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History of Clarion, (Clarion County) PennsylvaniaOur database does not include an historic photo for Clarion, (Clarion County) Pennsylvania, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Local History Notes:The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: CLARION, a county in the N. W. part of Pennsylvania, has an area of 600 square miles. It is intersected by Clarion river, from which the name is derived; bounded on the S. W. by the Alleghany river, and on the S. by Red Bank creek. The surface is rolling and hilly; the soil is generally fertile. Wheat, Indian corn, oats, hay, and butter are the staples. Lumber is procured from the forests, and exported. In 1850, this county produced 165,060 bushels of wheat; 111,534 of corn; 279,287 of oats; 17,086 tons of hay, and 422,080 lbs. of butter. There were 27 iron furnaces; 10 iron foundries; 1 forge; 5 woollen factories; 34 flour and grist mills; 28 saw mills; 8 coal mines; 9 tanneries and numerous iron mines. It contained 46 churches and 2 newspaper offices. There were 5961 pupils attending public schools. Bituminous coal, iron, and limestone are the most valuable minerals of the county. The Alleghany river is navigable by steamboats on its border, and Clarion river by keel-boats. Capital, Clarion. Population, 23,565. |
Pennsylvania Facts: Clarion County Facts: Seat: ClarionEstablished: 1839 Formed from: Venango and Armstrong
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: CLARION, a post-township of Clarion county, Pennsylvania, on the river of the same name, contains the borough of Clarion. Total population, 2517. The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: CLARION, a post-borough, capital of Clarion county, Pennsylvania, is situated in the above township, on the left bank of the river of the same name, where it is crossed by the Bellefonte and Erie turnpike, about 75 miles N. N. E. from Pittsburg, and 187 miles W. N. W. from Harrisburg. It contains a court house, an academy, 2 or 3 churches, and 2 newspaper offices. Laid out in 1840. Population in 1853, about 1000. Clarion is situated 462 meters above sea level. |