One of the early railroads in the Northeast was completed in 1840 from Corning, N.Y. to Blossburg. It was built by the Tioga Navigation Company to connect the Chemung Canal, and the Erie Railroad, with the local coal fields.

Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 15) and Dorsett Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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