Tuesday
Did You Know?
· The Conodoguinet Creek originates in Horse Valley, Franklin County, next to Kittatinny Mountain at an elevation of 1,680 feet.
· The Creek is approximately 90 miles long
· It drains 540 square miles of diverse lands
· Early pioneers envisioned using the Creek as a possible link between the Susquehanna and Potomac rivers.
· It powered many mills. Besides grain, cider, nails and wood, these mills refined diverse products such as sumac leaves, which were made into tanning and dying materials. Distilleries were also located at several sites. In 1840 the Creek powered 140 mills throughout the Cumberland County.
· Conodoguinet comes from an Indian word meaning “a long way with many bends”.
· The Creek is approximately 90 miles long
· It drains 540 square miles of diverse lands
· Early pioneers envisioned using the Creek as a possible link between the Susquehanna and Potomac rivers.
· It powered many mills. Besides grain, cider, nails and wood, these mills refined diverse products such as sumac leaves, which were made into tanning and dying materials. Distilleries were also located at several sites. In 1840 the Creek powered 140 mills throughout the Cumberland County.
· Conodoguinet comes from an Indian word meaning “a long way with many bends”.
(information excerpted from the Cumberland County, PA website)
October 2008 Creek Color
...do yourself a favor and look out your back door now and then. Mother Nature's canvas is pretty amazing.
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