A history of Clearfield,
since 1805
Postcards, papers and photographs of Clearfield from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗There were many trade routes and paths for Native Americans living and passing through Clearfield County up to the 1600s. One major Indian path at the time was the Great Shamokin Path, which started near the Indian village of Shamokin (now Sunbury) on the Susquehanna River and continued west past Lock Haven, to Chinklacamoose, now the borough of Clearfield. Finally the path ended at the village of Kittanning on the Allegheny River, which is now the modern town of the same name.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Clearfield’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewForest View, T, 8?0, 1867: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Clearfield
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Clearfield, decade by decade
1990s
4 historic places in Clearfield
Clearfield has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 22 historic buildings, because Old Town Historic District (Additional Documentation) alone counts 19.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1979Clearfield County Courthouse
Listed 1979Old Town Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Listed 1979Thomas Murray House
Listed 1980Dimeling HotelThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Forest View, T, 8?0 (1867) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.