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Waterfalls of Pennsylvania:
Northwestern Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania Home |
 To be published spring 2004 The Countryman Press |
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Waterfalls of Pennsylvania:
Northwestern Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Home |
To be published spring 2004 The Countryman Press |
| With a
landscape seeming more like the Midwestern states than the
Mid-Atlantic, the northwest corner of Pennsylvania features gently
rolling hills underlain by horizontal strata of sandstone and shale. In
places where a layer of hard rock overlies a bed of softer rock, a
classic “hanging” waterfall may form, and there are several outstanding
examples of such falls in this region. Much of the terrain is covered by debris from the glacial retreat 15,000 years ago, and some of the waterfalls found here – such as those at McConnells Mill State Park – are the product of glacial sculpting of the land. The land is largely devoted to farming, with pockets of forested and urbanized areas scattered about. There is relatively less acreage of state parks, forests and game lands than in other areas of the state, but nevertheless the best falls are on public lands. |
 Howard Falls Erie County |
 Springfield Falls State Game Lands Mercer County |
 Greg Falls Oil Creek State Park Venango County |
 Freedom Falls Venango County |
 Alpha Falls |
McConnells Mill State Park Lawrence County  Hells Hollow Falls |
 Kildoo Falls |
 Big Run Falls Cascade Municipal Park, New Castle Lawrence County |
 Homewood (Buttermilk) Falls Buttermilk Falls Natural Area Beaver County |
 Jackons Falls Roaring Run Natural Area Armstrong County |
 Quakertown Falls Beaver County |
 Buttermilk Falls Buttermilk Falls County Park Indiana County |
Waterfalls
of Maryland |
Waterfalls
of New Jersey |
 Waterfalls of the Mid-Atlantic States |
Photos and text ©2003 Gary R. Letcher (High-res images available) Special thanks to
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