List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Clearfield County

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Location of Clearfield County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Clearfield County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 12 historical markers located in Clearfield County.[1]

Historical markers[edit]

Marker title Image Date dedicated Location Marker type Topics
Canoe Place June 18, 1946 US 219, .5 miles north of Stifflertown (MISSING)
Roadside Native American, Transportation
A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) July 25, 2007 1598 Mahaffey Grampian Highway (US 219), Mahaffey, near camp entrance
40°53′33″N 78°43′19″W / 40.892555°N 78.721957°W / 40.892555; -78.721957 (A. W. Tozer (1897-1963))
Roadside Religion, Writers
Arnold N. Nawrocki (1925-2003) July 18, 2007 424 State Street (PA 879), Curwensville
City Business & Industry, Invention, Professions & Vocations
Big Spring, The (Pennsylvania) December 29, 1950 3714 Shamokin Trail (PA 410), .5 mile southwest of Luthersburg
41°03′02″N 78°43′30″W / 41.05056°N 78.72498°W / 41.05056; -78.72498 (Big Spring, The)
Roadside Military, Native American, Paths & Trails, Sports
Chinklacamoose May 28, 1947 South 2nd Street and Clearfield-Shawville Highway (PA 879), Clearfield (Missing)
41°00′17″N 78°27′21″W / 41.004649°N 78.455971°W / 41.004649; -78.455971 (Chinklacamoose)
Roadside Early Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Clearfield County September 17, 1982 County Historical Museum, East Pine Street & Front Street, Clearfield
41°01′28″N 78°26′23″W / 41.02446°N 78.43965°W / 41.02446; -78.43965 (Clearfield County)
City Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Transportation
George Rosenkrans September 15, 1984 Bennetts Valley Highway (PA 255) at Methodist Church, Penfield
41°12′37″N 78°34′19″W / 41.210400°N 78.571967°W / 41.210400; -78.571967 (George Rosenkrans)
City Music & Theater, Performers, Religion, Writers
Karthaus Furnace March 2, 1948 1105 Market Street (PA 879), Karthaus
41°07′12″N 78°07′05″W / 41.12009°N 78.11807°W / 41.12009; -78.11807 (Karthaus Furnace)
Roadside Business & Industry, Coal, Furnaces, Iron
Old State Road (Milesburg to Waterford) February 8, 1955 Twenty-Eighth Division Highway (US 322) & Thunderbird Road, Sandy
41°05′25″N 78°48′13″W / 41.09024°N 78.80356°W / 41.09024; -78.80356 (Old State Road - Milesburg to Waterford)
Roadside Military, Paths & Trails, Roads, Transportation
Philip P. Bliss May 27, 1947 Bennetts Valley Highway (PA 255) at Georgino Industrial Supply, Penfield
41°14′25″N 78°32′48″W / 41.24017°N 78.54666°W / 41.24017; -78.54666 (Philip P. Bliss)
Roadside Agriculture, Business & Industry, Music & Theater, Performers, Religion, Writers
William Bigler (1814-1880) October 13, 2004 PA 153 & Morris Street, Clearfield
City Civil War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors
Zenas Leonard (1809-1857) August 24, 2005 Daisy Street (US 322) near Leonard Street at Park-n-Ride, Clearfield
41°01′14″N 78°24′43″W / 41.02065°N 78.41185°W / 41.02065; -78.41185 (Zenas Leonard (1809-1857))
Roadside Exploration

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-07-19.

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