Whipple Dam State Park

Whipple Dam State Park
Whipple Lake
Map showing the location of Whipple Dam State Park
Map showing the location of Whipple Dam State Park
Location of Whipple Dam State Park in Pennsylvania
Map showing the location of Whipple Dam State Park
Map showing the location of Whipple Dam State Park
Whipple Dam State Park (the United States)
LocationJackson, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°41′13″N 77°51′49″W / 40.6869°N 77.8636°W / 40.6869; -77.8636
Area256 acres (104 ha)[1]
Elevation984 ft (300 m)[2]
Established1928[1]
Named forOsgood M. Whipple's Dam
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Official website Edit this at Wikidata
Whipple Dam State Park Day Use District
Whipple Dam ranger headquarters
Whipple Dam State Park is located in Pennsylvania
Whipple Dam State Park
Whipple Dam State Park is located in the United States
Whipple Dam State Park
LocationJackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Area32 acres (13 ha)
Built1933-1941
ArchitectCCC Camp S-60-PA
Architectural styleNational Park Service Rustic
MPSEmergency Conservation Work (ECW) Architecture in Pennsylvania State Parks: 1933-1942, TR
NRHP reference No.87000745[3]
Added to NRHP1987

Whipple Dam State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 256 acres (104 ha) in Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Whipple Lake is a man-made lake on 22 acres (8.9 ha) that was originally built during the height of the lumber era that swept through Pennsylvania in the late 19th and early 20th century to supply power for a sawmill. Whipple Dam State Park is 12 miles (19 km) south of State College, just east of Pennsylvania Route 26.

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  2. ^ "Whipple Dam State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.