ONLINE VACATION
PYMATUNING LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA AREA
4/12/14
Hi Everyone. Today's trip is to Pymatuning Lake which is located with
Pennsylvania on one side and Ohio on the other, in the north west part
of Pennsylvania. This trip is especially for my Dad. My parents have
been going to that area since my mom was a child. My parents spent
most of their summers at camp during the past 20 years. My Mom is no
longer with us, but my Dad still has his camp and I know he is ready
to go. Many of my family goes there quite often, and it is a place I
have been to many times. I am featuring the lake and the
surrounding town of Linesville, Pennsylvania.
Pymatuning Reservoir is a man-made lake in Crawford County, Pennsylvania
and Ashtabula County, Ohio in the United States, on land that was once
a very large swamp. Much of it is incorporated into two state parks:
Pymatuning State Park in Pennsylvania, and Pymatuning State Park
in Ohio. The primary inflow is from the Shenango River.
Building a dam on the Shenango River was first explored in 1911. A massive
flood in 1913 caused $3 million in damage and took several lives. The
Pennsylvania General Assembly approved a budget of $1.2 million to
build at dam across the Shenango, but Governor John K. Tener slashed
the budget to just $100,000.
The Pennsylvania legislature took action again in 1917, this time
approving a $400,000 budget under the condition that the needed land
in Ohio be purchased by the private sector. The Pymatuning Land
Company was formed and raised the funds to purchase the needed Ohio
properties. The land was finally acquired in full by 1931 when
Governor Gifford Pinchot approved $1.5 million to complete the dam.
7,000 men began work on the dam in 1931 and the project was completed
in 1934, with a final total cost of $3,717,739.
The lake now holds 64.3 billion US gallons of water, covering 17,088
acres (69.15 kmē) over a length of 17 miles (27 km) with a width of
1.6 miles (2.6 km) at the widest and 70 miles (113 km) of shoreline
with a maximum depth of 35 feet (11 m). The lake has served to provide
a water supply for the Shenango and Beaver valleys, it has lessened
the damage caused by floods, and provided recreation for the people of
Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Two state parks, each named "Pymatuning State Park", are on the lake in
Ohio and Pennsylvania. A scenic 2-mile-long causeway bridge spans the
middle of the lake, connecting the towns of Espyville on the
Pennsylvania side of the lake and Andover on the Ohio side. The bridge
is crowned in the middle, with tall pillars and broad ducts underneath
to allow lake water to flow freely across the reservoir, and to permit
the passage of sailboats and other pleasure craft travelling from one
half of the lake to the other. The bridge is also equipped with small
concrete and earthen pull-offs large enough for several vehicles
apiece, with concrete staircases and walkways below the parking spaces
to allow travelers to stroll down and fish or sightsee beside the
bridge.
I hope you enjoy this trip to Pymatuning Lake and the surrounding area.
~Marsha~
PYMATUNING LAKE
THE GATEHOUSE
PYMATUNING DAM OUTLET BRIDGE
ICE FISHING
SPILLWAY AT LINESVILLE
THOUSANDS OF CARP COME TO THE AREA TO BE FED BREAD.
THERE ARE SO MANY THAT THE DUCKS WALK ON THE BACKS OF THE FISH
OLD LOOK (IT WAS RECONSTRUCTED AROUND 2010)
THE NEW LOOK
WALKING/FISHING AREA
BOAT LIVERY AND RENTAL
CAMPING AREA
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE LEARNING CENTER
MISCELLANEOUS
_(4102180613).jpg)
NEARBY LINESVILLE, PA
FISH HATCHERY
OUTSIDE PONDS
THIS IS A HUGE TANK WITH MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF FISH
TUTTLE CAMPGROUND
CHAPLAIN SERVICE
(I THINK THAT IS SHARON AND BUTCH IN THE BACK ROW, FAR SIDE)
PINEVIEW CAMPLAND
WHERE MY DAD AND SHARON & BUTCH HAVE THEIR CAMPERS
DEER PARK IN NEARBY JAMESTOWN
OLD PHOTOS
" HEIGHT="500">
HOUSES AND CABINS IN THE AREA
<>
<>
<>
<>
Pennsylvania on one side and Ohio on the other, in the north west part
of Pennsylvania. This trip is especially for my Dad. My parents have
been going to that area since my mom was a child. My parents spent
most of their summers at camp during the past 20 years. My Mom is no
longer with us, but my Dad still has his camp and I know he is ready
to go. Many of my family goes there quite often, and it is a place I
have been to many times. I am featuring the lake and the
surrounding town of Linesville, Pennsylvania.
