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Historic Sites Attractions In Weedville

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Weedville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jay Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 542.It is located in the southern part of Jay Township, in southeastern Elk County, in the valley of the Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek, a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River. It is bordered to the northwest by Byrnedale and to the southwest by Force. Pennsylvania Route 255 passes through the community, leading north 12 miles to St. Marys and southwest 19 miles to DuBois. Pennsylvania Route 555 branches off PA 255 in the center of Weedville, leading northeast then east dow...
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  • 1. Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark Altoona Pennsylvania
    Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve itself is about 2,375 feet long and 1,300 feet in diameter; it was completed in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to lessen the grade to the summit of the Allegheny Mountains. It eventually replaced the time-consuming Allegheny Portage Railroad, the only other route across the mountains for large vehicles. The rail line has been important since its opening, and during World War II the Curve was targeted by Nazi Germany in 1942 as part of Operation Pastorius. The Curve was later owned and used by Pennsylvania Railroad successors Penn Central, Conrail, and Norfolk Southern. Horseshoe Curve was added to the National Register of Historic Places and des...
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