Monthly Archives: June 2010 As we approach another Independence Day and the opportunity for fireworks, I decided to take a look back through some of my fireworks shots from last year. This shot is from the fireworks display on July 4th 2009 at Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom in Dorneyville, PA.  This is the main house at the Henry’s Forge historic site within the Jacobsburg Environment Education Center near Wind Gap, PA. They forged iron on these grounds starting in 1809. Today it is surrounded by some great trails that are used pretty heavily for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding, all in a very quiet,...  This Lancaster County mill was built around 1836 by Abram Mylin. It also went by the names “Millvale Mill” and “Harnish’s Mill” at various times. The first mill on this site was a log mill built in 1774 by Jacob Smith. That mill was a corn & saw mill. J. Smith replaced this mill around...  Heikes covered bridge was built in 1892 and utilizes a Burr Arch design to cross the Bermudian Creek for a span of 67 feet. It is located about 2.5 miles north of Heidlersburg, between Tyrone and Huntington Townships in Adams County, PA. The builder is unknown. The bridge is privately owned and closed to traffic....  This small grist mill was built in 1888 in Bally, Washington Township within Berks County Pennsylvania. It was moved to the Berks Heritage Center location in Bern Township in the late 1970′s. The mill was water-powered and initially served the Nicholas Melcher farm on which it was located. It has a footprint of 25′X 25′....  Male Northern Cardinal Female Northern Cardinal I’ve been sitting in my Parent’s back yard for a couple of weeks now trying to land some shots of the Northern Cardinals that frequent their waterfall and pond area. We saw them quite a lot last year but it seemed like every time I would go over there...  “A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.” – Theodore Roosevelt A look at a cart that was used during the unloading of freight from railroad cars in the 1800′s. Shot at the Railroad Museum of... |
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