Crescent Farm which you see here was once home to the Magee Transportation Museum, a dream come true for entrepreneur Harry Magee, who owned the Magee Carpet Company in Bloomsburg where they made fine-quality carpets. Along with constructing the Magee Shortway Electric Railroad on this site, he also had a Transportation Museum featuring cars, sleighs and carriages along with several electric trolleys.
Sadly, the devastating floods accompanying Hurricane Agnes in 1972 ruined the project, having ripped up the rail line, taken down electric poles and inundating the buildings with water. Mr. Magee died in October of that year and, sadly, the project was abandoned by the family. The remaining trolleys were cleaned and sold and an auction held to liquidate the remaining automobiles, carriages and antiques. Several of the trolley cars are still functioning at attractions in states from New York to Indiana.
The area you will be visiting is now the Hoffman Natural Area which consists of the area between the parking and the creek. The park extends both upstream and downstream to route 80, quite a large area. There are picnic tables and stream access - a great place for the family!