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The ghost town of Barclay, in Franklin Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, was a coal mining town. Coal was transported down the mountain by a gravity powered incline plane rail system. There was a brake house at the top of Barclay Mountain. The loaded cars were attached to a cable that pulled the empty cars back up.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
Four additional companies in operation in Laquin were Schrader Wood Company, Pennsylvania Hub & Veneer Company, Pennsylvania Stave Company, and Barclay Chemical Company. [1] In 1933, after the Barclay Mountain was clear cut and the lumber companies pulled out, a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp was established.
1856 – North Branch Canal company builds canal on the Susquehanna River to move goods, including the Barclay coal, to market. 1868 – Pennsylvania & New York Railroad and Canal Company opens a line between Towanda, PA and Waverly, NY, which connects to their main line. 1900 – Flood severely damages the roadbed and bridges.
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Pennsylvania. Many of the ghost towns in Pennsylvania are located in Western Pennsylvania, particularly in the Appalachian and Allegheny regions of the Rust Belt. [1] During the late 19th century and early 20th century, the mountainous parts of Pennsylvania were home to a booming coal industry. [2]
Barclay House, also known as the Bedford Mansion or Barclay Mansion, is a historic home located at Bedford in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1889 and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story, brick dwelling with Gothic and Italianate style details and a jerkin-head gable roof .
Maryland and Pennsylvania railroad tracks over Scott Creek, west of Watson's Corner and south of Pennsylvania Route 851 39°44′46″N 76°20′29″W / 39.746111°N 76.341389°W / 39.746111; -76.341389 ( Scott Creek Bridge-North, Maryland and Pennsylvania
John Finley (1759-1846) was a pioneer settler of western Pennsylvania. He was born in Cecil County, Maryland and served in the American Revolution . After the war, he moved to Pennsylvania, and in 1788, purchased a land grant known as "Mount Pleasant" from James Barclay.