1820 Atcheson settled in Susquehanna's West Branch, upstream from this point. 1845 he built 2 large houses connected at different levels, secreting an area to hide slaves. Spiriting slaves from the Mason Dixon Line to Canada became a dangerous . . . — — Map (db m106637) HM
Shepherd fought in the Spanish-American War at El Caney, Cuba with Company D, 7th U.S. Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on July 1, 1898. Superior officers repeatedly cited him for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. Born in . . . — — Map (db m94393) HM
This property was deeded in 1825 by Abraham Witmer to A.B. Reed, a descendent of an early Clearfield settler, making it one of the county's earliest recorded property transactions. According to an early map of the borough, the lot was owned by . . . — — Map (db m65558) HM
From a Paleozoic forest which grew
in the "Congress Hill" area in
Girard Township, Clearfield County,
the Clifton Zindel property.
(300 Million Years Old)
Excavated by Smith & Zindel Coal Company
Circa 1948
Donated by Mr. . . . — — Map (db m251218) HM
Name of the Indian village located here, and visited by C.F. Post while traveling to an Indian council at Kuskuski in 1758. The later Clearfield is said to get its name from clearings made by grazing bison along nearby creeks. — — Map (db m77501) HM
Recruitment officer Col. Cyrus Butler was shot and killed by local draft resister Joseph Lounsberry in October 1864 just west of this location. Afterwards, the government sent troops to the county and arrested over 150 men. This included the Bloody . . . — — Map (db m106580) HM
When pioneers ventured into northwestern
Pennsylvania in the early 1800s, they
encountered a daunting landscape
blanketed by dense, dark, ancient forests
unlike any they had encountered in New
England or eastern Pennsylvania. In . . . — — Map (db m251181) HM
Formed March 26, 1804 out of Huntingdon and Lycoming counties. Clear fields, found by early travelers, gave rise to the name. County was important for logging and rafting on the West Branch, 1850-1901. The county seat, Clearfield, was incorporated . . . — — Map (db m65560) HM
Original 50 foot Front Sweep
(Sweep used from Curwensville to Clearfield March 2004)
Hemlock Blade - Spruce Sweep
Rafting Ship Spars
Length of Spars: 90' · 10 Spars Made A Raft
Eastern White Pine
Rafting Square Timber . . . — — Map (db m251209) HM
Clearfield County, formed March 26, 1804, was named for the clear fields found by early travelers. The first courthouse, in use for 46 years, was built circa 1814. The cornerstone for the second present courthouse was laid June 04, 1860, and . . . — — Map (db m65559) HM
The first county jail, c1820-1841 was a log structure, one of the oldest buildings in town. The jail is contained in the dwelling at 105 S. Second St. The second jail, 1841-1872, was a stone structure built on Market St., directly behind the . . . — — Map (db m65561) HM
When the first European travelers arrived
at this place now called Clearfield, they
encountered open fields among the dense,
old-growth forests that blanketed the region.
Although local legend tells of grazing bison
that created these . . . — — Map (db m251188) HM
A Revolutionary War Lieutenant from New York State, Daniel Ogden came to the Indian village of Chinklacamoose and its clear fields in 1797. He made friends with the Indians who helped him build a house near where Ogden Avenue now intersects Second . . . — — Map (db m106599) HM
An Indian path, the 1796 State Road and the Erie Pike crossed Clearfield Creek here. Nearby, Ardery's Sawmill and Elder's Woolen Mill were among the first in the county. In 1857, armed rafters drove floaters of logs from the creek. Rafting . . . — — Map (db m106600) HM
Paddle the West Branch of the Susquehanna River where immense log drives once flowed. Gaze upon distant galaxies in ink-black skies. Search for traces of a logging ghost town. Watch an osprey plunge into the Allegheny River and emerge with a . . . — — Map (db m251186) HM
In 1756 a British exploratory force led by Captain John Hambright ventured up the West Branch of the Susquehanna River to Chinkalamoose near this site. They were on a mission to search for French forces and their Indian allies who were raiding . . . — — Map (db m106624) HM
