. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 31-33. Forests and forestry. 12. THE BIRTHPLACE OF JAMES lU ( IIANAX. FIFTEENTH PRESIDENT OF THE FNITED STATES i;^ the pinnacle of eminence. The park can be reached by turning south from the Lincoln Highway at Fort Lou- don in Franklin county, to the McConnellsburg-Mer- cersburg Pike. At the small town of Foltz is a road side marker directing travellers to President Buchan an's birthplace, which lies about ly^ miles to the West, GEORGE W. CHILDS STATE FOREST PARK Delaware State Forest The George W. Childs State Forest Park is the most pictu
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 31-33. Forests and forestry. 12. THE BIRTHPLACE OF JAMES lU ( IIANAX. FIFTEENTH PRESIDENT OF THE FNITED STATES i;^ the pinnacle of eminence. The park can be reached by turning south from the Lincoln Highway at Fort Lou- don in Franklin county, to the McConnellsburg-Mer- cersburg Pike. At the small town of Foltz is a road side marker directing travellers to President Buchan an's birthplace, which lies about ly^ miles to the West, GEORGE W. CHILDS STATE FOREST PARK Delaware State Forest The George W. Childs State Forest Park is the most picturesque park on the State Forests of Pennsylvania, It is a sylvan retreat that is hard to beat. Many who have visited this beauty spot have called it a woodland paradise. It is a wonderful place to study the birds, the wild flowers, and rare ferns, and it is a veritable mecca of trees. It has been suggested as the first Wild Flower Preserve in Pennsylvania by the Penn- sylvania Chapter of the Wild Flower Preservation Society. Within the park are three beautiful water- falls known as Fulmer Falls, Factory Falls and Deer Leap Falls. This park was deeded to the Commonwealth by George W. Childs, for many years editor and publisher of the Philadelphia Public Ledger. The site of the park was once the scene of an early woolen industry, established in the forepart of the last century, and de- signed by its promoters to be one of the greatest in the State. Sheep were brought into the region on a large scale. After a number had been killed by wolves, the bulk of the remainder came to an untimely end by eat- ing sheep laurel. This discouraged the promoters and the industry languished. Later this beautiful forest retreat w^as admired by Mr. Childs, who was noted for his philanthropy, and it is most fitting that it has since passed into the hands of the State and is now being maintained as a public park. Within this forest park is a well equipped Public Camping Ground. This park is located i
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