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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 .
This is the largest state park in Pennsylvania, with one of the largest lakes. R. B. Winter State Park: Union County: 695 acres (281 ha) 1933: Halfway Creek, Halfway Lake: Park has first cement and stone dam ever built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Raccoon Creek State Park: Beaver County: 7,572 acres (3,064 ha) 1945
[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.
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 ...
Lyndell is a populated place in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Pennsylvania Route 282, north of Downingtown and just south of Marsh Creek State Park. The location is referenced for its zip code 19354. [1]
In 1972, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania acquired the Larkin Bridge and relocated it 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north prior to the evacuation of Milford Mills and the creation of Marsh Creek Lake in Marsh Creek State Park. The bridge was used as a pedestrian crossing between two day camps in the new state park.
A map of the “Crawdads” coastal setting, including the marsh, is available at the front of every “Crawdads” book and at the bottom of this page on author Owens’ website: deliaowens.com ...
Pennsylvania Route 282 Alternate Truck was a truck route around a weight-restricted bridge over the East Branch Brandywine Creek in Eagle, Pennsylvania. It followed Moore Road, PA 100 and PA 113. Along PA 100, it ran concurrent with PA 401 Alternate Truck. The route was signed in 2013, but it was decommissioned in 2019 following a bridge repair.