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Bushkill Falls is a series of eight privately owned

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, the tallest of which cascades over , located in Lehman Township,

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in the

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. Water of the Little Bush Kill and Pond Run Creek descends the mountain, toward the

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, forming Bushkill Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Bridesmaid Falls, Laurel Glen Falls, Pennell Falls, and three additional, unnamed falls. Bushkill Falls is a popular spot for

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and

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. The area features a variety of trails and bridges that vary in length and difficulty.

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Bushkill Falls is nicknamed "

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of Pennsylvania." It was opened to the public in 1904 by Charles E. Peters. Aramark ran the Park at the behest of the C.E.Peters Estate from 1995 until 2023. In 2023, they purchased Bushkill Falls. It is now part of the conglomerate called Aramark Destinations. There is an admission fee for the park of $20.00 for adults ($17.00 weekdays), $19.00 for seniors ($16.00 weekdays), and $10.00 for children ages 4–10 per day. The main falls, named Bushkill Falls, and the main canyon area are accessible via boardwalk and stairs. Outside of the main canyon area the trails are mostly dirt and stone, with boardwalks and bridges in certain areas. On August 13, 2011, one person died after falling into the falls. Two teenage boys walked off marked trails and one of the boys lost his footing and fell into the falls. He was pronounced dead on the scene. In the mid-1880s, the Swiss-born American artist

Adolfo Müller-Ury Adolfo Müller-Ury, Order of St. Gregory the Great, KSG (March 29, 1862 – July 6, 1947) was a Swiss-born American portrait painter and Impressionism, impressionistic painter of roses and still life. Early life and education Müller was b ...

(1862–1947) painted a large canvas depicting the major torrent of the Bushkill Falls. It was donated to the Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal, by Erich Hahne in 1958.Uta Laxner-Gerlach, Von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal. Katalog der Gemalde des 19. Jahrhunderts, Wuppertal, 1974, pp152-153 (illustrated); it is catalogued as painted by 'Adolf Muller'.

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