Pymatuning Reservoir is a man-made lake in Crawford County, Pennsylvania
and Ashtabula County, Ohio in the United States, on land that was once
a very large swamp. Much of it is incorporated into two state parks:
Pymatuning State Park in Pennsylvania, and Pymatuning State Park
in Ohio. The primary inflow is from the Shenango River.
Building a dam on the Shenango River was first explored in 1911. A massive
flood in 1913 caused $3 million in damage and took several lives. The
Pennsylvania General Assembly approved a budget of $1.2 million to
build at dam across the Shenango, but Governor John K. Tener slashed
the budget to just $100,000.
The Pennsylvania legislature took action again in 1917, this time
approving a $400,000 budget under the condition that the needed land
in Ohio be purchased by the private sector. The Pymatuning Land
Company was formed and raised the funds to purchase the needed Ohio
properties. The land was finally acquired in full by 1931 when
Governor Gifford Pinchot approved $1.5 million to complete the dam.
7,000 men began work on the dam in 1931 and the project was completed
in 1934, with a final total cost of $3,717,739.
The lake now holds 64.3 billion US gallons of water, covering 17,088
acres (69.15 kmē) over a length of 17 miles (27 km) with a width of
1.6 miles (2.6 km) at the widest and 70 miles (113 km) of shoreline
with a maximum depth of 35 feet (11 m). The lake has served to provide
a water supply for the Shenango and Beaver valleys, it has lessened
the damage caused by floods, and provided recreation for the people of
Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Two state parks, each named "Pymatuning State Park", are on the lake in
Ohio and Pennsylvania. A scenic 2-mile-long causeway bridge spans the
middle of the lake, connecting the towns of Espyville on the
Pennsylvania side of the lake and Andover on the Ohio side. The bridge
is crowned in the middle, with tall pillars and broad ducts underneath
to allow lake water to flow freely across the reservoir, and to permit
the passage of sailboats and other pleasure craft travelling from one
half of the lake to the other. The bridge is also equipped with small
concrete and earthen pull-offs large enough for several vehicles
apiece, with concrete staircases and walkways below the parking spaces
to allow travelers to stroll down and fish or sightsee beside the
bridge.
I hope you enjoy this trip to Pymatuning Lake and the surrounding area.
~Marsha~
PYMATUNING LAKE
THE GATEHOUSE
PYMATUNING DAM OUTLET BRIDGE
ICE FISHING
SPILLWAY AT LINESVILLE
THOUSANDS OF CARP COME TO THE AREA TO BE FED BREAD.
THERE ARE SO MANY THAT THE DUCKS WALK ON THE BACKS OF THE FISH
OLD LOOK (IT WAS RECONSTRUCTED AROUND 2010)
THE NEW LOOK
WALKING/FISHING AREA
BOAT LIVERY AND RENTAL
CAMPING AREA
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE LEARNING CENTER
MISCELLANEOUS
NEARBY LINESVILLE, PA
FISH HATCHERY
OUTSIDE PONDS
THIS IS A HUGE TANK WITH MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF FISH
TUTTLE CAMPGROUND
CHAPLAIN SERVICE
(I THINK THAT IS SHARON AND BUTCH IN THE BACK ROW, FAR SIDE)
PINEVIEW CAMPLAND
WHERE MY DAD AND SHARON & BUTCH HAVE THEIR CAMPERS
DEER PARK IN NEARBY JAMESTOWN
OLD PHOTOS
" HEIGHT="500">
HOUSES AND CABINS IN THE AREA
<>
<>
<>