in America. Horse breeding The Speedwell property remained in the Coleman family, and they began breeding standardbred horses for sulky racing. The quarter-mile training track is now used as the driveway for Speedwell Forge mansion, and the half-mile racing track is still visible at the top of the hill, in what is now a cornfield. Lake and county park In 1942, Margaret Coleman Buckingham sold the Speedwell property, and surrounding , to Gerald and Kathryn Darlington. In the 1960s, Pennsylvania state purchased about along Hammer Creek and dammed it, creating Speedwell Forge Lake. In the 1990s, Lancaster County purchased about also along Hammer Creek, and created the Speedwell Forge County Park. The site today Today, nothing remains of the forge above ground. There are supposedly some historic artifacts underwater, but the exact location of the forge is no longer known. The associated ironmaster's mansion was fully restored in 2005 by Dawn Darlington, granddaughter of Gerald and Kathryn Darlington, and converted into a bed and breakfast. In 2006, the property, which included a summer kitchen and paymaster's office, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. See also List of Registered Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Speedwell Ironworks References External links Speedwell Forge Bed & Breakfast Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania