Big Run
Big Run is a stream in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Big Run is situated nearby to the hamlet Jamison City, as well as near Central.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ganoga Lake and Clemuel Ricketts Mansion.
Ganoga Lake
Lake
Ganoga Lake is a natural lake in Colley Township in southeastern Sullivan County in Pennsylvania, United States. Known as Robinson's Lake and Long Pond for most of the 19th century, the lake was purchased by the Ricketts family in the early 1850s and became part of R. Ganoga Lake is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Run.
Clemuel Ricketts Mansion
House
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The Clemuel Ricketts Mansion is a Georgian-style house made of sandstone, built in 1852 or 1855 on the shore of Ganoga Lake in Colley Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Lake Rose
Reservoir
Lake Rose is a dry lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It has a surface area of approximately 25 acres, and is situated in Fairmount Township. Lake Rose is situated 2½ miles east of Big Run.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ricketts and Mossville.
Ricketts
Hamlet
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Ricketts is a ghost town that was established as a lumber mill company town in Sullivan and Wyoming counties, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ricketts was built in 1890 along Mehoopany Creek in both Colley Township in Sullivan County and Forkston Township in Wyoming County for sawmills of the Trexler and Turrell Lumber Company. Ricketts is situated 5 miles northeast of Big Run.
Mossville
Hamlet
Mossville is an unincorporated community in Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mossville is situated 5 miles southeast of Big Run.
Big Run
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.33619° or 41° 20′ 10″ northLongitude
-76.33911° or 76° 20′ 21″ westElevation
1,365 feet (416 metres)Open location code
87H58MP6+F9GeoNames ID
5180444
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