California Boatyards
Posted by: 
Gosffo
N 40° 04.091 W 079° 53.356
17T E 594718 N 4435915
It's now a old railroad station / library!
Waymark Code: WM42D8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2008
Views: 10
Marker Text:
A major steamboat building center on the Monongahela, 1852-79. No fewer than 131 boats were constructed here (74 in the 1850s alone), primarily for the western river trade. The boatyards ceased operations when the railroad (P V & C) acquired the right-of-way, 1879.
Marker Name: California Boatyards
County: Washington
Date Dedicated: 06/18/1994
Marker Type: City
Location: Borough library (old railroad station), Wood St., California
Category: Transportation, Business & Industry
Website: Not listed
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