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Black Moshannon State Park is just one of many examples of the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps throughout central Pennsylvania. [1] [2] Beaver Meadow CCC Camp S-71 was built in May 1933 near the abandoned village of Beaver Mills, and was one of the first CCC camps built to expand recreational facilities in Pennsylvania. [3]
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The CCC-built beachhouse on the shores of Black Moshannon Lake near the bridge, where Antes Tavern and village were once located. Prior to the arrival of William Penn and his Quaker colonists in 1682, an estimated 90 percent of what is now Pennsylvania was covered with old-growth forest: over 31,000 square miles (80,000 km 2) of white pine, eastern hemlock, and a mix of hardwoods. [15]
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The state began the massive project of reforesting the land. The forest has since recovered and is part of Moshannon State Forest. [1] The park is named for the Honorable Simon B. Elliott. He was a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and a conservationist who promoted the idea of replanting the forests in order to limit erosion and ...
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