Ohiopyle - Ohiopyle State Park - Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
N 39° 52.062 W 079° 29.700
17S E 628716 N 4414157
This is one of several waysides located within the Falls Day Use Area of Ohiopyle State Park, Located at 124 Main Street in Ohiopyle Borough, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WMFPRN
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2012
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This is one of several waysides within the Falls Day-Use Area of Ohiopyle State Park, which should be the first stop when coming to this park. Here you will find, along with this wayside, views of the famous Ohiopyle Falls. There are also modern sanitary toilets nearby for your convenience.
Marker Text Reads
Conditions seemed right, the combination of
tumbling water and pristine forests led to the
the creation of "Falls City" in 1868. Water power ran the
saw and grist mills as well as the factories that tanned
hides, made spokes for wagons, pulp for paper
barrels and chairs. Later Falls City became
Ohiopyle in 1891, the Youghiogheny River drove
turbines that supplied citizens with electricity
When the railroad first came to town in 1871,
it connected local industries to markets, But Soon,
passenger trains from Cumberland and Pittsburgh
brought thousands of tourists to see the falls.
The Ferncliff Hotel, Ohiopyle House, and Rainer Park
offered forest trails, music and dancing, bowling, and
even a carousel.
As you walk thorough the streets of Ohiopyle, look for some
of the town's older builidngs and think about how
they have changed.