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In the 1880s, large stands of white pine were harvested and floated
down Lyman Run to Pine Creek and on to Williamsport. In the 1890s,
Goodyear Brothers purchased most of the land drained by the West Branch of
Pine Creek. Frank and Charles Goodyear owned the railroad and lumber
company.
By the turn of the century, the white pine was gone and the loggers
harvested the hemlocks. A large camp and engine terminal was built in the
area that presently serves as the park’s day use area. The land was sold
several times to harvest the regrowing timber.
In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps built Camp S-88 in the
area that presently serves as the maintenance area. Towards the end of
World War II, the camp was used to house German prisoners-of-war.
In 1951 the former Department of Forests and Waters began building the
facilities that became Lyman Run State Park.
Directions:
Lyman Run State Park is 15 miles east of Coudersport and seven miles
west of Galeton on Lyman Run Road.
Information provided by the
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and National Resources. For
more information visit the official
Lyman Run State Park web site.
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