Founded in 1881 it is the burial place of Gov. William Bigler, banker Ai F. Boynton, Dr. Dorothea McClure Gilmore, State Treasurer F.G. Harris, Hon. James Kerr, first county resident elected judge David Krebs, last WWI vet Alfred Livergood,
Alfred . . . — — Map (db m106661) HM
Native Americans grew corn (maize) for a food source. Planted in hills, not rows, the cobs were square, not rounded. They had two rows of corn on each flat surface. Planted when the dogwood bloomed they dropped a fish in each hole with four . . . — — Map (db m116903) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m122451) HM
This site and the adjacent building was the first permanent location of Kurtz Bros. and Kurtz Stationery Store, founded in 1894 by Chas. T. Kurtz. The building was designed in 1901 by Washington, D.C. Architect Louis Frederick Stutz. — — Map (db m65565) HM
Clearfield Little League Baseball was chartered and first played on this field in 1949. On December 3, 1952, Chas. T. Kurtz, Kurtz Bros. and the Kurtz family gave this field to the Clearfield Little League Baseball Association for a permanent home . . . — — Map (db m106664) HM
The adjacent house, built in 1880, was the home of Thomas H. Murray (1845-1916) and his wife Jennie Reighard (1847-1907). Mr. Murray was a well known lawyer, public speaker and churchman who did much to establish land and title work throughout . . . — — Map (db m65566) HM
This is the site of the first wooden Presbyterian Church in Clearfield, built in 1841 during the pastorate of Rev. Frederick Gregory Betts. Rev. Betts was a noted "circuit riding" preacher who traveled the country and was well known in central . . . — — Map (db m65569) HM
Former site of the home of Senator Betts (1870-1946) and his wife, Isabella Holt Murray, (1875-1939). Senator Betts served in the State Senate from 1923-1926. He and his father, William W. Betts, were one of the first fathers and sons from the same . . . — — Map (db m65570) HM
This site was the home of Senator Betts (1838-1896) and his wife Margaret Irvin, (1839-1910) of Curwensville. Senator Betts was the son of Rev. Frederick Gregory Betts. He and his son, William Irvin Betts, were one of the first fathers and sons from . . . — — Map (db m65571) HM
Dedicated to the generosity of
the people of St. Francis Parish
In memory of
Francis E. Ritchie
1909 - 1986
Stanley M. Aleksa
1914 - 1986
on the occasion of the
100th anniversary of the . . . — — Map (db m251290) HM
A daily and weekly newspaper was published on this site. Serving Clearfield County 1890-1921 Matthew Savage Editor-Publisher Published “Not for the present generation, but for the unborn who may read this” Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m162103) HM
1968 - the Old Town Sportsman Association started trout stocking
1975 - the Old Town Sportsman Association started its annual fishing derby
1999 - the PA Fish and Boat Commission started stocking trout as part of its annual stocking program . . . — — Map (db m107915) HM
KILLED IN ACTION
World War I
Thomas Allen George Francis Bigler John Black
Earl E. Bumgardner Ernest L. Carlson Elmer E. Cole
Harry E. Delaney Elmer Done Russell C. Flegal
Albert Fullington Abe Harris Fred . . . — — Map (db m251319) WM
In Memory & Honor Of All
Vietnam Veterans
1964 - 1975
May God Bless Them
No Veteran Will Be Left Behind
Wartime Vietnam [map]
[Armed Services Emblems] — — Map (db m251293) HM
Dedicated to the
Sons and Daughters
of Clearfield
who served in the Civil,
Spanish-American and
World Wars
"Honor to Our Living Heroes
Glory to Our Dead"
Rededicated on May 30, 1957
to the Veterans of the
Korean Conflict . . . — — Map (db m251316) WM
Every spring eels and shad would migrate through the Chesapeake Bay up the
Susquehanna River over 200 miles to Clearfield County to spawn. This journey would
start in the Caribbean and the eels and shad were caught here and eaten or used . . . — — Map (db m251212) HM
A journey down the West Branch tells the tale of lumbering in Pennsylvania, from the early lumber mills to today's sustainable forests. As you float downstream you will see the legacy of lumber; the "rafting points" used by river pilots to . . . — — Map (db m251275) HM
