2 hrs, 5 kms

Actual date: April 2, 2015

Farther up ahead there's a marker that states that from 1790 through 1850 there were charcoal furnaces all along this valley used for casting iron . Then, when coal began to replace charcoal, this area seems to have lost importance. To this day, most folks in this area have to commute elsewhere to look for jobs, and alongside the road you see clusters of cars which I suspect are carpoolers who head down to the Cumberland Valley cities together.

There are still relics of the Iron Furnace Trail. I notice a spring off to the side that has rusty reddish water coming out--High quantity of iron in the water? Then there's a railway with the remains of a station in the middle of no where--complete with a parkbench which I put to good use.

But then I notice... wait... those electric lines aren't 100 years old. Could it be? Sure enough! These track are still in use! Up a head is a brand new trolley parked at another station.

A tourist a attraction? I'm quite certain it's not being used for public transportation... A sign says that it can be rented for special events, and rides are offered on certain holidays. I suspect that Rockhill furnace has spent a lot more on this trolley than they're making--but it still is nice to see folks holding on to a relic of another era.

Around are dilapidated wooden buildings and rusted iron ore railroad cars, reminders that the glory days of this town were over long ago.