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

Corning & Blossburg Railroad

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 27, 2008

1. Corning & Blossburg Railroad Marker

Inscription. One of the early railroads in the Northeast was completed in 1840 from Corning, N.Y. to Blossburg. It was built by the Tioga Navigation Company to connect the Chemung Canal, and the Erie Railroad, with the local coal fields.

Erected 1982 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 41° 48.303′ N, 77° 4.646′ W. Marker is in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, in Tioga County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 15) and Dorsett Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mansfield PA 16933, 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,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mansfield Soldiers Orphan School (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rural Electrification (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); World War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Camp of the Pioneers (approx. 1.6 miles away); Williamson Road (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mansfield.

Also see . . . Corning & Blossburg Railroad - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 27, 2008

2. Old T Rails

A couple of the T rails were left on display next to the marker.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 27, 2008

3. Corning & Blossburg Railroad Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,263 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.