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Austin Dam Memorial Park

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"Around 3,000 people were in Austin that day, and the catastrophic failure of the dam resulted in the death of 78 of them and roughly $10 million in property damage." built in 1909, the largest dam of it's type in PA at the time.. .served area "Bayless Pulp and Paper Mill" They there lots of more tidbits from Wikipedia ...why is it when you wanna share a link of a website it acts weird ...and doesn't do properly, sorry but the link I did try to share wouldn't share (has any 1 noticed, I have tried using MSN browser and then Google browser ...and found that if I wanna comment on your blogs that I have to use Google ...but a lot of the times MSN will say we refuse to go to certain websites, I know they are not harmful but MSN just will not go?? Do you get it? So I will go to my cell phone and do it from there ...so weird? confuses me. What about you??!!?!) ...any who............................ .. .. if you wanna learn more about this area please do check

Ash Cave Fire Tower

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 Ash Cave Fire Tower, Hocking State Forest built 1934, 80 feet tall  The year of 2023, we found ourselves walking up 2 fire towers, I do believe and I think I am done with them ...they are hard on your legs, wow!! Make you knees hurt as well. A real weak feeling, I did get a bit nervous ...heights never bugged me as a kid ... scary times or at least nervous!!!! Because that ... I did share all photos, because I truly didn't know how many we got ... I left it up to Bryan ...he took them ... lol!! Are you a fan of HEIGHTS?? Thanks for braving the walk with us ...Have a blast. Till next time ...take care. Beth ( ; 

Ohio Covered Bridges

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  Johnson Covered Bridge https://www.fairfieldcountyparks.org/bridges/johnson-covered-bridge/ "Also referred to as the "Terry Mill Covered Bridge" ...1930, two full length windows and canopies were added to allow for visibility of the oncoming traffic ... remained in service until about 1990 when bypassed ... restoration was completed in 1996... the longest-surviving covered bridge on public property ... she still sits on the original abutments.." If you wish for more history and tidbits about the local area, please head to that website for that. I am breaking up all the local covered bridges in this bloggy post today. What fun! Please enjoy!  Hannaway Covered Bridge, Ohio 7410 Clearport Road SW, Lancaster, Ohio 43130  "She has suffered many damaging events over the years. Most recently, high water carried a huge tree that slammed into the bridge knocking it from the abutments. It was then raised, placed on a falsework (a temporary support platform) and restore

Pretty Place, SC

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  Fred W. Symmes Chapel aka "Pretty Place" Camp Greenville, 100 YMCA Camp Road, Cleveland, SC 29635 (864) 836-3291  https://www.campgreenville.org/pretty-place "The Lord God Planted A Garden In The First White Days Of The World, And He Set There An Angel Warden In A Garment Of Light Enfurled. So Near To The Peace Of Heaven, That The Hawk Might Nest With The Wren, For There In The Cool Of The Even God Walked With The First Of Men. The Kiss Of The Sun For Pardon, The Song Of The Birds For Mirth - We Are Nearer God's Heart In A Garden Than Anywhere Else On Earth.  -- Dorothy Frances Gurney In Loving Memory Of: Marjorie Roberts Cottingham: 1916-1984 Arthur Hallan Cottingham Jr.: 1911-1993 By Their Sons" (This is seen on the side of the church, a plaque, I wanted to share it with you ...what a perfect place to praise the Lord and be so thankful for all our blessings, this view and be alive another day.) Hey There!!! I think it's just amazing when you are driving

Old Man's Cave, Ohio

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  Old Man's Cave "This recess cave was named for the "old man" Richard Rowe, a recluse who made the cave his home in the 1800s and is a part of the scenic Hocking Hills State Park, Hocking comes from the Wyandot Indian word "hockhocking" referring to the Hocking River's bottle shaped gorge near Lancaster. Streams and percolating groundwater carved the hollows and caves in this area from layers of sandstone bedrock that vary in hardness. The hollows moist, cool climate preserves more typically northern tree species such as eastern hemlock trees and Canada yew, which have persisted since the glaciers retreated 15,000 years ago. " I was reminiscing about travels and photos that we have taken in the past the ones you can hang on your wall. Remember when you would get photos developed ...do folks do that any more???! Any who ...so nowadays you just have a cell phone and have pics on there, but at lot of the times I don't keep them, I will go in and