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The Best Attractions In Potter County

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Potter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,457, making it the fifth-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Coudersport. The county was created in 1804 and later organized in 1836. It is named after James Potter, who was a general from Pennsylvania in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Though it is named for him, James Potter never actually lived in Potter County and may have never even visited the area. Potter County is located in the Allegheny Plateau region.
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The Best Attractions In Potter County

  • 1. Cherry Springs State Park Coudersport
    Cherry Springs State Park is an 82-acre Pennsylvania state park in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The park was created from land within the Susquehannock State Forest, and is on Pennsylvania Route 44 in West Branch Township. Cherry Springs, named for a large stand of Black Cherry trees in the park, is atop the dissected Allegheny Plateau at an elevation of 2,300 feet . It is popular with astronomers and stargazers for having some of the darkest night skies on the east coast of the United States, and was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and its Bureau of Parks as one of 25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks.The earliest recorded inhabitants of the area were the Susquehannocks, followed by the Seneca nation, who hunted there. The first s...
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  • 2. Pennsylvania Lumber Museum Galeton
    The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum is near Galeton, Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It documents the history and technology of the lumber industry that was a vital part of the economic development and ecological destruction of Pennsylvania. It is on U.S. Route 6 between Galeton and Coudersport and just down the road from Denton Hill State Park and is surrounded by Susquehannock State Forest. The museum opens for the season in March and closes in December. The museum is open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday during the spring and summer months and from 9 to 5 Wednesday through Saturday in the autumn months. The museum offers membership in the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum Associates, a volunteer organization that provides support staff, demonstrators, etc., f...
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  • 3. Coudersport Ice Mine Coudersport
    Coudersport is a borough in and the county seat of Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States, located approximately 110 miles east by south of Erie on the Allegheny River. The population was 2,546 at the 2010 census.
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  • 5. Austin Dam Memorial Park Austin Pennsylvania
    This is about the dam in Austin, Pennsylvania in 1911; for the dam in Austin, Texas see Austin Dam failureAustin Dam was a dam in the Austin, Pennsylvania, which served the Bayless Pulp & Paper Mill. A failure of the dam on September 30, 1911 caused significant destruction and loss of life in the valley below.
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