Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve

Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve is a nature reserve in , , . Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Colemanville Covered Bridge and Safe Harbor Bridge.

Bridge
Photo: Ram-Man, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is a covered bridge that spans in , , . After Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge, it is Lancaster County's second-longest single-span covered bridge still being used.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The also known as the Safe Harbor Trestle, Port Road Bridge and the Enola Low Grade Line Steel Trestle is a steel deck truss trestle that spans the at near the for the Port Road Branch and the former Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad along the .

Industrial building
Photo: Sturmovik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a concrete gravity dam, with an associated hydroelectric power station, on the lower . It is the most northerly and last of three Great Depression-era public electrification projects' hydroelectric dams, and was constructed between April 1, 1930, and December 7, 1931.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pequea and Safe Harbor.

Village
is an unincorporated community that is located in in , United States. It is situated where Route 324 ends at the , twelve miles south of .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located within in , United States. The general location was an early staging area for Native American tribes traversing the from the settlements surrounding Conestoga and present day Manor Township.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in in , , United States. is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 324 and River Road, just east of the .

Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve

Latitude
39.9038° or 39° 54′ 14″ north
Longitude
-76.3628° or 76° 21′ 46″ west
Operator
Lancaster Conservancy
Open location code
87F5WJ3P+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1050839559
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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