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Tar Hollow State Park

Coordinates: 39°23′06″N 82°44′56″W / 39.385°N 82.749°W / 39.385; -82.749
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Tar Hollow State Park
Arial lake view
Tar Hollow State Park, May 2018
Tar Hollow State Park is located in Ohio
Tar Hollow State Park
Tar Hollow State Park
Location in Ohio
Tar Hollow State Park is located in the United States
Tar Hollow State Park
Tar Hollow State Park
Tar Hollow State Park (the United States)
LocationHocking County, Ohio, United States
Nearest townLaurelville
Coordinates39°23′06″N 82°44′56″W / 39.385°N 82.749°W / 39.385; -82.749[1]
AreaLand: 604 acres (244 ha)
Water: 15 acres (6.1 ha)[2]
Elevation791 feet (241 m)[1]
Established1949
Administered byOhio Department of Natural Resources
DesignationOhio state park
WebsiteTar Hollow State Park

Tar Hollow State Park is a public recreation area located five miles south of Laurelville, Ohio, in the United States. Surrounded by the foothills of the Appalachian Plateau, the state park is part of a larger protected complex with the adjoining Tar Hollow State Forest. The park offers hiking trails that extend into the state forest in addition to boating, fishing and swimming on 15-acre (6.1 ha) Pine Lake.[3]

History

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Tar Hollow earned its moniker as a source of pine tar for pioneers. The region was among non-productive agricultural acreage purchased by the federal government in the 1930s. Recreational facilities were developed under various New Deal programs. The Ohio Division of Forestry took over management of the site, then known as Tar Hollow Forest-Park, in 1939. The state park was created with the advent of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Recreation in 1949. The park was carved out of Tar Hollow State Forest, third largest state forest in Ohio.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pine Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Tar Hollow State Park". Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Tar Hollow State Park". Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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