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McConnell's
Mill State Park, Pennsylvania
(a
PitStop)
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The
mill museum, falls. and covered bridge here are truly picturesque and very
popular. They are cool in the summer
because they sit in the bottom of a shady 300-foot gorge.
Educational for all ages. Wheelchair accessible. Crowded in
the summer. |
Location
Western
Pennsylvania
On I-79 near New Castle
About 40 miles north of Pittsburgh
Map
Features
Campgrounds
and RV parks nearby
Check
Woodall's guide
Slippery
Rock Creek Gorge.
Working 3-story grist mill, built in 1869.
Thirty-minute demonstrations and tours
(Witness corn being ground into meal as it
was done in
1869 using the water power of Slippery Rock Creek, and
follow wheat as it was processed through the mill.)
Hotels
and vacation rentals in this area
Interpretive programs.
Virgin hemlock and hardwood forests.
Many different species of ferns.
Picnicking
Hours
The
park is open 8:00 am to sunset.
Year-round
The
grist mill is open 10:30 am to 5:30 pm
Mid
April - Memorial Day
Saturday
and Sunday only
Summer
(Memorial Day to Labor Day)
Every
day
Labor
Day - October
Saturday
and Sunday only
Corn
grinding demonstration (in the mill)
1:00
pm and 3:00 pm
Grain
Grinding tour (in the mill)
11:00 am and 4:00
pm
Recommended
stay
2-3
hours
Tourist
information
Pennsylvania
State Parks:
www.dcnr.state.pa.us
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This page was last updated on 12/06/2008
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