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Please Note: Please click here to find out information on
State Game Lands regulations.
The
Borough of Wampum
Looking North on Main Street in Wampum.
 Founded in March of 1796 by
Robert and John Davidson, Wampum is located on the shores
of the Beaver River and later the Erie Extension Canal.
The most important resource to the Wampum area has been
limestone. The limestone in the early years was used for
the steel making process, and now is primarily used for
making cement. In fact, the oldest operating cement plant
in the United States is located in Wampum. The route of the trail runs across the
Beaver River on PA route 288 and
comes to Main Street which it follows for 20 feet.
Then the trail goes up Darlington Road and out of town.
Wampum contains a small market, bank, and restaurant on
Main Street.
Historical information
courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society
State
Game Lands 148
The trail in State Game Lands 148.
State
Game Lands 148 is a small tract of land in southern
Lawrence County and northern Beaver County. The Game
Lands mostly consist of former farms lands from the
1930's, part of which is still farmed. State Game Lands
148 has two parking areas useable to hikers. The first
parking area is located on Shenango Road, which is
accessible via PA 351 and Darlington Road. The second is
located just off Darlington Road on Possum Hollow Road.
State Game Lands
148 information courtesy of the Pennsylvania Game
Commission
Please click here to find out information on
State Game Lands regulations.
State
Game Land Regulations
State Game Lands are
public hunting grounds, and lawful hunting and trapping
are permitted during the open seasons. To enable the
Commission to effectively manage and protect these
invaluable land holdings for this and future generations
of hunters, trappers and outdoor enthusiasts, the
following activities are prohibited.
It is unlawful to: (1) travel on roads posted open in any
motorized vehicle not licensed or authorized for
operation on public highways (such as ATV's and dirt
bikes); (2) use or operate any vehicle or conveyance,
except on roads posted open; (3) drive motor vehicles,
with or without attachments, having a gross weight
exceeding 11,000 pounds on roads posted open; (4) operate
snowmobiles, except from January 15 through April 1, and
then only on designated areas, roads and trails marked
with appropriate signs; (5) park in front of any gate if
it interferes with the use of the gate or road; (6) camp
or use camp sites, except that through-hikers may camp at
designated shelters or within 200 feet of the Appalachian
Trail; (7) contaminate, pollute or degrade springs or
streams; (8) place private advertisements, signs or
posters; (9) plant, gather, cut, dig, remove or otherwise
injure any vegetation including trees, shrubs, vines,
flowering plants, and cultivated crops, living or dead;
(10) ride animals on fields, except during sanctioned
field trials; (11) swim in a dam, pond, lake or stream or
use motor-propelled boats of any type, except electric
motors are permitted on Shohola Falls Lake; (12) remove
sand, clay, stone, minerals or other products; (13) in
any manner injure, destroy or cause damage to property;
(14) construct or occupy a tree stand, or attach a device
which has or is capable of damaging a tree; and (15)
violate, fail or neglect to follow official regulations
or instructions posted on signs.
State Game Land Regulations courtesy of the Pennsylvania
Game Commission
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