Franklin County 3
3 places to explore in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — part of the Dutch Country Roads region.
Public Parks 3
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Caledonia State Park
The rebuilt stack of Thaddeus Stevens' iron furnace, burned by Confederate troops on the road to Gettysburg, anchors this South Mountain park, with the Appalachian Trail, a big pool and summer theater.
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Buchanan's Birthplace State Park
Under tall evergreens in a narrow mountain gap, a stone pyramid marks where James Buchanan, the 15th president, was born in a log cabin, beside a clear brook-trout stream.
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Mont Alto State Park
The longest-serving park in Pennsylvania's state system began as a railroad excursion ground in 1875, and its domed dance pavilion, picnic grove and trout stream still make for a gentle afternoon.
