Laurel Hill State Park
Laurel Hill State Park is a 3,935-acre (1,592 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Jefferson and Middlecreek Townships, Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Laurel Hill Lake is a 63-acre (25 ha) man-made lake with a dam that was constructed during the Great Depression by the young men of CCC camps SP-8-PA and SP-15-PA. Laurel Hill State Park is 8 miles (13 km) from Interstate 76 just off Pennsylvania Route 31 near Bakersville and on Pennsylvania Route 653 near Trent.
| Laurel Hill State Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
View of the lake during the autumn season. | |
| Location | Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°00′48″N 79°15′32″W |
| Area | 3,935 acres (15.92 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,316 ft (706 m) |
| Established | October 1945 |
| Governing body | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Website | Laurel Hill State Park |
Laurel Hill RDA | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | 4 mi. W of New Centerville and PA 281, Somerset, Pennsylvania |
| Area | 1,352 acres (547 ha) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Architectural style | Rustic style |
| MPS | Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) Architecture in Pennsylvania State Parks: 1933-1942, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000738 |
| Added to NRHP | May 18, 1987 |
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