Punderson State Park | |
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Location | Geauga County, Ohio, United States |
Coordinates | 41°27′23″N 81°12′49″W / 41.45639°N 81.21361°W [1] |
Area | 741 acres (300 ha) |
Elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) [1] |
Established | 1951 |
Administered by | Ohio Department of Natural Resources |
Designation | Ohio state park |
Named for | Lemuel Punderson |
Website | Punderson State Park |
Punderson State Park is a 741-acre (300 ha) public recreation area in Newbury, Ohio. The state park features a 150-acre (61 ha) lake [2] and a lodge that enjoys a reputation for being haunted. The state park has facilities for swimming, fishing, camping, golf, disc golf, and sledding in wintertime. [3]
The site was developed as a castle in the early 1800s by land agent Lemuel Punderson, one of the area's first settlers. After summer cottages, a hotel and Tudor-style lodge were constructed, the Ohio Division of Wildlife purchased the land and lake in 1948, then transferred control to the Division of Parks and Recreation for development as a state park in 1951. [3]
On August 22, 1882, the pioneers of Newbury held a reunion on the lake, with a reading of Albert G. Riddle's poem, "Punderson's Pond." [4] Numerous guests at the Manor House have reported over the years that Lemuel Punderson's ghost is haunting the place and that he has frightened several of them. [5] [6]
Punderson State Park | |
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Location | Geauga County, Ohio, United States |
Coordinates | 41°27′23″N 81°12′49″W / 41.45639°N 81.21361°W [1] |
Area | 741 acres (300 ha) |
Elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) [1] |
Established | 1951 |
Administered by | Ohio Department of Natural Resources |
Designation | Ohio state park |
Named for | Lemuel Punderson |
Website | Punderson State Park |
Punderson State Park is a 741-acre (300 ha) public recreation area in Newbury, Ohio. The state park features a 150-acre (61 ha) lake [2] and a lodge that enjoys a reputation for being haunted. The state park has facilities for swimming, fishing, camping, golf, disc golf, and sledding in wintertime. [3]
The site was developed as a castle in the early 1800s by land agent Lemuel Punderson, one of the area's first settlers. After summer cottages, a hotel and Tudor-style lodge were constructed, the Ohio Division of Wildlife purchased the land and lake in 1948, then transferred control to the Division of Parks and Recreation for development as a state park in 1951. [3]
On August 22, 1882, the pioneers of Newbury held a reunion on the lake, with a reading of Albert G. Riddle's poem, "Punderson's Pond." [4] Numerous guests at the Manor House have reported over the years that Lemuel Punderson's ghost is haunting the place and that he has frightened several of them. [5] [6]