Corning & Blossburg Railroad
Inscription
One of the early railroads in the Northeast was completed in 1840 from Corning, N.Y., to Blossburg. It was built by the Tioga Navigation Company to connect the Chemung Canal, and the Erie Railroad, with the local coal fields.
Location
AddressS. Main St. (Bus. 15) at Dorsett
CityMansfield
CountyTioga
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates41.805110, -77.077440
Sources
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Tioga County
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Formed March 26, 1804 from Lycoming County.
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William A. Stone
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Governor of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903; Congressman in 1891-99, was born two and one-half miles SW of here Apr. 18, 1846.
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