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Seneca Stone Cutting Mill
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Seneca Stone Cutting Mill

The Seneca Stone Cutting Mill was built in 1868 and was used to cut stone for the Baltimore and Washington, DC area. The mill was in operation until 1901. It’s noted that the mill cut stone for the following C&O Canal Locks: 9 11 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,…

Patowmack Canal Trail Hiking Review
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Patowmack Canal Trail Hiking Review

Park Information Patowmack Canal & Matildaville Trail Map Great Falls National Park Home Page Address Great Falls National Park 9200 Old Dominion Drive Mclean, VA 22102 Hours 7am – Sunset Entrance Fee $10.00 The Patowmack Canal Trail is located in the Great Falls National Park at 9200 Old Dominion Drive Mclean, VA. There is a…

Matildaville Ruins Est. 1790 Hiking Review
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Matildaville Ruins Est. 1790 Hiking Review

Park Information Matildaville Trail Map Great Falls National Park Home Page Address Great Falls National Park 9200 Old Dominion Drive Mclean, VA 22102 Hours 7am – Sunset Entrance Fee $10.00 The Matildaville Trail is located on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in Great Falls National Park, located at 9200 Old Dominion Drive Mclean,…

Catoctin Mountain Park – Wolf Rock Hiking Review
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Catoctin Mountain Park – Wolf Rock Hiking Review

Park Information Catoctin Mountain Wolf Rock Trail Map Catoctin Mountain Park Home Page Address Catoctin Mountain Park 6602 Foxville Road Thurmont, MD 21788 Hours Sunrise – Sunset Entrance Fee Free Wolf Rock is a summit located in Catoctin Mountain Park. The park is located at 6602 Foxville Road Thurmont, MD. There is no fee to…

Cunningham Falls State Park Hiking Review
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Cunningham Falls State Park Hiking Review

Park Information Cunningham Falls State Park Trail Map Cunningham Falls State Park Home Page Address Cunningham Falls State Park 14039 Catoctin Hollow Road Thurmont, MD 21788 Hours 8am – Sunset (April to October) 10am – Sunset (November to March) Entrance Fee $5.00 I found a great hike at Cunningham Falls State Park located at 14039…

Bull Run Mountain Hiking Review
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Bull Run Mountain Hiking Review

Park Information Bull Run Mountain Trail Map Bull Run Mountain Conservancy Home Page Address Bull Run Mountains Conservancy 17405 Beverley Mill Drive Broad Run, VA 20137 Hours 8am – Sunset Entrance Fee Free The trail head for Bull Run Mountain is located at 17405 Beverley Mill Drive, Broad Run, VA 20137. There is no admission…

Maynard Mine – Green Swamp Florida
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Maynard Mine – Green Swamp Florida

While hiking in Green Swamp, FL, I came across an old abandoned mining area. It was called Maynard Mine and was owned by Maynard Ventures Five, Inc. of Sumter County Florida. This mine, in particular, would mine for limestone. Remains At The Maynard Mine A dugout hole near a miner’s camp where I’m guessing they…

Alafia River State Park Hiking Review
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Alafia River State Park Hiking Review

Park Information Alafia River State Park Trail Map Alafia River State Park Home Page Address Alafia River State Park 14326 South County Road 39 Lithia, FL 33547 Hours 8am – Sunset Entrance Fee $5.00 Alafia River State Park is located at 14326 S. County Road 39, Lithia, FL 33547 in Hillsborough County. There is a…

Alderman’s Ford Regional Park Hiking Review
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Alderman’s Ford Regional Park Hiking Review

Park Information Alderman’s Ford Regional Park Trail Map Alderman’s Ford Regional Park Home Page Address Alderman’s Ford Regional Park 9625 Canoe Launch Road Lithia, FL 33547 Hours 7:30am – 5:30pm Entrance Fee $2.00 Alderman’s Ford Regional Park is located at 9625 Canoe Launch Road, Lithia, FL 33547 in Hillsborough County. There is a $2 entrance…

The Yearling Trail Hiking Review
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The Yearling Trail Hiking Review

Park Information The Yearling Trail Map The Yearling Trail Home Page Address The Yearling Trail Latitude: 29.24513 Longitude: -81.64846 Hours Sunrise – Sunset Entrance Fee Free About The Book The Yearling, a book written in 1938 by Majorie Kinnan Rawlings, was a best seller in 1939 and won a Pulitzer Prize the same year and…

Cumpressco Railroad
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Cumpressco Railroad

Cummer Sons Cypress Company bought up swamp land and named it Cumpressco in Central Florida in 1922. They built a mill (800+ workers) that was the most modern at the time by running on electricity. Their goal was to remove the large cypress trees in the Central Florida swamps and use a railroad to ship…

Withlacoochee Army Airfield
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Withlacoochee Army Airfield

It looks like an old field never mowed, but deep in the Central Florida woods, you’ll find an old abandoned (1945) Army airstrip. It’s called the Withlacoochee Army Airfield and it was built in 1942 and was designed for chemical weapons testing. It  was used by the Chemical Warfare Service Unit (Stationed at Dugway Proving…

Abandoned Florida Tractor
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Abandoned Florida Tractor

You never know what you’ll find while out hiking off trails. This day, I came up on an abandoned Florida tractor. It may be old, rusty and abandoned but just imagine the history that goes along with it. Love finding items like these in the wild. Just wish I knew the story of it’s past….