Landrus, Pennsylvania

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Landrus is an abandoned town in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, which formerly existed as a lumber and coal mining town. Its land currently is within the Tioga State Forest near Bear Run Trail and Babb Creek.[1][2] Landrus has a population of 0 and was abandoned between 1910 and 1915 after being founded in 1882 as a sawmill town.[3][4] At its peak, Landrus likely reached a maximum population of around 100 and was also likely the location of the world's first electric powered coal mine.[5][6][7] Landrus, settled where nothing but forest was previously, was so named after Henry J. Landrus, manager of the Blossburg Coal Company.[8][9]

People from Landrus

Walter Blair Baseball player from Landrus.

References

  1. ^ "Landrus – Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  2. ^ "Visit Potter-Tioga". Visit Potter-Tioga Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  3. ^ Lytle, Curtis R. (1985). Landrus, Pa. : Pennsylvania ghost town and electric coal mine. Wellsboro.
  4. ^ www.mapquest.com https://www.mapquest.com/us/pennsylvania/landrus-pa-283410961. Retrieved 2023-10-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "46 take part in walk thru Landrus". Tioga Publishing. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  6. ^ Landrus PA History Short, retrieved 2023-10-13
  7. ^ Glessner, Rusty (2021-04-23). "Exploring Nickle Run Falls in Tioga County". PA Bucket List. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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  9. ^ An outline history of Tioga and Bradford counties in Pennsylvania, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler in New York: by townships, villages, boro's and cities, John L. Sexton. The Gazette Company, 1885. 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-10-18. tioga county, pa. sexton.
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