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

DuBois

 
 
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Photographed By Mike Wintermantel
1. DuBois Marker
Inscription. In 1872 John DuBois came to the area and set up sawmills. They employed hundreds of men, sawed billions of board feet of lumber and operated until 1904. DuBois was incorporated in 1881; in 1916 it became the county's only city. When the railroads came in 1874, coal mining began. Other major industries included ironworks, railroad car shops, tannery and brewery (1896-1972). In 1896 a mine explosion at this site killed 13 miners.
 
Erected 2004 by The Clearfield County Bicentennial Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRailroads & StreetcarsSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.
 
Location. 41° 7.253′ N, 78° 43.789′ W. Marker is in DuBois, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County. Marker is on Shaffer Road, 0.1 miles south of East DuBois Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 255), on the right when traveling north. Located at DuBois Mall parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Du Bois PA 15801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old State Road (approx. 4.3 miles away); This Tablet Marks the Junction (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Big Spring (approx. 4.9 miles away); Richard H. Burfoot
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(approx. 4.9 miles away); Snowshoe/Packersville Turnpike (approx. 7.2 miles away); Grist Mill Stone (approx. 9˝ miles away); Catherine R. Hoyt (approx. 10.1 miles away); George Rosenkrans (approx. 10.3 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  City of DuBois. (Submitted on January 17, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
DuBois Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel
2. DuBois Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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