I spoke with Wayne today to ask him about his observations.
Wayne Urion, who lives nearby the mill, gave us this assessment:
The parking lot is plowed though slightly snow covered (not ice).
The main road (Rt41) and
Greenbank Rd from 41 is clear and dry.
Breenbank Rd from the bridge up the hill toward Prices Corner is
poor.
Deep ruts as if it had not been plowed. My suggestion is don't use.
The parking lot across the foot bridge is untouched....Unusable!
--Wayne
Carpooling, if you can, is a good idea, as parking is very limited.
The mill usually plows and shovels at a basic to good level right
away, especially for the mill's residents. Though I would err
on the side of caution for safety's sake, I do believe the walk and
parking are passable. Please do be careful, should you decide
to attend.
--Ken Casey, President
Program:
"Collecting
at Red Hill, Clinton County, Pennsylvania"
Red Hill is a
Late Devonian collecting site, about 361 million years old. At
that time there was little life on land
other that plants. The fossils from this site include creatures that
were evolving onto the land. After the
Devonian there was an explosion of terrestrial life. There will
be a video introduction regarding this time frame of earth's history
followed by
DMS club members Gene Hartstein, Bob Asreen, Karissa Hendershot, and
Alex Kane who will be showing examples of the incredible things that can
be found at this wonderful site. Hopefully there will be a club field
trip this spring to this location.
Times: 7:00PM - 8:45PM
7:00PM - 7:15PM Junior Members Meeting
7:15PM - 7:45PM Business Meeting
7:45PM - 8:30PM Program
Refreshments:
See Beth Simpkins to sign-up for our February 8, 2010 meeting snacks.
Cell: (302) 561-0255 and E-mail:
dmshospitality@verizon.net
Program:
"The
Chestnut Hill Iron Mines of Lancaster County"
DMS member Jim Stauffer spoke on "The Chestnut
Hill Iron Mines of Lancaster County". For many years Pennsylvania was
referred to as "The Iron State' because of its substantial iron deposits
and refining. Only after Hurricane Agnes precipitated the flooding of
the famous Cornwall deposit in 1972 did Pennsylvania step down from
prominence in the mining of iron ore. However, Iron ore was mined and
smelted at many locations in Pennsylvania. Jim's presentation focused on the Chestnut Hill
localities.
See Beth Simpkins to sign-up for our January 11, 2010 meeting snacks.
Cell: (302) 561-0255 and E-mail:
dmshospitality@verizon.net
Next Board Meeting:
Spring 2010 Location: Contact: Ken Casey Agenda: 50th Anniversary, EFMLS Convention, and more.
For General Meeting Minutes & Board
Meeting Minutes, see special editions of the Geogram.
Next Show Committee Meeting:
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Location: Wayne's house Time: 7:00PM Contact: Wayne Urion Agenda:Action items, food for our March 6-7, 2010 Show.
From I-95 take 141 North to Route 2 West (Kirkwood Hwy.). At third
stop light take a right onto Route 41 North (Newport Gap Pike). At the bottom of the hill,
just past the Wilmington & Western Railroad, take a right onto Greenbank Road. Drive
past Greenbank Mill, the parking lot is on the left, just after you recross the Wilmington &
Western Railroad tracks.
