Formed March 26, 1804 out of Lycoming County. Named for Governor Thomas McKean. Smethport, the county seat, was incorporated 1853; here the "Bucktails," famed Civil War regiment, assembled in 1861. Oil, gas and lumber spurred the county's early . . . — — Map (db m39885) HM
(Front):This Monument at the instance of the people of Cameron County was erected by The State of Pennsylvania on April 27, 1908 Colonel Edward A. Irvin Corporal Firmin F. Kirk Sergeant William H. Raugh commissioners
(Side): . . . — — Map (db m40048) HM
In addition to being a place of work, lumber camps were communities that fostered acceptance and relationships. Men on the work crews were from local and foreign regions. They spoke various languages and often moved throughout locales in search of . . . — — Map (db m298860) HM
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Birthplace of Allegheny Modernism
Lynn Hall, the premier example of Allegheny Modernism architecture, was built in 1934 by local self-taught architect Walter J. Hall. It is considered an early example of Organic Prairie . . . — — Map (db m199025) HM
The day following the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumtner on April 12, 1861, Philadelphian Thomas Leiper Kane contacted Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin and offered to head to McKean and Elk Counties and raise a company of skilled fighting . . . — — Map (db m163704) HM
1940's view of the Millway oil pumping station. The large building on the left is the boiler house, which used coal supplied by the railroad to make steam to run the pumps. The pump house is the large building, right rear. The smaller building on . . . — — Map (db m216747) HM
1 McKean County Courthouse and
Bucktail Civil War Monument
2 St. Luke's Episcopal Church
3 John Forrest Mansion
620 West Main Street
4 Byron Delano Hamlin Mansion
619 West Main Street
5 Charles Sartwell Mansion
708 West Main . . . — — Map (db m163699) HM
In loving memory of Pvt. Lawrence L. Cabucci Co. F, 329th Infantry 83rd Div. U. S. Army Enlisted March 3, 1942 Killed in action July 26, 1944 in France Erected by Roma Madre Lodge 1342, Order Sons of Italy in America ”Greater . . . — — Map (db m198151) HM WM
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