty Place State Park (Potter County)

Sinnemahoning State Park (Cameron and Potter Counties)

Sizerville State Park (Cameron and Potter Counties)

View of the park, Left to right: Astronomy Bulletin Board, CCC-built picnic pavilion, pump house, Field astronomy, sky sheds and three astronomy observation domes, display information, modern restrooms, an amphitheater, and CCC-replica of the Cherry Springs Tavern (log cabin in Pennsylvania Route 44).

Notes

^ a. As of April 2009, the official Website for Cherry Springs State Park still lists the area of 48 acres (19 ha), as well as the history of Forrey 1984 Pennsylvania state parks. This was the size of the park before the Cherry Springs Airport was closed and much of his land was transferred to the park. If the airport built 40 acres (16 hectares) was, and it had the size to 59 acres (24 hectares) by 1981 further expanded. The airport land was, by the Bureau of Forestry, which is part of the property along with the DCNR Bureau of State Parks.

b. ^ Although the park was along the 6.5-mile (10.5 km) Cherry Springs Drive, the precise end points of the drive are not clear. Two perspectives are southeast of the park at the Pennsylvania Route 44: It is 3.1 miles (5.0 km) from the park to the water tank Hollow Vista (which looks north), and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) from the park to Cherry Springs Vista (which looks South). The Cherry Springs Fire Tower is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south of the park, south of Cherry Springs Vista. Coudersport is 15 miles (24 km) northwest of the park along the Route 44 and Cherry Springs "Class B" public campsite was about11 miles (18 km) from Coudersport, or about 4 miles (6.4 km) from the current Of charge. From 2009, this area is part of the state forest, but no park. The United States Geological Survey topographic map (Ayers Hill quadrant) does show a "Little Cherry Springs Park "in this area. Patterson State Park is not far northwest of the site of Little Cherry Springs Park, and it is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) along PA 44 of Patterson to the Cherry Springs Vista.

References

^ Ab "Cherry Springs State Park. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 30. August 1990. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1171676. Retrieved 10th February 2008.

^ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ "Cherry Springs State Park. "Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/cherrysprings.aspx. Retrieved November 4 2006th

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^ From "Twenty Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources :.... http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/twenty/20parks.aspx Retrieved August 8, 2007 Note Despite the title, there are 21 parks in the list, with Colton Point and Leonard Harrison State Parks treated as one.

^ From Kent, Barry C., Smith III, Ira F., McCann, Catherine (Ed.) (1971). Foundations of Pennsylvania Prehistory. Anthropological Series of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. OCLC 2,696,039th

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^ From Wallace, Paul AW (1987). Indian Paths of Pennsylvania (Fourth Edition ed.). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. S. 6672nd ISBN 0-89271-090-X. Note: ISBN refers to 1998 impression

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^ From Owlett, Steven E. (1993). "The death of a forest." Along The Tiadaghton Seasons: An Environmental History of Pine Creek Gorge (1). Petaluma, California: International Print. S. 5362nd ISBN 0-9635905-0-2.

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^ Abcde "Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) architecture in Pennsylvania state parks:.. 19,331,942, Thematic Resources, "National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places January 5, 1987 Http:. / / Www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000724.pdf . Retrieved 6th March 2009.

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^ From Paige, John C. (1985). "Chapter One: A Brief History of the Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service, 19331942 .. Washington history, a Director, CC: U.S. National Park Service, Department of the Interior. OCLC 12,072,830th http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/ccc/ccc1.htm. Retrieved 11th February 2009.

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^ Civil Aeronautics Bulletin. United States Civil Aeronautics Administration. 1936th P. 22 http://books.google.com/books?id=_OO3AAAAIAAJ&dq=Cherry+Spring+Airport&q = "Cherry + Springs "and is 1 PGI. Retrieved 6 March 2009.

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^ "Woodsman carnival set. Wellsboro Gazette: P. 2 27. May 1987. http://greenfreelibrary.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=14509737&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=5&currentPage=10. Retrieved 6th April 2009.

