Pennsylvania Route 296
Pennsylvania Route 296 (PA 296) is a state highway located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 191, PA 191 in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, Lake Ariel. The northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 247, PA 247 in Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Clinton Township. The route is a two-lane undivided road which passes through rural areas. PA 296 heads northwest from PA 191 to Varden, where it intersects the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 196, PA 196 and turns to the north. The route continues through Waymart, Pennsylvania, Waymart, where it crosses U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 6 (US 6), before heading north to its end at PA 247 west of Creamton. The portion of PA 296 north of PA 196 follows the Belmont and Easton Turnpike, a toll road, turnpike between Belmont and Easton, Pennsylvania, Easton that was chartered in 1812 and co ...
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Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania
Lake Ariel is a village in Lake and Salem Townships of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in northeastern Pennsylvania, Lake Ariel was founded by settlers with the name of Jones, and was previously known as Jonestown. Following a name change, Lake Ariel became home to Lake Ariel Park, a major tourist destination for Pennsylvanians in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Lake Ariel Park

History

First settled in 1822 by the Jones family, the town was first called The Stock Farm and later Jonestown or Jones Pond. The first farm was located at the south end of the lake. Although when the village was first settled, it was populated by only a few family farms, Jonestown soon expanded due to the Pennsylvania Coal Company's Gravity Railroad. It brought workers and soon businesses were needed to fulfil t ...
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