I was on my way up Pa 28 North to do an Forensic Electrical Inspection for an Insurance company in St Marys when I saw a sign for Scripture Rocks Heritage
Park .
I had no Idea it was so close to the highway but there it was when i finished my inspection I decided to stop on way back. It was a bright sunny warm day in Western Pa which we don't see too many of and Im glad i stopped but was disappointed .
The Park is not Handicapped Accessible and the trails are rough with large pebbles which greatly reduced my ability to check it out and I had to turn back due to being Crippled from a Construction Accident in 1992. i have little flex in my foot and it was Painful to walk the trail.
The other disappointing thing is the rocks with engravings are very hard to read how ever there are trail maps for a buck and placards at many of them with the biblical inscriptions which where completed in 1913. By a man some said was a genius while others say he was mad
The 65 Boulders which where engraved by Douglas M.Stahlman between 1910-1913
where his personal calling to god. and socio political beliefs.
He stayed on the site and built a small shelter he used while making the engravings after he let his wife die from a terrible illness which was treatable and landed him a stint in a mental institute.
He would again be committed to Dixmont State Hospital near Pittsburgh
where he would pass in 1942 .
If you do go be ready for rugged hiking and there is a picnic shelter as you enter the park .
more information about Mr Stahlman and the park can be found at the link below
https://www.scripturerocks.com/douglas-stahlman
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