Old Smicksburg Park
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Walk and Talk at Old Smicksburg
Summer Garden at Smicksburg
A female Wood Turtle on her way back to the creek.
Memory Garden
Check out our library sometime, you never know what you will find there.
Blue Lobelia in Bloom
Red Hot Poker Plants at Old Smicksburg Park
Just across the street from Old Smicksburg Park is the Smicksburg Inn, an Air BnB rental property. The former home has been completely redocorated and refurbished.
Falling Leaves at Smicksburg
At the John B. McCormick marker in the Smicksburg Cemetery on Route 954 there is an inscription of Mr. McCormick's water turbine design and a unique quote to read. The marker is the tallest in the cemetery and is easy to locate.
The Creamery
Which Path Would You Choose?
Wood Turtle
Jewel Weed
The morning sun highlights the pattern of this spider web along Little Mahoning Creek.
Memory Garden at Old Smicksburg
Fall Pathway
Garden at Old Smicksburg Park
Some graves in this cemetery were moved here after part of the town of Smicksburg was condemned in the early 1940s for flood control pupropses.
There were two cemeteries in the former portion of Smicskburg that were condemned in the early 1940s for flood control purposes. While all of the bodies were reportedly moved to the new cemetery on Route 954 outside of town some cemetery markers remain in the park.
Hemlock Tree at Sunset
This marker as the Smicksburg Cemetery on Route 954 highlights the accomplishments of John B. McCormick, inventor of the improved turbine design that he was known for.
Purple Coneflowers at Old Smicksburg
Fall Colors at Smicksburg
Old Smicksburg Park is located within the flood control area for Mahoning Dam. The dam is located about 7 miles downstream from the park.
At the dam there are picnic areas, trails and playground equipment for visitors to enjoy. Fishing is also a popular activity..
Turk's Cap Lilly and Black Swallowtail
Mahoning Dam is located about 7 miles downstream of Old Smicksburg Park. This is a view of the spillway located below the dam..
Smicksburg is home to the third largest Amish settlement in PA.
Where the Mahonings Meet
Reithmiller's Store
The second Salem Church once stood at this location at Old Smicksburg Park. The two entrances were used as one side for mean and the other side for women.
This salamander lives along Little Mahoning Creek at Old Smicksburg Park.
Summer Evening on Little Mahoning Creek
Monarda fistulosa
Streets in the former village of Smicksburg serve as walking paths. About 2/3s of the town was condemned for flood control purposes in 1941 for the construction of Mahoning Dam.
Old Smickburg Park Garden
White Violets
Many of the colorful flowers that you will find along the paths at Old Smicksburg Park are those left behind after the town was condemned for flood control purposes. Houses and other buildings were torn down but the garden flowers remain,
Summer Wildflowers at Old Smicksburg
Fall Leaves
Primrose
Clarion Street Path
Tractor Display at Smicksburg
Likely one of the largest White Pine Trees found in Indiana County.
Path Along Litle Mahoing Creek
Smicksburg Fall Festival
Salem Lutheran Church Building
Trout Lily
Purple Coneflowers
