The Wild Child - Forbes State Forest - Savage, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member outdoorboy34
N 39° 47.157 W 079° 10.597
17S E 656133 N 4405590
This Sign is located at Mount Davis State Forest Monument on South Wolf Rock Road in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania within the Mount Davis Natural Area of Forbes State Forest
Waymark Code: WMW9MM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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“The Wild Child
In the late spring or early summer of 1830, a ten year old girl, Lydia Shultz, was living with her family on the slopes of Negro Mountain. Lydia was sent to the woods , as was the custom, to gather the cows. When she didn’t return, neighbors went searching for the child. Months went by until she was eventually found. She had been living off the land, eating berries and other foods nature provides. The child had become quite wild, at times hiding from the searchers.”
Group that erected the marker: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of Forestry

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
South Wolf Rock Road
Fort Hill, PA USA
15540


URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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