a curious location on Google Maps in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It looks like a short street of three abandoned farm houses. Totally overgrown and almost invisible in greenery on the maps. In the summer months, these houses are sometimes fully hidden from sight, but when winter arrives they can be revealed just enough to know something is there.00:00 Like many homesteads in the Evansburg State Park, these houses and fields were purchased by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1969 through Project 70, the state’s eminent domain act, to establish a recreational park.As well, the original plan was for the construction of a high dam on Skippack Creek, but this was met by active local opposition, and the plan was scaled back and the farmer’s houses left abandoned.02:08 All three houses are dated back to the early 19th century. First house this one is youngest of them. All I managed to figure out is that this rubble stone house was owned by Stinson family in 1857. In 1893, Kratz family used to live here. In 1969, the land and house were purchased by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The ground around the house is scattered with vintage bottles, supposedly dated back to 1920s.04:45 Second abandoned house. An old map from Atlas of Montgomery County of 1877 says that this homestead belonged to Kulp family in 1871. Don't know who those people used to be.But the point is that, according to unverified rumors, this house is known as Worcester Murder House. Supposedly a man went insane and wiped out his whole family before killing himself. I didn’t find any confirmation of this family story, except only Facebook page. You can easy google it. I have tried even looking up a case about any horrible crimes in the hood and nothing similar has been found so far.As usual, now the house is claimed by ghost hunters as haunted. Somebody was lucky to witness mysterious blue lights and orbs, and even ghost dogs in this area.07:39 Third abandoned house is a country version of a Philadelphia town house. It is constructed of plastered fieldstone with the central door flanked by two windows and three windows on the second floor. Samuel Bard, a Welsh stonemason, built the house on land purchased in 1811. The house was sold in 1832 to the First Regular Baptist Church for use as their first church. As well the place was used as baptismal "changing house” to perform full baptism immersion in the local creek. The Changing House was used until 1912 when a modern pool was constructed considerable distance from the house.
Yes, metal detecting is permitted in many Pennsylvania state parks, but there are some restrictions:
Yes, metal detecting is permitted in many Pennsylvania state parks, but there are some restrictions:
- Facility use: Metal detecting is not allowed where it would conflict with a facility in use.
- Hours: Metal detecting is only permitted from sunrise to sunset.
- Tools: Shovels, spades, garden trowels, and similar tools are not allowed to dig into or turn over areas covered by vegetation, shrubs, trees, or turf.
- Designated areas: Some parks may designate areas where metal detecting is permitted.
- Permits: Some parks may require a permit before metal detecting.
