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

Elmer B. "Boob" Crossman

Dedicated to

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024

1. Elmer B. "Boob" Crossman Marker

Inscription.

for his untiring efforts through the
Laurel Run Sportsman's Club, Dysart,
Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania
Fish Commission, for his achievement
in having the headwaters of the
Clearfield Creek stocked with trout.

[Dedicated] April 2000

Erected 2000.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Charity & Public Work • Environment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is April 2000.

Location. 40° 33.663′ N, 78° 33.05′ W. Marker is in Ashville, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is at the intersection of Liberty Street (Colonel Drake Hwy) (Pennsylvania Route 36) and Clearfield Creek, on the right when traveling west on Liberty Street (Colonel Drake Hwy). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ashville PA 16613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ashville Centennial (approx. ¼ mile away); Allegheny Tunnel Keystone (approx. 5.4 miles away); Hysong v. Gallitzin School District (approx. 5½ miles away); Joseph L. Ruffley • "Mr. Caboose" (approx. 5½ miles away); Gallitzin Tunnels

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(approx. 5½ miles away); Watching The Curve (approx. 5½ miles away); The GP9 (approx. 5½ miles away); Over the Hill (approx. 5½ miles away).

More about this marker. It's likely that the Clearfield Creek Watershed Association placed the monument, but needs verification.

Also see . . . Clearfield Creek Watershed Association. (Submitted on October 26, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 25, 2024

2. Elmer B. "Boob" Crossman Marker

Looking west

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.