AGT-Potter-Lyman Lake Traditional Cache

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geobeerer: Went on a maintenance run Friday and found the cache destroyed along with the log ripped up and the stamp crushed Must be some hunter frustrated over a missed opportunity on a trophy buck!!!! There are no more Potter County Stamps to replace it .

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Hidden : 9/24/2007
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Please DO NOT drive on the road , even if the gate is open!! Please walk to the cache!!!!! Please DO PARK in the parking lots !!!!! This is by order of the Park Manager!!!!! These cords listed are new the cache has been moved from the original site

The geocache hidden at the posted coordinates is a regular geocache, however, it is also part of the Allegheny GeoTrail (AGT), a publicly funded project designed to promote a pleasant and positive experience and image of the Allegheny National Forest region and its gateway communities. The AGT utilizes the growing interest in geocaching to assist both residents and visitors to the area in learning more about the unique attractions in the ten participating counties. This cache contains a unique self inking rubber stamp which you should use to stamp your Allegheny GeoTrail Passport to verify that you found it. When you have found a minimum of six AGT caches, you will be eligible to have your AGT passport validated and receive a commemorative AGT trackable geocoin at participating locations. You must have your official AGT passport with you when you find this cache in order to stamp it. Click on the Allegheny GeoTrail Logo below to visit the AGT website at www.alleghenygeotrail.com for complete details and a listing of participating locations where you may pick up and validate AGT passports to receive your souvenir geocoin, trackable at www.geocaching.com .



Lyman Run State Park was named for Major Isaac Lyman, an American Revolutionary War soldier believed to be the second permanent settler in Potter County. In 1809, Lyman built his home in nearby Lymansville (now Ladonna), east of present day Coudersport.

In the 1880s, large stands of white pine were harvested and floated down Lyman Run to Pine Creek and on to Williamsport. In the 1890s, Goodyear Brothers purchased most of the land drained by the West Branch of Pine Creek. Frank and Charles Goodyear owned the railroad and lumber company.

By the turn of the century, the white pine was gone and the loggers harvested the hemlocks. A large camp and engine terminal was built in the area that presently serves as the park’s day use area. The land was sold several times to harvest the regrowing timber.

In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps built Camp S-88 in the area that presently serves as the maintenance area. Towards the end of World War II, the camp was used to house German prisoners-of-war.

In 1951 the former Department of Forests and Waters began building the facilities that became Lyman Run State Park.
The new dam that you see here features a modern zig-zag design that will increase water flow to maintain steady water levels in the lake. It is 50 feet high and 1,000 feet long.
A previous dam had stood since the early 1950s, creating a cold-water, 40-acre lake that was popular with trout anglers, boaters and swimmers. A lake drawdown began in mid-April 2000.

The dam breaching and eventual replacement were required after the Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection found structural deficiencies and declared the dam unsafe.
As the dam was removed, contractors found excessive amounts of rocks used as construction material, with roots, branches and other organic matter used as fill. The dam had experienced seeps and leakage almost since its construction.
Lyman Run State Park had averaged about 130,000 visitors per year prior to the draining of the lake. When the facility reopens, it will feature new modern restrooms and shower facilities in two of its campgrounds.



Please do your part and pick up any litter on your travels - Thanks!


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