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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GWB_chinklacamoose_Clearfield-PA.html
Name of the Indian village located here, and visited by C.F. Post while traveling to an Indian council at Kuskuski in 1758. The later Clearfield is said to get its name from clearings made by grazing bison along nearby creeks.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18LC_zenas-leonard_Clearfield-PA.html
Clearfield native and fur trader, Leonard was second in command of the Joseph Reddeford Walker Expedition from 1831-1834 to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Leonard served as the expedition''s clerk and chroni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18LB_william-bigler_Clearfield-PA.html
State Senator, 1841-1847; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1852-1855; and U.S. Senator, 1856-1861. Opposed slavery; favored a Southern compromise to avoid the Civil War. His brother, John, was elected Governor of California, 1852. Resided here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18L7_senator-william-w-betts_Clearfield-PA.html
This site was the home of Senator Betts (1838-1896) and his wife Margaret Irvin, (1839-1910) of Curwensville. Senator Betts was the son of Rev. Frederick Gregory Betts. He and his son, William Irvin Betts, were one of the first fathers and sons fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18L6_senator-william-i-betts_Clearfield-PA.html
Former site of the home of Senator Betts (1870-1946) and his wife, Isabella Holt Murray, (1875-1939). Senator Betts served in the State Senate from 1923-1926. He and his father, William W. Betts, were one of the first fathers and sons from the sam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18L5_presbyterian-church_Clearfield-PA.html
This is the site of the first wooden Presbyterian Church in Clearfield, built in 1841 during the pastorate of Rev. Frederick Gregory Betts. Rev. Betts was a noted "circuit riding" preacher who traveled the country and was well known in central Pen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18L2_murray-house_Clearfield-PA.html
The adjacent house, built in 1880, was the home of Thomas H. Murray (1845-1916) and his wife Jennie Reighard (1847-1907). Mr. Murray was a well known lawyer, public speaker and churchman who did much to establish land and title work throughout Pen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18L1_kurtz-brothers-building_Clearfield-PA.html
This site and the adjacent building was the first permanent location of Kurtz Bros. and Kurtz Stationery Store, founded in 1894 by Chas. T. Kurtz. The building was designed in 1901 by Washington, D.C. Architect Louis Frederick Stutz.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18KX_clearfield-countys-first-jail_Clearfield-PA.html
The first county jail, c1820-1841 was a log structure, one of the oldest buildings in town. The jail is contained in the dwelling at 105 S. Second St. The second jail, 1841-1872, was a stone structure built on Market St., directly behind the court…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18KW_clearfield-county_Clearfield-PA.html
Formed March 26, 1804 out of Huntingdon and Lycoming counties. Clear fields, found by early travelers, gave rise to the name. County was important for logging and rafting on the West Branch, 1850-1901. The county seat, Clearfield, was incorporated…