From the mid-1930s onward for over 10 years, a general interest column, “Wandering with Walter Jack,” appeared in the Erie Daily Times. It was a popular feature, often appearing once to three times a week. The column documented local history as well as significant events within the regional community. Walter Eugene Jack (1883–1966) was aContinue reading “Rocks of Ages”
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Erratically Speaking
If you travel through any rural area in northwestern Pennsylvania, you will invariably see large boulders dotting the landscape. Most often, they have become lawn ornaments of a sort in homeowners’ yards, marking the entrances to driveways or delineating property lines. These boulders vary in size all the way up to as large as aContinue reading “Erratically Speaking”
Early Scientific Research at Howard Falls
Over the past 200 years, Howard Falls and the Falls Run Gorge have attracted scientists of varied interests. Most recently, the Falls Run area has been investigated extensively by the Western PA Conservancy, resulting in The Falls Run Gorge being named a Natural Heritage Area of Pennsylvania. But in the 1800s and early 1900s, severalContinue reading “Early Scientific Research at Howard Falls”