While looking at the campground we were going to stay at on Google Maps, I saw a lighthouse on an island, which seemed kind of strange for a lighthouse beside the river where no ships go. So, of course, I had to see it! It’s easy to find in the town of Tionesta. The gates to a walkway are locked, but a gentleman came over and told us we could walk up to the lighthouse and walk along the river. They open the gates when they do tours. It’s free to walk through and the area is beautiful.
More information below the pictures.
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According to a plaque near the lighthouse:
1. The Sherman Memorial Lighthouse is on Lighthouse Island, Tionesta, PA.
2. Groundbreaking was on April 24, 2003.
3. It is owned by the Sherman Family.
4. The lighthouse was built as a beneficial landmark for the Tionesta community and to serve as a place to preserve the heritage of the Sherman family.
5. The Sherman Memorial Lighthouse is one of four in Pennsylvania, the other three are on Lake Erie.
6. The conceptual design was by J. Jack Sherman.
7. he lighthouse is 75 feet high and 16 feet in diameter.
8. The lighthouse consists of six floors and a basement.
9. The lighthouse has 76 steps spiraling up the center.
10. The rotating light was installed November 10, 2004.
11. The lighthouse was struck by lightening August 2, 2003.
12. The lantern room is 24 feet tall to the top.
13. At the time of its commemoration on September 17, 2006 the lighthouse displayed 280 replica lighthouses.
Back in to Pennsylvania with more hills, farming, road construction, logging trucks and beautiful old buildings. That is one thing about the East, they have some beautiful architecture.
Some Pennsylvania statistics below.
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Some Pennsylvania facts from netstate.com:
1. Agriculture: Almost 70% of Pennsylvania's agricultural income is generated by livestock and livestock products. Milk is the state's most important livestock product and Pennsylvania is a leading state in the production of milk. Beef cattle rank second among the state's products in this sector. Chicken eggs, broilers (young chickens), and hogs are also valuable livestock products generating revenues in the state. Pennsylvania is a leading egg-producing state. Some turkeys are raised in the state and there is some activity in aquaculture and in raising sheep and lambs. Greenhouse and nursery products generate the largest revenues (9% of total agricultural receipts) in this category. Mushrooms rank second, producing 8% of Pennsylvania's total agricultural receipts. Corn for grain, hay and soybean crops are also important to the state's agricultural economy. Other field crops grown in the state are wheat, tobacco, and oats. Vegetables that make the largest contributions to Pennsylvania's economy are sweet corn, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and cabbage. Apples, grapes, peaches, and strawberries are important fruit crops grown in Pennsylvania.
2. Manufacturing: The leading manufactured products in Pennsylvania are chemicals. With leading manufacturers of prescription drugs and aspirin located in the state, pharmaceuticals are the most important. Other chemical products are paint, petrochemicals and synthetic resins. Pennsylvania is a leading processed foods state. In the state, the production of processed foods ranks second in the manufacturing industry where the most important products are beer, bread and cakes, chocolate and cocoa products, cookies and crackers and sausages and prepared meats. Pennsylvania is the leading state in the production of canned mushrooms and a leader in the production of ice-cream, potato chips and pretzels. Manufacture of computer and electronic equipment (semiconductors and other electronic components, scientific instruments, communications equipment)is the state's third most valuable manufacturing activity.
3. Pennsylvania is a leading coal-producing state and is the only state mining anthracite coal. Limestone, used for cement and roadbeds, and natural gas are other important mined products in the state. Pennsylvania also produces some sand and gravel and petroleum.
