1827 - 1982
Legacy of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal, the Biddle Iron Furnace (AKA Rock Furnace), the coal mines that dotted the hillside, and the scars left behind.
1991 - 2012 Timeline
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1995
RRWA purchased 4 acres at the Roaring Run Trailhead to create the lower parking area.
1996
Brand new pavilion. A lot has changed since.
2000
Scrubgrass and Truxal Mine Remediation Project started to reduce acid mine discharge into the Kiski River.
2004
RRWA purchases 285-acre Kiski River Corridor to extend the trail 1.5 miles to Edmon.
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2006
Girl Scout Troop 95 dedicates a memorial to American soldiers.
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2007
The new suspension bridge spans Roaring Run Creek.
RRWA completes Phase IV through the Kiski River corridor, building the 1.5-mile section to the Flat Rock Run waterfall.
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2009
The Roaring Run Trail was extended one mile to the village of Edmon. The project included the construction of the 15-car Edmon parking lot at the Edmon trailhead.
2010
The new boat ramp . . . then later with the new gate installed.
2011 - 2012
Completed the Kiski River Trail from the old railroad bridge to North Third Street.
2016
Completed the maintenance shed.
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2017
Cody Endress from Troop 589 in Spring Church and team working on Cody's impressive Eagle Scout project: building the wishing well around a well dug somewhere in the 1800's.
2021
Replacing the old railroad bridge spanning Roaring Run Creek with a beautiful new structure.
2022
2024
Grading and resurfacing the Roaring Run Trail from the Roaring Run bridge to the Edmon switchback.
Closing the original Rock Furnace trailhead parking lot and building a new 32-vehicle parking lot.
