Clearfield County PAGenWeb Archives

Chapter	Chapter Title	Page
Preface	Cover and Preface	cover
1	LOCATION OF DUBOIS	11
2	GEORGE SHAFFER	13
3	EARLY ROADS	18
4	CLEARING THE LAND	22
5	EARLY MERCHANTS	28
6	PIONEERING HARDSHIPS	30
7	EARLY SUPERSTITIONS	39
8	EARLY ARCHITECTURE	42
9	EARLY INDUSTRIES	47
10	FIRST LUMBERING	53
11	POST OFFICES	55
12	CHURCHES	56
13	EARLY SCHOOLS	58
14	EARLY TAVERNS	63
15	TRAGEDIES OF THE FOREST	65
16	PHYSICIANS	68
17	JOHN DUBOIS	70
18	FIRST RAILROAD	94
19	JOHN RUMBARGER	97
20	HENRY SHAFFER	105
21	COAL MINING	110
22	NEWSPAPERS	113
23	BEGINNING OF ORGANIZED GOVERNMENT	116
24	FORMATION OF SANDY TOWNSHIP	118
25	EARLY SOCIAL CONDITIONS	122
26	ORGANIZATION OF THE BOROUGH	126
27	ORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL	128
28	FIRST SCHOOL BOARD	134
29	THE POOR DISTRICT	141
30	EARLY BUSINESS AND BUILDING	145
31	MAJOR FIRES IN DUBOIS	149
32	TAVERNS AND HOTELS	153
33	TRANSPORTATION	161
34	TRANSPORTATION IN DUBOIS	164
35	STREET PAVING	166
36	WATER SYSTEM	168
37	BANKING	179
38	TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH	183
39	STREET NUMBERING	186
40	PUBLIC LIBRARIES	187
APPENDIX	STAGE COACHES	193
APPENDIX	FORESTS OF BRADY TOWNSHIP	194