Tag: Clearfield County history

(Provided photo) Editor’s Note: Photos and information are courtesy of Carol Laughlin of the Dubois Area Historical Society. (Provided photo) ...

(Provided photo) The Helvetia Mine began in 1890.  Adrian Iselin established the Helvetia Coal Mining Co. and named the town, ...

(Provided photo) Tornadoes are rare in the Allegheny Mountain regions of Clearfield County.  Funnel clouds have occasionally touched down, causing ...

(Provided photo) Mariposa Park was located in Berwindale in Jordan Township. A.L. Pearce, the proprietor and manager of the park, ...

(Provided photo) The Altoona and Philipsburg Branch of the Pittsburgh and Susquehanna Railroad came into service in 1894, as a ...

(Provided photo) Chestnut Grove, once known as Packerville, got its name long before the chestnut tree blight of the 1930’s ...

CLEARFIELD - The Clearfield County Historical Society’s board of directors met on Feb. 19 to discuss projects and events for ...

(Provided photo) On May 4, 1835, a new township was laid out in Clearfield County and named ‘Burnside’ in honor ...

(Provided photo) Irvona Borough, like many communities in the southeastern regions of Clearfield County, sustained its families with an economy ...

(Provided photo)   The Centre Hill Methodist Church once stood along Sington Road in Graham Township. The building, itself, was ...