| The first settlers to Blue Knob arrived soon after the American Revolution. These Pennsylvania Germans moved from eastern Pennsylvania & cleared & farmed land near the fledgling town of Pavia. Early industries were several distilleries in 1812, followed by a log mill in 1833 & a gristmill in 1843.
In the late 1800s, logging companies, based out of South Fork, clear-cut the forests of hemlock & hauled away the lumber on steam railroads that snaked up the steep hillsides. The lumber company closed from November to March because the railroad could not operate in the severe winter weather...
In 1935, the National Park Service created the Blue Knob National Recreation Demonstration Area to provide recreation to the people of Altoona & Johnstown. The Works Projects Administration employed local workers to build cabins, hiking trails & roads. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 2327 arrived in October of 1939. After building Camp NP-7, the young men aided in creating the park recreational facilities. World War II ended the CCC. On September 26, 1945, the National Park Service transferred Blue Knob to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania & it became Blue Knob State Park. |
Blue Knob State Park Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
40.291400, -78.571109
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Campground: Blue Knob State Park in Imler Pennsylvania *