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Pine Grove Furnace State Park

Pine Grove Furnace State Park

State park in Cumberland County, PennsylvaniaWikipedia

Search complete. 5 mentions across 5 episodes found for "Pine Grove Furnace State Park".

Sep 27, 2026

Jim FosterHOST
39:24
Thanks for listening to this episode of A Trail of History.
Jim FosterHOST
39:28
Please visit our physical museum located in South Central Pennsylvania within Pine Grove Furnace State Park between Carlisle and Gettysburg.
Jim FosterHOST
39:37
We're open each year from April through October.
Jim FosterHOST
39:40
We schedule many special events throughout the year.
Jim FosterGUEST
20:59
Thanks for listening to this episode of A Trail of History.
Jim FosterGUEST
21:03
Please visit our physical museum located in South Central Pennsylvania within Pine Grove Furnace State Park between Carlisle and Gettysburg.
Jim FosterGUEST
21:12
We're open each year from April through October.
Jim FosterGUEST
21:15
We schedule many special events throughout the year.
Jim FosterHOST
21:32
Thanks for listening to this episode of A Trail of History.
Jim FosterHOST
21:36
Please visit our physical museum located in South Central Pennsylvania within Pine Grove Furnace State Park between Carlisle and Gettysburg.
Jim FosterHOST
21:45
We're open each year from April through October.
Jim FosterHOST
21:48
We schedule many special events throughout the year.
Parrish McWhorterCORRESPONDENT
21:29
I think the real kicker is that I didn't feel sick at all.
Parrish McWhorterCORRESPONDENT
21:34
If you don't know half gallon challenge, when you're at the halfway point, and Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania, you can buy it's like a quart and a half and then a pint and you have to eat all of that.
Parrish McWhorterCORRESPONDENT
21:46
and you'll have eaten a half gallon to celebrate.
Parrish McWhorterCORRESPONDENT
21:48
So I did, cause you know, I've basically been training my whole life for this with all the ice cream I eat.
Mills KellyGUEST
28:56
That's on the summer solstice in June.
Mills KellyGUEST
28:58
The Half Gallon Challenge in Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania, where the museum is.
Mills KellyGUEST
29:04
It was started by the proprietor of the camp store in the state park campground.
Mills KellyGUEST
29:09
You know, hikers are supposed to sit down and eat an entire half gallon of ice cream in one go, which is a lot of butterfat and salt when you've been living on trail food.

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