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. Graduate of Mansfield Normal. Began law practice in Wellsboro. 1870. Moved to Pittsburgh, 1877. Died Mar. 1, 1920.
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Tioga County
Wellsboro, PA
Formed March 26, 1804 from Lycoming County.
William A. Stone
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903; Congressman in 1891-99, was born two and one-half miles SE of here Apr. 18, 1846.
Nessmuk
Wellsboro, PA
Nessmuk was the pen name of pioneer conservationist and woodsman George Washington Sears (1821-1890), a resident of Wellsboro.
Williamson Road
Liberty, PA
At Liberty was located a storage depot known as the Block House.
Rural Electrification
Mansfield, PA
In 1936 seventy-five percent of Pennsylvania farms had no electric service.