Barclay, Pennsylvania
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The ghost town
of Barclay, in Franklin Township
, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
, was a coal mining town. Coal was transported down the mountain by an incline plane rail system. The original location of the town was later obliterated by strip mining operations. The cemetery still exists and provides an interesting place to visit.
The towns of Barclay and Laquin are in close proximity of each other. Barclay came into existence before Laquin, Pennsylvania
, and both were served by the long defunct Susquehanna and New York Railroad
. This operated between Monroe, Pennsylvania
(Monroeton) and Williamsport, Pennsylvania
. The railroad is quite an interesting story and most of the trackbed, and bridges are still very much in evidence throughout the valley of Schrader Creek
.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
of Barclay, in Franklin Township
Franklin Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Franklin Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 698 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.Franklin Township is bordered by West...
, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Bradford County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,761 people, 24,453 households, and 17,312 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 28,664 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
, was a coal mining town. Coal was transported down the mountain by an incline plane rail system. The original location of the town was later obliterated by strip mining operations. The cemetery still exists and provides an interesting place to visit.
The towns of Barclay and Laquin are in close proximity of each other. Barclay came into existence before Laquin, Pennsylvania
Laquin, Pennsylvania
Laquin, in Franklin Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, was founded about 1902 as a lumber town, . The death of the town was from economics. When the forests played out and the mills could no longer be fed, the industry left and the people soon followed...
, and both were served by the long defunct Susquehanna and New York Railroad
Susquehanna and New York Railroad
The Susquehanna and New York Railroad was a short-line railroad connecting the Lehigh Valley Railroad at Towanda, Pennsylvania with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Marsh Hill Junction...
. This operated between Monroe, Pennsylvania
Monroe, Pennsylvania
Monroe is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 514 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Monroe is located at ....
(Monroeton) and Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. In 2009, the population was estimated at 29,304...
. The railroad is quite an interesting story and most of the trackbed, and bridges are still very much in evidence throughout the valley of Schrader Creek
Schrader Creek
Schrader Creek is a tributary of Towanda Creek in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Schrader Creek rises in the northwest corner of Sullivan County and flows northeast, quickly entering Bradford County. It joins Towanda Creek at the community of Powell, 6.7 miles upstream...
.