Deer Leap Falls
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Deer Leap Falls is the third waterfall located in the George W. Childs Recreation Site, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. A popular recreation location since the late nineteenth century, it is located downstream from the Factory Falls and Fulmer Falls on the Dingmans Creek.[1][2]
Background
[edit]This waterfall area has been a favored spot for sport fishermen and travelers since the 1890s[3][4][5] and remains a popular destination for hikers and tourists who want to avoid the more crowded Dingmans Falls, a short hike downstream, or the commercial Bushkill Falls, a very popular tourist attraction in the Pocono Mountains area.
References
[edit]- ^ Brown, Scott (2004). Pennsylvania waterfalls : a guide for hikers and photographers. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. pp. 14–16. ISBN 0811731847.
- ^ "About Dingman's Ferry: Where It Is Located and Some of Its Attractions." Brooklyn, New York: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 10, 1890, p. 14 (subscription required).
- ^ "Down the County." Milford, Pennsylvania: Pike County Dispatch, June 11, 1891, p. 3 (subscription required).
- ^ "Mr. Child's Home at Port Jervis." St. Joseph, Missouri: St. Joseph Gazette, February 11, 1892, p. 1 (subscription required).
- ^ "Down the County." Milford, Pennsylvania: Pike County Dispatch, July 14, 1892, p. 3 (subscription required).