Curwensville Dam - Curwensville, Pennsylvania
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A roadside marker placed by the Clearfield County Bicentennial Committee in 2004. Located at the gated entrance to the breast of the dam along PA Rt 453
Waymark Code: WM14WV6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2021
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The Historical marker, erected by the Clearfield County Bicentennial Committee 2004, reads:" Begun in 1962 as one of four dams built to protect the West Branch Basin from flooding, it was completed November 1965. Unlike the devastating floods in 1889 & 1936, Pennsylvania's worst flood in 1972 was less severe in Clearfield County. The unprotected North Branch saw 40-foot flooding."
Group that erected the marker: Clearfield County Bicentennial Committee
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
PA Rt 453
Curwensville, PA United States
16833
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