When the first pioneers came to Clearfield County early in
the 19th century they found an endless forest of white
pine trees. After homesteads were established much of the
timber left standing was made into log rafts. Rafts
would be floated . . . — — Map (db m251242) HM
State Senator, 1841-1847; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1852-1855; and U.S. Senator, 1856-1861. Opposed slavery; favored a Southern compromise to avoid the Civil War. His brother, John, was elected Governor of California, 1852. Resided here. — — Map (db m65575) HM
Clearfield native and fur trader, Leonard was second in command of the Joseph Reddeford Walker Expedition from 1831-1834 to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Leonard served as the expedition''s clerk and . . . — — Map (db m65576) HM
The Reilly Post Office served the area until 1883 when the borough was incorporated and the name changed. Growth came with the arrival of the Bell's Gap Railroad in 1883 which opened the area to coal mining. The once bustling town had theatres, . . . — — Map (db m107893) HM
On March 13, 2004 an authentic timber raft 28 ft. x 110 ft. launched from this point for a 26-mile journey through the county to below Shawville. The raft, including a cabin, was built by over 100 volunteers using logs supplied by Robbins Lumber, . . . — — Map (db m107913) HM
While working for the Clearfield Cheese Co. on nearby Meadow St., he invented the first commercially successful process for individually wrapped cheese slices. A patent was issued in 1956. An engineer, Nawrocki secured eleven food processing . . . — — Map (db m77500) HM
Begun in 1962 as one of four dams built to protect the West Branch Basin from flooding, it was completed November 1965. Unlike the devastating floods in 1889 & 1936, Pennsylvania's worst flood in 1972 was less severe in Clearfield County. The . . . — — Map (db m106597) HM
This memorial is dedicated to the everlasting memory of the heros of all the wars who by their heroism and sacrifice have made the United States of America the foremost country of the world.
Erected in honor of the World War Veterans of . . . — — Map (db m144172) WM
A single-span Pennsylvania (Petit) through truss bridge crossed the West Branch of the Susquehanna River here from 1893 to 1989. Replacing a wooden structure destroyed by fire, it took its name from nearby geographic features. This 215 foot . . . — — Map (db m106662) HM
September 23, 2013 the PA Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) expanded trout stocking to the Curwensville area from the confluence of Anderson Creek downstream to Porter's Bridge. This 2.8 mile addition will receive some 2,200 trout April 10, 2014 for the . . . — — Map (db m106715) HM
George Shaffer
George Shaffer and family were the first permanent
pioneer settlers of land that would eventually be known as
DuBois. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War having
served as a private under command of Capt. Casper . . . — — Map (db m265632) HM
[GAR Emblem]
Erected Anno Domini 1927
by a grateful people, to the
memory of the brave soldiers
of Easton Post No. 229 Grand
Army of the Republic, and of
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
Who by their valorous deeds
from 1861 to . . . — — Map (db m265568) WM
Atkins, Robert I. Bartek, Albert N. Bookamire, Gerald R. Borlek, Albert N.
★Brown, Melvin L. Clark, Walter L. Clawson, Wilmer D. Cornely, C. Franklin Jr.
Dawson, James G. Folmar, John A. Gladney, Lewis Gross, . . . — — Map (db m265952) WM
Bloom, Darrell R. Bloom, Ronald N. Carmelia, Terry A. Chittester, Norman Clark, Terry L.
Dearborn, Paul C. Dolby, Melvin L. Eaker, Dennis K. Fenush, Thomas P. Flick, Gordon
Force, Edward H. Frank, Timothy G. Gable, Robert . . . — — Map (db m265953) WM
Allen, Thomas Barrett, Judson A. Benson, Perry G. Berfield, Dee N. Berhart, James
Bilger, George E. Billotte, Nestor C. Bills, Anthony Black, John Black, Robert T.
Blair, Floyd L. Bronoel, Willam C. Bumgardner, Earl E. . . . — — Map (db m266015) WM
Adam Albert C. Adams, Harry B. Albright, Porter Anderson, Herbert A. Arnold, John R.
Arvickson, Oscar R. Babcock, James F. Bacher, Paul T. Bader, William R. Badman, James F.
