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Moraine State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 16,725 acres (6,768 ha) in Brady, Clay, Franklin, Muddy Creek, and Worth townships in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The park includes a man-made lake, Lake Arthur, formed by impounding Muddy Creek , which is 3,225 acres (1,305 ha) and is used for recreational purposes.
Frank W. Preston (May 14, 1896 – March 1, 1989) was an English-American engineer, ecologist, and conservationist. He helped found the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and worked to reclaim the land that is now Moraine State Park in Butler County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
The Glacier Ridge Trail begins on the west side of Moraine State Park, at the corner of West Side Road and Burnside Road.It passes under a road bridge that carries US Route 422 over an arm of Lake Arthur, then proceeds through state park grounds around the northwestern corner of the lake. [3]
The dam was donated to the state in 1924 and a new dam was built in 1934. McHenry Dam State Park was founded in 1939 with the purchase of 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land on the east bank of the river. Property on the west bank of the river was donated to the state Division of Water Resources in the early 1960s.
When Mark Kellen became manager of John James Audubon State Park in 2008, he didn’t realize that he and his family would actually reside in the park.
The Moraine View State Recreation Area is a state park operated by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of the U.S. state of Illinois. The 1,687 acre (6.7 km 2) recreation area is located near Le Roy, Illinois. The predecessor of Moraine View, the McLean County Conservation Area, traces its history to 1959.
The creek is impounded in the township to form Lake Arthur, surrounded by Moraine State Park. The township surrounds the borough of Portersville but is a separate entity. The unincorporated community of Lake Arthur Estates, a census-designated place, is in the northwestern part of the township.
The Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest includes more than 22,000 acres of land throughout southern Wisconsin [1] and spans several state parks and natural areas. The area also features varied environments from restored prairie , forests, and lakes, along with providing a multitude of recreational opportunities such as hiking ...