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Parts of Luzerne and Lycoming Counties; originally called Ontario County, renamed as Bradford County in 1812. William Bradford, second U.S. Attorney General: 59,695: 1,161 sq mi (3,007 km 2) Bucks County: 017: Doylestown: 1682: One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania: The English county of Buckinghamshire: 645,984: 622 sq ...
Pages in category "Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Philadelphia County is unique in Pennsylvania in that it is a consolidated city-county, and so while the county is technically not governed by a home rule charter (and is therefore not included on the list), the fact that Philadelphia City (which constitutes the same land area as and administers all the governmental affairs of Philadelphia ...
The CCC also built many of the park facilities still in use today. They built log cabins, picnic pavilions, a food concession stand, and miles of trails. Early on the CCC constructed a dam at Black Moshannon Lake, on the site of the former mill pond dam. [1] [2] [5] The CCC camp closed in January 1937 and Black Moshannon State Park opened that ...
S-51-PA was part of Company 329 of the CCC. The men of S-51-PA engaged in construction, forest management, and fire protection. They also had educational opportunities at the camp. The camp served approximately 200 men at any given time. The camp was 103 acres (42 ha) in area, [b] although the workers at S-51-PA serviced a much larger area. As ...
Ravensburg State Park gets its name from the ravens that were known for roosting on the rock ledges at the southern end of the park (near the south entrance). Ravens can be seen in the vicinity of the park to this day, making the name logical though there is no community nearby that goes by the name Ravensburg.
On May 6, 1933, Civilian Conservation Corps "State Forest Camp" S-80-Pa was established at the site of Masten, and some of the remaining buildings were torn down to make the camp. The CCC camp closed in 1940. [2] Some families had stayed after the mill closed and during the CCC era, but in 1941 the last family left Masten. [1]
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted. There are 56 municipalities classified as cities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1] Each city is further classified based on population, with Philadelphia being of the first class, Pittsburgh of the second class, Scranton of the second class A, and the remaining 53 cities being of the third class.