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It's the end of the world! Run for your lives!
Okay, no, not really. Worlds End is another State Park of Pennsylvania, but certainly not the end (or even the edge) of the world. How this park got its name is unknown, and at one point it was also known as Whirls End. One story states that seven mountain ranges converge on the area of the park, and as such gives the sensation of being at the end of the world. Another claims that an early road along the gorge had a drop to the creek hundreds of feet below, which gave thoughts of the world's end to travelers.
This state park has seen it's share of use over the years, from Native Americans to farmers and the timber industry. It has also been through a vast amount of change over the last 350 million years. World's End was actually once part of a coastline of a shallow sea that covered a large portion of what is now North America. Because of this history, it is also a good place to find a variety of fossils, and see a lot of wildlife. |
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