{"nrhp_refnum":"87000048","name":"Promised Land State Park-Bear Wallow Cabins","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"10 mi. N of Canadensis on PA 390","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canadensis","county":"Pike County","state":"PA","lat":41.31927261550007,"lon":-75.21247942326781,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-02-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Conservation","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic family cabin district of twelve contributing rustic cabins at Promised Land State Park in Palmyra Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, located on the south slope of a small knoll along Cabin Colony Road. The cabins were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1933 and 1941 as part of Camp S-139.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant for its association with the Civilian Conservation Corps, a major New Deal relief program, and for its rustic architecture, which the National Park Service promoted for parks. The nomination also cites its recreational use for about fifty years and its role as an example of cooperation between state and federal government on state-owned land.","narrative":"Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1933 and 1941 at Camp S-139, the Bear Wallow Family Cabin Historic District sits on a knoll at Promised Land State Park in Pike County. It contains twelve contributing cabins in four basic designs, distinguished mainly by their floor plans, including T-plan, L-plan, square and rectangular forms. Several cabins combine stone fireplaces and chimneys with log or clapboard walls, and some have porches supported by stone piers or wooden columns. The cabins were developed on the earlier public campground, which had been established in 1919. The district is regarded as a clear example of rustic architecture, a style favored by the National Park Service, with buildings designed to blend with the natural setting and built from local materials. Its significance also rests on the Civilian Conservation Corps, which employed thousands of young men during the Depression, many of whom had been homeless. The cabins have served as recreational facilities for roughly fifty years.","period_of_significance":"1925-1949","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Rustic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Good condition with good integrity, used as recreational facilities","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.300746-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/87000048.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000048/3069c3ff92-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000048/3069c3ff92-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Apc106","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bear_Wallow_Cabins_(3).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Apc106</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bear_Wallow_Cabins_(3).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993826","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64827035"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/pike-county/promised-land-state-park-bear-wallow-cabins-87000048/"}