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Dead Man's Hollow
The property is accessible from the Yough River Trail 1/2 mile downstream from the Boston Bridge. Trails, benches, a pond and the ruins from a ceramic tile factory are on site. Local school groups and the Audubon Society use the property for various educational programs.
The Wildlife Preserve at Dead Man’s Hollow encompasses 400 acres of highly significant wildlife habitat in Lincoln and Liberty Boroughs. The Preserve is the largest privately protected conservation area in Allegheny County.
The Allegheny Land Trust set out to acquire and permanently protect the Hollow from landfill development and other destructive activities after a 1994 scientific study identified the Hollow’s ecological significance.
Grants from the County of Allegheny, the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Keystone Program, as well as the support of many individuals, made the land acquisitions possible.
Allegheny Land Trust has a color brochure describing the evolution of Dead Man’s Hollow from a less-than-pristine industrial center to a wild place that provides recreational and educational opportunities for the public. For a copy, please call the Trust at 412-741-2750, or send an e-mail to admin@alleghenylandtrust.org. You may also download a copy of the brochure (about 880KB) in PDF format. (To view this file, you’ll need Adobe Reader)