:Crull's Island

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Crull's Island is a {{convert|96.2|acre|m2|adj=on}} alluvial island in the upper Allegheny River. It is located in Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Allegheny Islands Wilderness in Allegheny National Forest.

The lower third of Crull's Island was briefly farmed, but was abandoned when it proved to be unprofitable. It is now a prime location for old growth, virgin, and river bottom forests. The forests contain Silver Maple, Sugar Maple, American Sycamore, and Slippery Elm.

See also

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060901211803/http://naturetourism.allegheny.edu/essay_alleghenyriverislandswilderness.pdf#search=%22Allegheny%20River%20Islands%22 Nature Tourism]
  • {{Cite web

|url=http://www.primalnature.org/ogeast/pa.pdf

|title=Old Growth in the East: A Survey. Pennsylvania

|author=Mary Byrd Davis

|date=23 January 2008

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229080859/http://www.primalnature.org/ogeast/pa.pdf

|archivedate=2009-12-29

}}

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Category:Allegheny Islands Wilderness

Category:Old-growth forests

Category:Landforms of Warren County, Pennsylvania

Category:River islands of Pennsylvania

Category:Islands of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania