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
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
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
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
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
