Buttermilk Falls/Homewood Falls Beaver PA

by Lisa Wooten

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Buttermilk Falls/Homewood Falls Beaver PA

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Lisa Wooten

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While I always enjoy hiking to a great waterfall, it’s even better when the waterfall is close to the road, but still has the feel of being in a secluded area. Buttermilk Falls (also known as Homewood Falls) in Beaver County is one such waterfall.
Buttermilk Falls is a plunge waterfall that features a roughly 20-foot drop into the greenish pool below. A train track runs just above the top of the falls, making this a great waterfall for those who, like me, love both trains and waterfalls.
According to the plaque near the top of the waterfall, the falls was given the name Buttermilk Falls by a group of Civil War soldiers and their wives in 1870. Raising their buttermilk-filled glasses to toast after their picnic, they named the waterfall Buttermilk Falls. However, since there are so many Buttermilk Falls in Pennsylvania (I know of at least nine), the waterfall is also commonly referred to as Homewood Falls. The name Homewood Falls comes from the Homewood sandstone quarry near the waterfall. It was from this area that stones were quarried to be used in nearby tunnels, roadways, and Western Penitentiary in nearby Pittsburgh. The quarry is visible as you make your way to the bottom of the waterfall from the parking area and creates some rather dramatic cliffs along the pathway. Google

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September 25th, 2017

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