At Point Park on Washington Street in Johnstown. Currently not accessible to the public. Back to the map 11. Limestone, an essential ingredient for steel and iron making, purifies iron as it is heated. Limestone is also used in making paper, glass, and sugar.
Canoe Creek is located on a high-quality vein of limestone that once fed a bank of six kilns.
Surrounded by intense heat and the acid smell of burning limestone and coal, men sweated around the clock dumping stone in the top of the kiln, shoveling coal into the furnaces, and removing the crooked lime at the bottom. In addition, eight cabins are available for year round rental. A visitor center is open spring through fall, featuring a variety of environmental and historical exhibits, and hands-on activities throughout the summer. Interpretive displays along the trail to the former sites provide information about the lime industry. Back to the map 12.