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Marsh Creek State Park is a 1,705 acres (690 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Upper Uwchlan and Wallace Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is the location of the 535-acre (217 ha) man-made Marsh Creek Lake .
[4] [5] In 1972, the earthen Marsh Creek Dam was completed, standing at 89 feet (27 m) high and 990 feet (301 m) long. [6] Today, the site of Milford Mills lies beneath the 530-acre (2.1 km 2) Marsh Creek Lake, and is part of a water management project operated by the Chester County Water Resources Authority and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The original bridge was built in 1854 to span Marsh Creek, a tributary of the east branch of the Brandywine Creek, beside Jesse Larkin's Gristmill near the village of Milford Mills, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of its current location. The bridge was rebuilt in 1881.
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Upper Uwchlan Township (/ ˈ juː k l ən /; ) is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.The population was 11,227 at the 2010 census.The township included the community of Milford Mills before it was inundated by the creation of the Marsh Creek Dam in 1972.
As of 2020, there were 59.05 miles (95.03 km) of public roads in East Brandywine Township, of which 22.24 miles (35.79 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 36.81 miles (59.24 km) were maintained by the township.
Marsh Creek Lake is a man-made lake that resulted from the construction of a dam across Marsh Creek, filling a valley that prompted the relocation of residents from Milford Mills, Pennsylvania to higher ground. The reasons for creating the lake were "... frequent flooding, water shortages and lack of recreational opportunities for nearby ...
The Milwaukee County Parks Department issued a statement on May 24 that due to a "lack of sponsorship" the July 3 fireworks over the lakefront at Veterans Park would not take place in 2024.