Chinklacamoose
Inscription
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.
Location
AddressPA 879 & S 2nd St., S end of Clearfield
CityS end of Clearfield
CountyClearfield
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates41.004810, -78.455910
Sources
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