All are welcome to join Connect Edgmont on October 15th for a guided history walk in the southwestern section of Ridley Creek State Park. We’ll leave from the parking lot at Picnic Area 11 at 9 AM and learn about the area’s history from special guest Jack Miller, President of The Friends of Ridley Creek State Park.
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Connect Edgmont History Walk: Ridley Creek State Park
A history walk with Jack Miller, President of The Friends of Ridley Creek State Park Sunday, April 23rd at 11:00AM The Walk All are welcome to join Connect Edgmont on April 23rd for a guided history walk around Ridley Creek State Park’s mansion and gardens. We’ll leave from the mansion parking lot at 11AM andContinue reading “Connect Edgmont History Walk: Ridley Creek State Park”
Okehocking Land Grant (1701-1737)
Connect Edgmont is hosting a sunrise hike at Okehocking Preserve on July 15, 2023. You may already be familiar with this gorgeous 180-acre park in Willistown Township, but did you know Okehocking Preserve was once part of the first Native American Reservation in Pennsylvania? In 1701, after being increasingly crowded out of their lands inContinue reading “Okehocking Land Grant (1701-1737)”
