Laurel Lake is a waterbody with recreation area at Pine Grove Furnace State Park

Pine Grove Furnace State Park

Pine Grove Furnace State Park is a protected Pennsylvania area that includes Laurel and Fuller lakes in Cooke Township. The park provides various outdoor recreation activities, has the remains of the Pine Grove Iron Works, and was the site of the 1830 Laurel Forge, 1880s Pine Grove Park, and an...

 (the former Laurel Forge Pond).

History

The lake was created for supplying a water race to Laurel Forge by an 1830 dam on Mountain Creek

Mountain Creek (Yellow Breeches Creek)

Mountain Creek is a tributary of Yellow Breeches Creek in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Mountain Creek joins Yellow Breeches Creek near the borough of Mount Holly Springs.-References:...

. In 1855, the downstream Upper Mill dam (now Eaton-Dikeman mill), as in 1889, was breached by downwash when the Laurel Forge breached.

In 1919, the Laurel Dam breached and washed out the Hunters Run and Slate Belt branch and breached the Upper Mill dam at Mount Holly

Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania

Mount Holly Springs is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,925 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

. The Camp Rothrock Boy Scout facility in the area, with wooden shelters and a dining room, used Laural Lake's beaches in 1922;http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gMclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1450,34704&dq=laurel-dam+gettysburg&hl=en and the 1924 "Laurel Lake Park"http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vcslAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1_kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=863,3151814&dq=laurel-lake+pine-grove&hl=en had a public camp in 1923.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V8klAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BPkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1896,5054742&dq=laurel-lake+gettysburg&hl=en By 1929, the Gettysburg Academy conducted week-end camps at Laurel Dam,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F3AmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=7312,14140&dq=camp-gettysburg&hl=en (a dam repair was performed in 1929), and Camp Lion was at the Laurel Dam in 1933.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tXAmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6846,4209343&dq=laurel-dam&hl=en

In 1947, sand was added to the lake's beach,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DaglAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4802,6457756&dq=laurel-lake+pine-grove&hl=en and the Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has about 2,700 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women...

 used the park for football camp in both 1947http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Laurel+Lake%22+Gettysburg&tbs=nws:1,ar:1&source=newspapers and 1941 (e.g., at the 1941 Carlisle YMCA Camp site)http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Mu8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfwFAAAAIBAJ&dq=laurel-lake%20gettysburg&pg=6814%2C2278261 (Camp Thompson was at the lake in 1949http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2VAmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YP8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4757,4505722&dq=laurel-lake+gettysburg&hl=en & 1953.)http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RmgmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=905,4960707&dq=laurel-lake+gettysburg&hl=en A fire burned 7 acres near the lake in 1963, and in 1965 the lake was closed due to contaminationhttp://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w_QuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pdsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4295,1324925&dq=laurel-lake+pine-grove&hl=en and subequently re-opened. In 1979 and 1990, respectively, the Laurel Forge Pond (1178931, 40°02′22"N 77°16′09"W) and Laurel Lake (1194510, 40°02′22"N 77°16′13"W) names were designated in the GNIS. The lake was drained for repairs in November 1994.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EhImAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1P0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3645,489728&dq=laurel-lake+gettysburg&hl=en