List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Tioga County
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This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Tioga County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Tioga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,981. Tioga County was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and named for the Tioga River. Its county seat is Wellsboro....

 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage...

 (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 15 historical markers located in Tioga County.

Historical markers

Marker title Image Date dedicated Location Marker type Topics
Blossburg Coal Pa. 287, 3.5 miles N of Morris
41.64056°N 77.30079°W
Roadside Business & Industry, Coal
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...

Leonard Harrison State Park, Wellsboro
41.69666°N 77.45168°W
Roadside Business & Industry, Environment, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Roads
Coal Discovery n/a U.S. 15 just S of Blossburg (Missing)
°N °W
Roadside Business & Industry, Coal, Environment
Corning & Blossburg Railroad S. Main St. (Business U.S. 15), Mansfield
41.8049°N 77.07753°W
City Canals, Coal, Navigation, Railroads, Transportation
Nessmuk
George W. Sears
George Washington Sears was a sportswriter for Forest and Stream magazine in the 1880s and an early conservationist...

Courthouse Square, Pa. 660, Wellsboro
41.74671°N 77.30219°W
Roadside Environment, Writers
Nessmuk
George W. Sears
George Washington Sears was a sportswriter for Forest and Stream magazine in the 1880s and an early conservationist...

n/a End of Pa. 660, Leonard Harrison State Park
41.69487°N 77.45433°W
Roadside Environment, Writers
Pine Creek Path
Pine Creek Path
The Pine Creek Path was a major Native American trail in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania that ran north along Pine Creek from the West Branch Susquehanna River near Long Island to the headwaters of the Genesee River .-Course:At the southern end of the trail there was a Native American village at...

Grand Army of Republic Hwy. (US 6) near Rt. 362 junction, at Ansonia
41.74883°N 77.42421°W
Roadside Environment, Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation
Rural Electrification
Rural electrification
Rural electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas. Electricity is used not only for lighting and household purposes, but it also allows for mechanization of many farming operations, such as threshing, milking, and hoisting grain for storage; in areas...

N. Main St. (Business U.S. 15), Mansfield
41.8078°N 77.07818°W
Roadside Agriculture, Business & Industry, Electricity
Sheshequin Path
Sheshequin Path
The Sheshequin Path was a major Native American trail in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania that ran between two Native American villages: "French Margaret's Town" on the West Branch Susquehanna River and "Sheshequin" on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River...

Pa. 14, 3.6 miles NE of Roaring Branch (Missing)
°N °W
Roadside Early Settlement, Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation
Tioga County
Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Tioga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,981. Tioga County was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and named for the Tioga River. Its county seat is Wellsboro....

Courthouse Square, Pa. 287 & 660, Wellsboro
41.71687°N 77.30314°W
City Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Native American
William A. Stone
William A. Stone
William Alexis Stone was the 22nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1899 to 1903.-Early life:Stone was born in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. In 1864, Stone enlisted in the Union Army as a private during the American Civil War, and became a second lieutenant in 1865. He continued his military service after...

Courthouse Square, Central Ave. (PA 287) & Main St. (PA 660), Wellsboro
41.74723°N 77.30209°W
Roadside Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Professions & Vocations
William A. Stone
William A. Stone
William Alexis Stone was the 22nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1899 to 1903.-Early life:Stone was born in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. In 1864, Stone enlisted in the Union Army as a private during the American Civil War, and became a second lieutenant in 1865. He continued his military service after...

Pa. 362, 3.5 miles SW of Wellsboro
41.73165°N 77.38037°W
Roadside Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Professions & Vocations
William B. Wilson
William Bauchop Wilson
William Bauchop Wilson was a American labor leader and politician. He is best remembered for his service as the first Secretary of Labor between 1913 and 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson.-Early life:...

U.S. 15 just S of Blossburg
41.66778°N 77.07787°W
Roadside Coal, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Labor
Williamson Road Business U.S. 15 S of Mansfield at Canoe Camp (Missing)
41.78296°N 77.06973°W
Roadside Labor, Roads, Transportation
Williamson Road SR 2005 (old U.S. 15) S of Liberty
41.55901°N 77.10533°W
Roadside Labor, Roads, Transportation

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