Jay Gould
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 41° 10.729 W 075° 34.850
18T E 451282 N 4558769
The first business venture of the noted speculator and railroad manipulator was in this village, then called Gouldsboro.
Waymark Code: WM12H2F
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2020
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Jay Gould-The first business venture of the noted speculator and railroad manipulator was in this village, then called Gouldsboro. Here, 1856-61, he owned a large tannery with Zaddock Pratt. The tannery profits became the basis of his fortune.
Marker Name: Jay Gould
County: Lackawanna
Date Dedicated: 06/18/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Bear Lake Rd. (SR 2016), just N of River Rd., Thornhurst
Category: Business & Industry, Professions & Vocations, Railroads
Website: Not listed
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