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The Rehabilitation of

Lake Julia

MERCER COUNTY
Lake Julia

photo-Darl Black

by Marilyn Black

photo-the PFBC's Division of Habitat Management

As children, both my future husband Darl and I played
along and dabbled in Lake Julia within Buhl Park, Mercer
County, as do many families today. Although we were not
acquainted with one another at the time, we were both wellacquainted with this weedy lake, then called Buhl Lake.
Darl would take his fishing rod to pursue bass and panfish. I

preferred observing and catching
crayfish, snails, turtles, and frogs.
In recent years, we have come to
fully appreciate the park founder's
foresight and the lake's recent rehabilitation.
Buhl Farm Park was established in 1914 as a long-lasting
gift to Shenango Valley communities. Frank H. Buhl and his
wife Julia Forker Buhl made the establishment of this park
one of the highlights of their many philanthropic activities.
In 1907, this millionaire industrialist couple began acquiring
parcels of farm land in Hermitage bordered
by Sharon and Sharpsville, assembling
262 acres. They constructed as the park's
central feature what became Mrs. Buhl's
favorite section-the ponds that later were
renamed Lake Julia. The Casino Ballroom
was constructed on the lake's eastern shore.
Despite being dredged several times, the
7-acre lake gradually became increasingly
fertile and shallower.

Habitat improvement project

More than a dozen wooden porcupine crib structures were assembled by fifth
graders from Farrell and Sharon.
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In order to comply with upgraded
standards for impoundments, it became
necessary to rebuild Lake Julia's outflow

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