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Jay Gould

Lackawanna County · dedicated 1947 · Bear Lake Rd. (SR 2016), just N of River Rd., Thornhurst

The first business venture of the noted speculator and railroad manipulator was in this village, then called Gouldsboro. Here, 1856-61, he owned a large tannery with Zaddock Pratt. The tannery profits became the 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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