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Tar Hollow State Park
16396 Tar Hollow Road Laurelville, Ohio 43135 Phone: (740) 887 - 4818 Fax: (740) 887 - 4819 Pine Lake at Tar Hollow is being lowered for a construction project. Expected refill date is March 2010. email: tar.hollow.parks@dnr.state.oh.us
Surrounded by the rugged foothills of the Appalachian Plateau, Tar Hollow's twisting park and forest roads pass through deep ravines and dense woodlands. Scattered shortleaf and pitch pines growing on the ridges were once the source of pine tar for early settlers, hence the name Tar Hollow. Dogwoods, redbuds and a variety of wildflowers color the hillsides in the springtime. The Fall pageant of colors is spectacular.
The Park derives its name from pine tar, an essential commodity in early Ohio households. It was taken from the knots and heartwood of the native Pitch Pine tree to be used in the home manufacture of balms, animal liniments, and lubricants for pioneer wagons and equipment.
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