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

Kurtz Bros.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 24, 2018

1. Kurtz Bros. Marker

Inscription. In 1894, Chas. T. Kurtz (1874-1956) started Kurtz Bros. He bought this site, the former Clearfield Fire Brick Co., in 1910 for his school supply and printing business. Headquartered in Clearfield, the company greatly expanded and has operated more than 100 years under the Kurtz family. It is known across the U.S. The Kurtz family philanthropy in the community has continued through the years.

Erected 2004 by The Clearfield Heritage Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 41° 1.596′ N, 78° 26.145′ W. Marker is in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County. It can be reached from the intersection of Bigler Avenue and Bridge Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clearfield PA 16830, 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 in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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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 walking distance of this marker: Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); High Water Marks (approx. 0.2 miles away); West Branch Timber to Market 1840s-1907 (approx. ¼ mile away); Cast of Trunk from Prehistoric Tree (approx. ¼ mile away); Bigler House (approx. ¼ mile away); West Branch Eel & Shad Migration (approx. ¼ mile away); Clearfield County Bicentennial Raft (approx. ¼ mile away); Clearfield County Historical Society (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clearfield.

Also see . . . Kurtz Bros. Website. (Submitted on November 21, 2024.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 24, 2018

2. Kurtz Bros. Marker

Marker is to the left of the building

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 987 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.