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Jay Gould

Lackawanna County · dedicated 1947 · River & Locust Ridge (Hwy. 2015) Rds., just S of Thornhurst

The first business venture of the noted speculator and railroad manipulator was at nearby Thornhurst. Here, 1856-61, he owned a large tannery with Zaddock Pratt. Gould's tannery profits became a basis of his fortune

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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