^ From "Woodsmen Show is set in Galeton. Wellsboro Gazette: p. 8 25. July 1990. http://greenfreelibrary.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=18601372&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=2&currentPage=0. Retrieved 6th April 2009.

^ Abcdefg "The Dark Skies of Cherry Springs State Park. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/cherrysprings/cherrysprings_darkskies.aspx. Retrieved 11th March 2009.

^ "Manager Hills Creek Lake called." Wellsboro Gazette: p. 6 2. February 2000. http://greenfreelibrary.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=12106011&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=4&currentPage=0. Retrieved 9th April 2009. Note: The eight farms in the Hills Creek State Park Complex are running Cherry Springs, Colton Point, Denton Hill, Hills Creek, Leonard Harrison, Lyman, Patterson, and Prouty Place.

^ Abc "Progress through Partnership: A three-year report on the Pennsylvania Wilds." Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and natural resources. January 2007. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/info/pawilds/progressthroughpartnerships.pdf. Retrieved 11th March 2009.

^ "It was the Message:.... Stories of 2007 "Endeavor News January 5, 2008 http://www.endeavornews.com/news/2008/0105/front_page/005.html Accessed 11 March 2009.

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^ From Van Diver, Bradford B. (1990). Roadside Geology of Pennsylvania. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. P. 115 ISBN 0-87842-227-7.

From ^ Shultz, Charles H. (Editor) (1999). The geology of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Society and Pittsburgh Geological Society. ISBN 0-8182-0277-0.

From ^ Shaw, Lewis C. (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams Part II (Water Resources Bulletin No. 16). Prepared in cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey (1). Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources. P. 162 OCLC 17,150,333th

^ Berg, TM (1981). "Atlas of Preliminary Geologic Quadrangle Maps of Pennsylvania: Cherry Springs" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Topographic and geological surveys. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/map61/conrad15ne.pdf. Retrieved 8th March 2009.

^ "Map 67: Tabloid Edition Declaration "(PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Topographic and geological surveys. Http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/pub/map/pdfs/map067_tabloid_exp.pdf. Retrieved 3rd June 2008.

^ "Climate of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania State Climatologist. http://climate.met.psu.edu/data/ncdc_pa.pdf. Retrieved 12th April 2008.

^ From "monthly averages for Cherry Springs State Park. The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc. http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/wxclimatology/monthly/PASPCS:13. Retrieved 7th March 2009.

^ Audubon Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (searchable database). Susquehanna River Birding and Wildlife Trail. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. P. 2 http://web1.audubon.org/trailMaps/. Retrieved 8th March 2009.

^ "Pennsylvania Wilds DISCOVERY WEEKEND Offers Outdoor Adventure "(PDF) Pennsylvania State Government Http:... / / Www.state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=455724 Retrieved 3 June 2008.

^ From Miller, Jason (2006). Pennsylvania Camping: The Complete Guide to Tent and RV camping. Moon outdoors. Miller, Jason Jack (Photographer). Travel Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1566919869. . Http://books.google.com/books?id=-5EWcHhCUSwC&pg=PA89&dq=cherry+Springs+Camping+moon Retrieved 6th April 2009.

Abcd ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Systems Division. 2007 General Highway Map Potter County Pennsylvania [map], 1:65,000. Retrieved on 27 July 2007. Note: show Cherry Springs State Park

^ "PFBC County Guide. Searchable interactive map. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. http://pfbc.state.pa.us/CountyGuide/County_Guide.htm. Retrieved 10th March 2009.

^ Abcde Clanton & Associates (27 May 2008). "Cherry Springs State Park: Light pollution analysis and recommendations". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/info/wind/documents/cherry-springs-state-park-light-pollution-analysis-05-29-08.pdf. Retrieved March 21, 2009.

Abcdefg ^ Caldwell, Dave (September 14, 2007). "Dark Sky, Bright Lights in Pennsylvania." The New York Times. http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/travel/escapes/14dark.html. Retrieved 1st February 2009.

