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By Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011
Wide view of the Coal Discovery [Missing] Marker
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| | While acting as scouts for the Williamson Road party in 1792, Robert and Benjamin Patterson discovered coal at present-day Blossburg. The first drift to mine the coal was opened on Bear Creek by David Clemons about 1815. — — Map (db m73097) HM |
| | From 1840-90, "Bloss" coal from the mines of the nearby region was widely known and used as smithing and steam coal. Tioga in those years was a leading county in bituminous coal production in the U.S. — — Map (db m43215) HM |
| | 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. — — Map (db m14301) HM |
Apr. 24, 2024
