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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10DQ_stephen-tyng-mather_Duncansville-PA.html
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10DJ_allegheny-portage-railroad_Duncansville-PA.html
National HistoricCivil Engineering Landmark
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10DB_engine-house-no-6_Duncansville-PA.html
In front of you is the site of Engine House No. 6, one of ten such power plants on the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The building was demolished in 1900, but portions of the stone foundation remain intact. The National Park Service is preserving the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10DA_inclined-plane-no-6_Duncansville-PA.html
In front of you is the site of Inclined Plane No. 6, one of ten inclines on the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The track visible today has been reconstructed.
From 1834 to 1854, railroad cars bearing canal boats, freight, and passengers were pulle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10D9_skew-arch-bridge-trail_Duncansville-PA.html
The spur trail to your left leads 1/3 mile down the east slope of the mountain to the historic Skew Arch Bridge. The bridge is located near the base of the portage railroad's Incline No. 6. The trail roughly parallels the incline.
The Skew Arch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZJJ_fort-fetter_Duncansville-PA.html
This Comfort Inn stands on the site once occupied by Fort Fetter.Michael Fetter's barn was fortified and named Fort Fetter circa 1777. It served throughout the American Revolutionary War as a fortified structure for the defense of the local settle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZB8_panamint-city_Duncansville-CA.html
Rich sliver ore was discovered in December 1872 at the head of Surprise Canyon 12 miles northeast of here. The United States Senators for Nevada, John P. Jones and William Morris Stewart, invested in and promoted the camp which drew a peak populat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZB7_blair-homestead_Duncansville-PA.html
Erected 1785 by Thomas Blair. Residence of his son, John Blair, for whom Blair County was named in 1846. John Blair was a member of the General Assembly and until his death, 1832, a leading citizen of the region.