^ Abc Lamey, Jessica (June 29, 2008). "'Awesome': Stargazers revel in Cherry Springs Dark Sky". Williamsport Sun-Gazette: p. E1, E3. http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/512360.html?nav=5013. Retrieved 23rd March 2009.

^ From Beatty, Kelly (27 June 2008). "Cherry Springs Dark Sky acquires status. Sky and Telescope. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/21914474.html. Retrieved 27th March 2009.

^ "An Act to manage the provision of outdoor night-lighting (House Bill No. 300, session of 2001). The General Assembly of Pennsylvania. 13. November 2,001th http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2001&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0300&pn=2860. Retrieved 23rd March 2009.

^ The Pennsylvania Wilds Planning Team (February 13, 2009). "Pennsylvania Wilds Design Guide" A Design Guide for Community Stewardship character "Clinton County, Pennsylvania Http:... / / Www.clintoncountypa.com / PA Wilds / PA Wilds Guide / PA Wilds Design Guide2.pdf Accessed 29 March 2009.

^ Hopey, Don (May 3, 2009). "Goddard State Park's gas sources, hundreds at first: where mineral rights are privately owned, Pennsylvania officials can not To prevent drilling. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09123/967360-113.stm. Retrieved 6 May 2009.

^ "Potter County Wind Energy Regulation. "Potter County, Pennsylvania. 2008th http://pottercountypa.net/wind/index.html. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

^ "State: Proposed Wind Farm would not interfere with dark skies at Cherry Springs State Park Williamsport Sun-Gazette: S. .. E3 June 29, 2008 http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/512363.html Retrieved 23rd March 2009 ...

^ From Nephin, Dan (September 15, 2006). "Pennsylvania highlight is a haven for stargazers. Associated Press / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06258/721452-37.stm. Retrieved 23rd March 2009.

^ "2009 Cherry Springs Star Party." The Astronomical Society of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. http://www.astrohbg.org/CSSP/Information.html. Retrieved 6th May 2009.

^ "On the Black Forest Star Party." Central Pennsylvania Observers, Inc.. http://www.bfsp.org/starparty/about.cfm. Retrieved 29th March 2009.

^ "Cherry Springs Star Party 2009 Schedule". The Astronomical Society of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. http://www.astrohbg.org/CSSP/Schedule.html. Retrieved 29th March 2009.

^ Morey, Tim (June 2007). "A PA Wilds Business Success Story:. The sky is the limit for Astronomy in Potter County, "Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/info/pawilds/0706-twotw.aspx.. Retrieved 29th March 2009.

^ As of August Henry (April 9, 2003). "DCNR Volunteer receives award". Wellsboro Gazette (the marketplace). http://greenfreelibrary.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=29872600&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=0&currentPage=0. Retrieved 29th March 2009.

^ "Cherry Springs wins environmental award. Wellsboro Gazette (the marketplace). 30/05/2007. http://greenfreelibrary.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=131773422&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=1&currentPage=0. Retrieved 29th March 2009.

^ "Cherry Springs State Park team of husband-wife receives award". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. 21. September 2008. http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/515859.html. Retrieved 29th March 2009.

^ "10 Great Places to get some stars in your eyes." USA Today. 31. July 2003. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/10great/2003-09-29-star-gazing_x.htm. Retrieved 29th March 2009.

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^ "57th Annual Meeting Woodsmen's Show." T. Dennison promotions. http://www.woodsmenshow.com/MAJOR events.htm. Retrieved on 11, 2009.

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^ "Carnival Ann'l Woodsmen 5 to 6 August, Cherry Springs Park. Wellsboro Agitator: p. 7 4. August 1956. http://greenfreelibrary.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=12215681&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=3&currentPage=0. Retrieved 6th April 2009.

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^ "Potter County annual Woodsmen's Show at Cherry Springs State Park is buzzing. Wellsboro Gazette: p. 15 28. July 1993. http://greenfreelibrary.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=12385470&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=0&currentPage=0. Retrieved April 6, 2009th

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