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Around DuBois (PA) (Postcard History Series)

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Prior to the 1870s, DuBois used to be a forest settlement with just a handful of families living within the area. John DuBois changed that when he settled within the area and created some of the largest lumber industries within the state. In not up to 20 years, a thriving town had sprung up. A devastating fire in 1888 destroyed the business district; then again, as businesses such as coal mining, iron ore, and sandstone continued to grow, the area used to be rebuilt. With the expansion of the railroad, surrounding towns started to develop. Through rare photographs and early postcards, Around DuBois provides glimpses of industries such as the lumbermill, the area coal mines, the stone quarry of Falls Creek, the Van Tassell Tannery, the Brewery, and the Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburgh Railroads. Also included are images of events and those who left their mark at the area, including celebrities such as Thomas Edison, noted painter Richard Burfoot, and cowboy star of silent movies Tom Mix.

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