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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSSR_allegheny-river_Coudersport-PA.html
Here is the head stream of this historic river, pathway of Indians, and white traders and settlers for over 200 years. It unites with the Monongahela, 352 miles away at Pittsburgh, forming the Ohio.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSRS_the-costello-tannery_Austin-PA.html
On this site once known as North Wharton, P.H. Costello and P.C. Costello of Oneida, New York, built what was then the worlds largest tannery. By December 1881 the tannery consumed 32,000 cord of bark annually for a yearly output of 6,000,000 of s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSRQ_jersey-shore-pike_Coudersport-PA.html
Lymansville was the north terminus for the early pack trail and wagon road south to Jersey Shore. In 1834 a Turnpike toll road was completed between the two points. For many years it was a major trade route.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSRP_lymansville_Coudersport-PA.html
The pioneer settlement in this region was made here in 1808 by Major Isaac Lyman, land agent and a Revolutionary officer. The first saw and grist mill, post office, and court were also located here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQQB_austin-flood-disaster_Austin-PA.html
On September 30, 1911, the Bayless Pulp and Paper Company dam broke here. This concrete dam, built in 1909, was nearly 50 feet high; 534 feet long. Its failure sent torrents of water and debris down Freeman Run into Austin and Costello, causing gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQQA_potter-county_Roulette-PA.html
Formed March 26, 1804 from Lycoming County, and fully organized in 1835. Named for Revolutionary hero General James Potter. An early center of the lumbering and tanning industries. Coudersport, the county seat, was laid out in 1807; incorporated 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQO0_ole-bulls-colony_Coudersport-PA.html
The 11,144 acres of land within the tract acquired by the noted Norwegian violinist in 1852 were southeast of here. Here were village sites, New Norway, Oleona, New Bergen, Walhalla, and Ole Bull's Castle.