Bailey, Lynn E. Bailey, William E. Baker, . . . — — Map (db m266707) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m112860) HM
The DuBois Area Historical Society Inc., traces its origins to February 8, 1982, when Evo G. Facchine, president of the DuBois Chamber of Commerce (and future DuBois Area Historical Society president), made an announcement at a Chamber event . . . — — Map (db m265722) HM
Monday, June 18, 1888, the Borough of DuBois was baking under a relentless sun punctuated by warm, shifting winds. As befitting an area dominated by lumbering, the central part of DuBois from Sugar Alley to Stockdale Street was almost all wooden . . . — — Map (db m265719) HM
[Photo captions, left to right, read]
Hotel DuBois, built in 1900
Courier-Express offices for 65 years
Demolition in 1991
Current Gray Foundation Apartments
When Edwin W. Gray walked into the offices of The DuBois . . . — — Map (db m265655) HM
A. P. Way, "Mr. Theater"
"Mr. Theater", humanitarian, philanthropist, industrialist, member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, husband and father, A. P. Way (right [photo]) was born in Curwensville July 26, 1868, the eldest of four . . . — — Map (db m265724) HM
A tribute to the mothers
who sacrificed their sons
and daughters in times
of war and peace
This Memorial Wall
is in memory of
Gold Star Mothers and
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Erected by Kameron Haines
Eagle . . . — — Map (db m265573) WM
This building was originally constructed to serve the Baptist
congregation in DuBois, with first services held in December
1894. In 1895, Mr. Sidney Fuller converted it to an opera
house which had excellent acoustics and seated 800 with . . . — — Map (db m265639) HM
This memorial dedicated to the honor
and sacrifice of our men and women
who served our country in war and peace
[Armed Services Emblems] — — Map (db m265570) WM
French immigrants settled the area in 1832. A pure strain of the French language was spoken here until the 1960's. Since St. Mary's Catholic Church was built in 1870, it has been the site of the annual Frenchville Picnic. The first white burial in . . . — — Map (db m106625) HM
Originally called Pennville, the Grampian Hills P.O. served the area (1833-1892) when it became Grampian. The first county rural mail delivery started here in 1900, carrier E.A. Spencer. In the 1820s Quaker pioneers built a log meeting house at the . . . — — Map (db m106659) HM
In 1869, 1872 and 1875 the first major coal strikes spread to this area. In 1872 four men were shot at the Sterling RR Station. The strike started unionism in the county. The 1875 strike resulted in over 50 arrests for riot and conspiracy at Goss . . . — — Map (db m107896) HM
Near here stood the iron furnace erected 1817 by Peter Karthaus. Rebuilt 1836 by Peter Ritner and John Say, it became in 1839 one of the earliest to use coke in place of charcoal. Abandoned at the end of the same year. — — Map (db m77502) HM
From the 1840's until c1912, thousands of county rafts floated billions of board feet of timber to sawmills in Lock Haven, Williamsport and Marietta. A ring rock where rafts moored is still located along the river at the site of Lewis Miller's Hotel . . . — — Map (db m122453) HM
Named for airmail pilot Charles Ames who died flying in 1925, the county's first airfield began as an emergency stop on the transcontinental airmail route from New York - San Francisco which started in 1918. In 1924 a navigational beacon was . . . — — Map (db m116908) HM
The first road to the northwest frontier of Pennsylvania. Opened to the Allegheny River in 1804. In this section, it followed, generally, the course of the Chinklacamoose Path. During the War of 1812, troops under Major McClellan were transported . . . — — Map (db m65567) HM
A famous portrait and scenic artist, Burfoot came to the US in the 1880's and Clearfield County in 1895. His home later in life was at this site with a studio in his yard. He also had studios in Pittsburgh, Washington and New York. His work is . . . — — Map (db m122450) HM
Former camping place at the junction of two Indian paths: the Great Shamokin, running from Sunbury to Kittanning; and the path to Venango, now Franklin. During War of 1812, Maj. McClelland's force camped here. Spring is 60 yards SW. — — Map (db m65573) HM
This tablet marks the junction of the Snow Shoe & Packerville Turnpike with the Erie Turnpike, also known as the road from Reading to Presque Isle, Susquehanna & Waterford Turnpike, Bellefonte & Waterford Turnpike, Cream Hill Turnpike, and now . . . — — Map (db m116905) HM
On July 1, 1784 Revolutionary War Soldier James Alexander (1726-1791) received a warrant for this ground. In 1809 his son William Brown Alexander (1782-1862) settled here, and the area became known as Alexander's Fording. His will, dated April 25, . . . — — Map (db m107900) HM
