Editing Bullskin Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
[[File:Mount Vernon Furnace SE.jpg|thumb|left|220px|[[Mount Vernon Furnace]] on Eutsey Road]]
The township was formed in 1784. However, Europeans visited and settled in the area earlier. The [[Braddock Road (Braddock expedition)|Braddock Road]], built by British troops and Virginia militia in 1755, runs along what is now the township's western boundary. [[Braddock Expedition|The Braddock expedition]] camped near what was then known as the John Truxell Farm on the night of July 1, 1755.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Township |url=https://www.bullskintownshiphistoricalsociety.org/history_of_township |website=Bullskin Township Historical Society |access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="Laycock">{{cite web |last1=Laycock |first1=John Kennedy |title=Braddock Road |url=http://npshistory.com/publications/fone/braddock-road.pdf |website=National Park Service History |publisher=US Government Printing Office |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>

The [[Mount Vernon Furnace]] and [[Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

Greenlick Run Lake is located on Mudd School Road in Bullskin. It is a man-made lake that was formed as a result of the Water Shed Protection and Flood Preservation Act of 1972. On the night of July 1, 1755, General [[Edward Braddock]] and his troops camped near the Junick Farm, located across the road from the reservoir’s breast. This site became known as "The Great Swamp Camp." The swamp, which extended on both sides of Jacobs Creek, required significant effort to traverse. To advance, Braddock’s forces constructed a corduroy road over the swamp. This is the first documentation of the area and is retold on a plaque placed near the reservoir's park.<ref name="k817">{{cite web | title=Township Parks | website=Bullskin Township Historical Society | url=https://www.bullskintownshiphistoricalsociety.org/township_parks | access-date=2025-03-18}}</ref> The area remained a swamp for the next 200 years before the Water Shed Protection and Flood Preservation Act of 1972 was instated.

The reservoir park, located on Mudd School Road near Paradise Church off Route 982, was established on land once occupied by numerous farms. The park features several amenities, including picnic pavilions, a ballfield, and a large grassy area surrounding the reservoir. Visitors can fish and boat, with regulations allowing only electric motors on the water.<ref>https://www.bullskintownshiphistoricalsociety.org/township_parks#:~:text=Fishing%20and%20boating%20are%20also,and%20Rehabilitation%20Act%20of%201993.</ref>