BEST Geo-Art: B13/13
Robeson and Union Townships, Berks County, PA
French Creek State Park is a 7,526-acre Pennsylvania state park in North Coventry and Warwick Townships in Chester County and Robeson and Union Townships in Berks County. It straddles northern Chester County and southern Berks County along French Creek. It is located in the Hopewell Big Woods. The park is the home of Hopewell Lake and Scotts Run Lake. (The state record smallmouth bass was caught in Scotts Run Lake).
The land in and surrounding French Creek State Park was once dominated by old-growth forests of American chestnut. These trees were cleared, beginning in 1771, and used to make charcoal to feed the iron furnace at nearby Hopewell Furnace. The forests were allowed to re-grow and were cleared again approximately every twenty-five years. The furnace was in operation for 112 years until 1883. The damage caused by the colliers had a long-lasting effect on the ecology of this section of southeastern Pennsylvania. The thickly wooded hillsides that once provided a habitat for a wide variety of woodland creatures were stripped bare. But the forest slowly began to grow back. The second growth forests that stand today at French Creek State Park are made up of a mixture of oak, maple and other mostly hardwood trees.
The land was reclaimed by the efforts of the young men of this organization which was the created during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to offset unemployment …
A. Friends of the Forest (N 40° 27.266 W 075° 55.428)
B. Civilian Conservation Corps (N 40° 27.266 W 075° 55.439)
C. Society of American Foresters (N 40° 27.258 W 075° 55.439)
D. Timber Management Group (N 40° 27.274 W 075° 55.439)
Note: French Creek State Park is located at N 40 12.700, W 75 47.517
Note: This cache has the hunting attribute selected. Hunters wear orange, and when the time is right, and so should you. During hunting season, it is best to do this series on a Sunday. The majority of the cache containers are hidden within 10 - 20 feet from the trail. Since these caches are hidden in the woods, you will encounter things like wildlife, poison ivy, bugs, ticks, etc. That is just part of geocaching in the great outdoors. Good Luck.
Please note that GC451FX - Cache Quest #6 The Cords was archived to make room for this BEST Geo-Art geocache. Thanks Rentell.