| 词条 | Wintergreen Gorge |
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Wintergreen Gorge is a canyon located in Harborcreek Township, Erie County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The canyon is {{convert|3980|ft}} long and is situated along Fourmile Creek and is also directly next to the campus of Penn State Erie. It is {{convert|250|ft}} deep at its highest point. Wintergreen Gorge was named for the plant, "wintergreen", that was commonly found in the canyon.[1] The Bayfront Connector spans the gorge over the Wintergreen Gorge Bridge. FormationWintergreen Gorge was formed 11,000 years ago by Fourmile Creek eroding the glacial debris left behind from the last ice age when the glaciers retreated 20,000 years ago[2] and eroding further into shale from the late Devonian period. References1. ^{{cite book |author=Federal Writer's Project |title=Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State |year=1940 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, NY |page=579}} {{coord|42.1095|-79.9876|region:US-PA_type:landmark|display=title}}{{ErieCountyPA-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite news |last=Cuneo |first=Robin |title=Gorgeous gorge |work=Erie Times-News |date=August 15, 2005 |accessdate=May 27, 2009 |url=http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050815/FRONTPAGE/508150416}} 2 : Canyons and gorges of Pennsylvania|Landforms of Erie County, Pennsylvania |
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