Valley Girl Views: Wenonah Falls Along The Eagles Mere Railroad

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Wenonah Falls Along The Eagles Mere Railroad

Wenonah Falls, Sullivan County Pa

October 2 2022  - Today I got to see a waterfall I never expected to be able to see - Wenonah Falls, along the old Eagles Mere Railroad line in Sullivan County Pa. 

This is private property. Today was a one time, limited group tour that involved permission from 3 land owners and each of us signing 2 waivers. It was a Walk In Penns Woods event, one of more than 50 organized walks across the state of Pennsylvania on the first Sunday in October.   

See an album of photos from the 2022 hike

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"Standard time prevails throughout the mountains. To reach Eagles Mere by railroad all rail in one day, a train must be taken from the Reading Terminal, Philadelphia, at 7.36 in the morning. At Halls, a few miles from Williamsport, change is made to the Williamsport and North Branch Railroad. This takes you up the Muncy Valley to Sonestown, where the little narrow-gauge railroad is taken up the mountain to the. Lake of the Eagles. It takes an hoar to slowly crawl up the mountain, and the fare is 75 cents. We flagged the train and got on half way down the mountain- the other day. We had taken a trail down to see Wenonah Falls, timing ourselves to eat a lunch and ride back. They will stop for you anywhere along the line, but there is only one train a day, and if you miss it where the trail crosses the line you will likely be fagged out if you have to trek all the way back."

J.W. Naylor, August 22nd 1922
In a letter sent to his hometown newspaper about his visit to Eagles Mere

Man sitting beside the 3rd Cascade at Wenonah Falls, postmarked 1917

Cascade, Wenonah Falls, Eagles Mere PA

"Two miles south of Eagles Mere, in Sullivan County, are the Wenonah Falls Estates, boasting 100 acres of beautiful scenic mountains, streams, and valleys. The recreation facilities include the private Wenonah Waterfalls and natural carved swimming pools excellent for fish as well as bathing"

The Scantonian Tribune, August 1967

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Note to self - Somewhere I have a photo of women in long dresses standing at the top of these falls. I think a copy of the photo may hang in the Tivoli Tavern, if I remember correctly.