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]
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| Coordinates: 41°38′32″N 77°12′23″W / 41.642222°N 77.206389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Tioga County |
| Population | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
People from Landrus
editWalter Blair Baseball player from Landrus.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Landrus – Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Visit Potter-Tioga". Visit Potter-Tioga Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Lytle, Curtis R. (1985). Landrus, Pa. : Pennsylvania ghost town and electric coal mine. Wellsboro.
- ^ www.mapquest.com https://www.mapquest.com/us/pennsylvania/landrus-pa-283410961. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "46 take part in walk thru Landrus". Tioga Publishing. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Landrus PA History Short, retrieved 2023-10-13
- ^ Glessner, Rusty (2021-04-23). "Exploring Nickle Run Falls in Tioga County". PA Bucket List. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Randel, William Peirce (1939). "The Place Names of Tioga County, Pennsylvania". American Speech. 14 (3): 181–190. doi:10.2307/451417. ISSN 0003-1283. JSTOR 451417.
- ^ 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.
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