Lock Haven in Clinton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Piper Aircraft Corporation

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2025

1. Piper Aircraft Corporation Marker

Inscription.

Founded as Taylor Bros. in 1927. In the 1930s William T. Piper purchased the company and moved it to Lock Haven in 1937, rebranding as Piper Aircraft Corp. Employed more than 2,000 people at its height. Manufactured nearly 77,000 general aviation aircraft here, including 20,000 J-3 Cubs, Piper's most popular model. In WWII, thousands of modified Cubs, known as L-4 Grasshoppers, served to train pilots and provide reconnaissance.

Erected 2023 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 41° 8.061′ N, 77° 25.649′ W. Marker is in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County. It is on Piper Way north of Bald Eagle Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Piper Way, Lock Haven PA 17745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: 1967 PA-30 Twin Commanche (here, next to this marker); 1981 PA-38 Tomahawk II (within shouting distance of this marker); Clinton County World War II Honored Dead (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clinton County Veterans Memorial

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(about 300 feet away); Harmon Field (approx. ¼ mile away); Pennsylvania Canal (approx. ¾ mile away); Lock Haven (approx. ¾ mile away); Bald Eagle Cross Cut Canal (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lock Haven.

More about this marker. The marker was unveiled in June 2024.

Also see . . . Piper Aviation Museum. (Submitted on June 10, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2025

2. Piper Aircraft Corporation Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.