Straight Creek Photos
These photos were provided by Carol Digel. Click on the thumbnail image to view a larger photo.
Contributed by Carol Digel for use by the Elk County Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/~elk/)
Arial View
The Millpond
Clarion Creek
Clarion Creek
Looking North
School, looking Northwest
Looking SouthWest, Clarion Creek near Thomas Quinn House
School House, pile of stuff, road 009 is train station and water tower
Thomas Quinn House
Lackawanna Lumber
Looking south to Glen Hazel
General store, Quinn houses, boardwalk
Straight Creek Railroad
Thomas Quinn House
Kindling factory
Chemical plant
NWH Climax engine ca.1910
Please note in Straight016 it is Engine #1, not#3. #3 is in some other
pictures. I think they are both Shay engines which NWH preferred.
think the Climax engine was too big for some of the track they had.
Pile of bark for tannery
Looking south. Clarion River bridge. Town on right
Top Clarion River bridge
Looking east. Mill pond, Houses. Stacks
Kindling factory. Closer view. Men on roof.
This was used in the charcoal making process.
Mill pond looking North
Steam Loader. SCRR (Straight Creek Railroad)
Fire August 5, 1906
Straight Post office and General Store. The butcher is Wallie VanCampen.
The man with clasped hands is Nate Schaefer, Manager.
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