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Old State Road (Milesburg to Waterford)

Old State Road (Milesburg to Waterford) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in SW of Dubois, Clearfield County, dedicated 1955.

Clearfield County · dedicated 1955 · Behringer Hwy. (US 322) at Thunderbird Rd., SW of Dubois

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The first road to the northwest frontier of Pennsylvania. Opened to the Allegheny River in 1804. In this section, it followed, generally, the course of the Chinklacamoose Path. During the War of 1812, troops under Major McClellan were transported over it to Erie. Highway crosses the route of old road at this point.

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

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