There’s No Attraction In The World Like This One In Pennsylvania
By Beth Price-Williams|Published August 04, 2016
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Steeped in history, Pennsylvania lays claim to countless unique geological formations and natural wonders. Just off of Gold Mine Road at State Game Lands 211 in Lebanon County is an incredibly unique attraction in Pennsylvania that you have to see to really appreciate. Welcome to Boxcar Rocks.
The Boxcar Rocks – also commonly referred to as the Chinese Wall and High Rocks – is a natural geological formation that spans .6 of a mile and rises to 60 feet.
It wasn't until the state began construction of Gold Mine Road in the 1940s, however, that the rocks officially earned the moniker Boxcar Rocks for, some observed, the rocks looked like boxcars toppled over on top of each other.
Click on the video below to see the Boxcar Rocks from high above.
Join the Wandering Woodsman for a hike up to the Boxcar Rocks. Click below.
Boxcar Rocks, a spectacularly unique attraction in Pennsylvania, is only one of the wonders spread across our beautiful state. Click here to read more about the unspoiled bluffs in Pennsylvania that will leave you speechless.
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