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Ricketts Glen State Park
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Ricketts Glen State Park is a 13,193-acre state park situated primarily within Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, with its remaining territory extending into neighboring Columbia and Sulliva
Harrison Wright Falls, 27 feet (8.2 m), at Ricketts Glen State Park
Harrison Wright Falls, 27 feet (8.2 m), at Ricketts Glen State Park
The park has areas of old-growth forest, with deadfalls estimated at over 900 years old
The park has areas of old-growth forest, with deadfalls estimated at over 900 years old
Ozone Falls in Glen Leigh takes its name from a hiking club.
Ozone Falls in Glen Leigh takes its name from a hiking club.
Ricketts mill pond and sawmill in 1903; the village extended into what is now the park.
Ricketts mill pond and sawmill in 1903; the village extended into what is now the park.
R. Bruce Ricketts
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Robert Bruce Ricketts distinguished himself as an artillery officer in the American Civil War. He is best known for his battery's defense against a Confederate attack on Cemetery Hill on the second da
Ricketts Glen State Park
…about 1830 to 1860. The park's waterfalls were one of the main attractions for a hotel from 1873 to 1903; the park is named for the hotel's proprietor, R. Bruce Ricketts, who built the trail along the waterfalls. By the 1890s Ricketts owned or controlled over 80,000 acres (320 km2; 120 sq mi) and made his fortune…
Rickett's Battery sketched by Alfred Waud
Rickett's Battery sketched by Alfred Waud