. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 31-33. Forests and forestry. 4 I 18 19 I some of the seedlings back to France and they are to be found growing and thriving today in some of the public parks about Paris, notably at the Jarden des Plantes and Fontainebleau. Unfortunately, the lum- berman has laid low most of these noble pines, but it is hoped that some of them will be spared for the future. These many interesting places about the Mont Alto State Forest Park make it one of the most attrac- tive play places in the State. Tliis park is located in the southeastern part of Frank
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 31-33. Forests and forestry. 4 I 18 19 I some of the seedlings back to France and they are to be found growing and thriving today in some of the public parks about Paris, notably at the Jarden des Plantes and Fontainebleau. Unfortunately, the lum- berman has laid low most of these noble pines, but it is hoped that some of them will be spared for the future. These many interesting places about the Mont Alto State Forest Park make it one of the most attrac- tive play places in the State. Tliis park is located in the southeastern part of Franklin county about seven miles south of the Lincoln Highway. It contains about 8 acres and is easily reached over an excellent ''summer road" by leaving the Lincoln Highway at Caledonia and going to the park by way of the South Mountain Sanatorium. It can also be reached on a good cement road from Waynesboro and over a country macadam road from Chambersburg. It is about one mile east of Mont Alto. Hotel accommodations are available at the resorts along the Lincoln Highway and at Chambersburg, Waynesboro, and Gettysburg. LEONARD HARRISON STATE FOREST PARK Tioga State Forest The Leonard Harrison State Forest Park has the distinction of bordering on the east the most extensive stretch of forest land in Pennsylvania. It lies a short distance east of the famous Black Forest of Pennsyl- vania, famed for its wonderful original forests of white pine and hemlock. Here is to be had one of the most commanding and picturesque views of the State. It overlooks the Tiadaghton, now called Pine Creek, Gorge, and is regarded one of the wildest and grandest sections of the State. It is a veritable Watkins Glen on a large scale or Grand Canyon of Arizona on a small scale. This park was given to the State for recreational purposes by I^onard Harrison of Wellsboro. His gen-. ^^ ^^ ^>^ **fc a. 5". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digit
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