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Greenwood Furnace State Park has hiking, rewarding wildlife watching and fishing. But the focus of its interpretive programs is its namesake, the ironworks community that thrived here in the 1800s.
Archaeological work has uncovered some of the Greenwood Works plant, which churned out iron for the railroads and spewed smoke and cinders onto everything nearby in the process. The remains of two cold-blast charcoal iron furnaces can be seen.
Guided hikes, films and other programs explore and interpret life in this industrial town which, at its peak, contained 127 buildings and employed 300 workers.
The park's 423 acres include six-acre Greenwood Lake, which has a sand beach. The lake and Standing Stone Creek are stocked with trout.
In winter, ice-skaters and ice fishermen use the lake. Snowmobilers use the park to reach trails in adjacent Rothrock State Forest.
The park has several short hiking trails, totaling 16 miles, and serves as the trailhead for backpackers hiking the 171-mile ridge-top Mid-State Trail and the rugged 65-mile Link Trail.
Wildlife watchers may be rewarded with glimpses of white-tailed deer, black bear, wild turkey and ruffed grouse.
The lake attracts blue herons, Canada geese and a variety of waterfowl.
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