On July 1, 1784 Revolutionary War Soldier James Alexander (1726-1791) received a warrant for 413 acres in Clearfield County. James served with Washington at Valley Forge during winter of 1777-78. In 1785 James and son Robert visited here. Four . . . — — Map (db m107903) HM
From the 1840's until c1912, thousands of county rafts floated billions of board feet of timber to mills in Lock Haven, Williamsport and Marietta. On March 14, 1938, a reenactment "Last Raft" left a traditional assembly point at Charlie McGee's . . . — — Map (db m106665) HM
Only remaining covered bridge over any branch of the Susquehanna River. Thomas McGee built this single span Burr arch truss bridge in 1873 for $175 using hand hewed white pine timbers from the area. It was the last covered bridge built in . . . — — Map (db m106713) HM
Welcome to Mahaffey Est. 1889 Home of Melvin L. Brown Feb 22, 1934-Sept 5, 1950 U.S. Army Recipient of the Medal of Honor Korean Conflict — — Map (db m87616) WM
One of the most significant evangelical Christian authors of the 20th century, Tozer was born a few miles south of here in LaJose (Newburg). A pastor with The Christian and Missionary Alliance and a nationally recognized theologian, lecturer and . . . — — Map (db m106714) HM
From 1979-1985, Harry Matlack discovered 126 Late Woodland Indian graves with encampments dating from 1500 to 1650 at the old Grier Bell Farm near here. This site was a three-component village, home for at least three different groups, each building . . . — — Map (db m107911) HM
A German native, Snyder came to PA in 1758; to this county c1820. Serving 6 years, he fought under George Washington and Gen. Wayne at Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, Paoli and wintered at Valley Forge. He was a friend of Marquis de Lafayette and . . . — — Map (db m65263) HM
On December 13, 1864, Co. C 16th VRC of the Union Army surrounded the Barnett log house at this site and requested the surrender of deserters and draft dodgers. Deserter Tom Adams fired and killed Union Soldier Edgar Reed of New Hampshire. Adams was . . . — — Map (db m107906) HM
The county draft roll of August of 1864 had over 500 names, and only 150 men answered the call. In June 1863 assistant marshal David Cathcart was shot in Knox Twp. by draft dodgers working as loggers. Homes were set fire in Graham Twp. by draft . . . — — Map (db m107908) HM
The first town in the county to receive a railroad in 1862 and the telephone in 1878. In 1874 Berwind-White, the 4th largest coal company in the world, was founded here. The 1875 fire made homeless over 1200 of 1500 residents. Birthplace of . . . — — Map (db m107898) HM
She tended the troops in Lanesboro, Mass. during the war. After the war, she married Revolutionary War soldier Seth Hoyt and some years later they moved to New Haven, Vermont. After her husband's death, she came to Huston Township where her . . . — — Map (db m121811) HM
Noted band composer (1881-1955) lived most of his life in Penfield and was church organist here. Rosenkrans wrote piano and organ music and hymns, as well as over 200 band numbers. Among his marches are "Triumphant Battalions" and "Our Glorious . . . — — Map (db m42901) HM
The great singing evangelist and gospel song writer was born July 9, 1838, in a log house which stood a little distance from here. He lived and worked on the farm and in nearby lumber camps until the age of 16. — — Map (db m42902) HM
Located in the 1796 State Road that followed the Indian Path; Conrad Kyler settled here in 1803. Abe Kyler occupied the log house c. 1820 until he sold to Ed Perks. The adjacent Kyler burial ground (Perks Cemetery) has the oldest marked graves in . . . — — Map (db m116907) HM
This turnpike was authorized by the Assembly in 1828. It left the Lake Erie Pike at Black Moshannon, then on to Allport, Kylerville (Bigler) and to Clearfield Town. Built to establish postal service to Clearfield as the County seat. From Clearfield . . . — — Map (db m65572) HM
Nevling's Keystone Inn (c1849-1890s) is located on the old Wilderness Trail between Tyrone and Grampian. In May 1861 Col. Irvin passed by here with the Bucktails enroute to Tyrone during the Civil War. This was the last stage route in the county . . . — — Map (db m107895) HM
World War I · 1917-1918
Wilbur Burkett Harry Ellinger Harvey Freas Roland Korb Grover C. Kramer James B. Kramer Perry Kramer Alonzo A. Kuntz Harry B. Kuntz Burnett M. Lott Milton A Lott Warren G. Miller Harry . . . — — Map (db m281960) WM
The first major commercial brick-works in the county (Woodland Fire Brick, 1870, and Hope Fire Brick, 1872) were located here and consolidated into Woodland Fire Brick Co. Ltd. in 1875. In 1884 it was sold to Harbison & Walker Co. of Pittsburgh, . . . — — Map (db m116902) HM
