Clearfield County recalls the early days in the area's history when log drives filled the West Branch of the Susquehanna and the woods were occupied by lumbermen. Through these historic photographs, witness the growth of Curwensville, Clearfield, and DuBois despite terrible floods and fires. In the 1900s, the area became well known for its coal towns, quarries, the Gearhart Knitting Machine, and businesses such as Kurtz Brothers, Clearfield Furs, and Clearfield Cheese. The engaging photographs in Clearfield County also document how Kylertown Airport was once one of the busiest in the country and reveal how a few county residents, including Nora Waln, Philip Bliss, George Rosenkrans, and Tom Mix, found fame.
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Julie Rae Rickard follows up her successful Clearfield, with this exciting collection of historic photographs that illustrate Clearfield County's two centuries of history. She is an author, freelance writer, and a member of the Clearfield County Historical Society.
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My only gripe about this book, if there could be one, is that at the end I wanted more. The pictures are GREAT. This book contains an excellent photo history of Clearfield County PA. Great book, and great price. Thanks Amazon :)
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Lumber baron John DuBois (1809-1886) came to Clearfield Country from Williamsport in 1871. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courtesy Clearfield County Historical Society, Courtesy Coalport Area Coal Museum, Osceola Mills, Civil War, Duane Test, Kurtz Brothers, Area Historical Society, Clearfield Furs, Courtesy Autumn Watson, Dimeling Hotel, Third Street, World War, Courtesy Curwensville-Pike Township Historical Society, Courtesy Jim Leitzinger, Market Street, Pennsylvania Railroad, Fourth of July, Lumber City, Courtesy Tina Shadduck, John Patton New!
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Lumber baron John DuBois (1809-1886) came to Clearfield Country from Williamsport in 1871. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courtesy Clearfield County Historical Society, Courtesy Coalport Area Coal Museum, Osceola Mills, Civil War, Duane Test, Kurtz Brothers, Area Historical Society, Clearfield Furs, Courtesy Autumn Watson, Dimeling Hotel, Third Street, World War, Courtesy Curwensville-Pike Township Historical Society, Courtesy Jim Leitzinger, Market Street, Pennsylvania Railroad, Fourth of July, Lumber City, Courtesy Tina Shadduck, John Patton New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Reaching for the Stars by Nora Waln on page 125
- Crazy Horse by Judith St. George on page 18
- The Battle of Gettysburg (Events That Shaped America) by Sabrina Crewe on page 13
- The House of Exile: Supplemented Edition (with Return to the House of Exile) by Nora Waln on page 125
- Buffalo Bill Cody (Buckaroos) by George Custer on page 18
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- Clearfield (Postcard History: Pennsylvania) by Julie Rae Rickard in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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