mcconnells mill state park - portersville, pennsylvania

1852 1868 1875 1928 1942 1957 acres boulders buckwheat closed commonwealth conservancy corn country county created creek daniel dedicated destroyed draining encompasses fire formally glacial gorge grindstones gristmill hartman huge kennedy lake lakes land landmark lawrence littered made mcconnell mcconnells mcconnellsmill mcconnellsmillstatepark mill mills namesake national natural nature nmcconnells oats opened ownership park pennsylvania pennsylvaniastateparks portersville processed quickly rebuilt replaced rock rolling sides slippery spectacular state stateparks steeps thomas thousands transferred turbines until valley water waterwheel western wheat years