Kylertown in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ames Field

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 27, 2018

1. Ames Field Marker

Inscription. Named for airmail pilot Charles Ames who died flying in 1925, the county's first airfield began as an emergency stop on the transcontinental airmail route from New York - San Francisco which started in 1918. In 1924 a navigational beacon was installed. United Airlines began commercial service in 1934. A school and weather station were in operation. The field became obsolete by the 1940's.

Erected 2004 by Clearfield County Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 40° 59.459′ N, 78° 10.03′ W. Marker is in Kylertown, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County. It is on Rolling Stone Road 0.1 miles north of Kylertown Drifting Highway (Pennsylvania Route 53), on the right when traveling north. Located at cemetery on Rolling Stone Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kylertown PA 16847, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); St. Severin Old Log Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Kyler Homestead (approx. 5.8 miles away); Plumbe Forge (approx. 6½ miles away); Miller's Landing (approx. 6.8 miles away); Union Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); Halehurst (approx. 7 miles away); Philipsburg (approx. 7.1 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 27, 2018

2. Ames Field Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,963 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.