George W. Childs Recreation Site, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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The George W. Childs Recreation Site is a former Pennsylvania state park that is the site of a number of cascade waterfalls along Dingmans Creek; it has been part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area since 1983. It is located in Dingmans Ferry in Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania and is named for the late newspaper publisher George William Childs, whose widow deeded the land to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1912. The site contains three main waterfalls: Factory Falls, Fulmer Falls and Deer Leap Falls and is a few miles upstream from Dingmans Falls and Silverthread Falls. ()
Coordinates: 41°14'7"N, 74°54'55"W
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Which popular attractions are close to George W. Childs Recreation Site?
Nearby attractions include Deer Leap Falls, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (2 min walk), Fulmer Falls, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (4 min walk), Factory Falls, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (5 min walk).
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