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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Patrol in the 1920s, J. Dietz painting for the NPS Ranger Museum
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Rivers and Streams
 
Blair Gap Run is a high qulaity mountain stream running in and out of the park from the Cresson Mountain summit to Duncansville, PA.  The headwaters originate at the Main Unit of the park near the Cresson Summit.  The stream supports a cold water fishery further down the mountain near Muleshoe Curve.

At the Staple Bend Tunner unit of the park near Mineral Point, PA  the park parallels the Little Conemaugh River.  Intermittent streams and drainages flow through the park on their way to the river.  Unfortunately, these are polluted by acidic abandoned mine drainage, which the park is working to remediate.

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East Entrance Staple Bend Tunnel

Did You Know?
In 1824 an all-water route through the Allegheny Mountains was proposed. A 4 mile tunnel "like a well dug horizontially" would be needed, along with ventilation shafts and support features. A portage over the mountains was built instead.

Last Updated: July 08, 2008 at 11:32 MST