In one of yesterday's posts I blogged about Rockland Tunnel. Today I will highlight Freedom Falls and The Rockland Furnace that are somewhat nearby to the tunnel and trail I mentioned yesterday.
The photo above is of my sister and niece in the wooded area. It was off the beaten path for sure and a little hard to find.
We just LOVED the large rocks you can see behind them in this photo.
And here is another large rock we saw. I wasn't able to get very good photos of Rockland Furnace but you can see one HERE. Rockland Furnace is a historic iron furnace that was built in 1832 and is a stone structure that is about 25 feet tall. It has an 11 feet wide, 10 feet tall casting arch and a 9 feet wide and 9 feet tall arch. It was built by Andrew McCaslin and was in operation until 1854. Also on the land are the wheel pit and mill race - however - we didn't find them. Rockland Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Some say this furnace maybe the only remaining evidence of the town of Freedom, PA. There is another Freedom, PA, in another county, however.
Freedom Falls and Rockland Furnace are only about 100 years from eachother. The day we went - Freedom Falls was pretty dry - so I didn't get very good photos. If you hop over to Uncovering PA they have some really great pics there. Freedom Falls is located along Shull Creek and nearby Allegheny River and Allegheny River Rail Trail. Freedom Falls is about 50 to 60 feet wide and 20 feet tall. There's also a nice video on YouTube of Freedom Falls HERE.
