There was a Slabtown in what is now Clinton County, which would have been 'Centre Co" at that time, it is now MACKEYVILLE. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Carter <tcarter@execpc.com> To: <PACLINTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 5:13 PM Subject: Re: Slabtown > In The Commemorative Biographical Record of Central PA there is mention of a > Slabtown located near Milton, Centre Co, 1801. Since I have the CD , it only > has biographies on it. I don't know if this book contains other info or not. > > There was also a Slabtown in Elk/Clearfield Co (near the border). It is gone > now but a copy of an old map I have shows it near the intersection of 255 & > 555. It was called Slabtown because the houses were built on "slabs". > Probably built to accommodate all that were moving there to do lumbering. > > Beverly Carter tcarter@execpc.com > > > > I've been told there was a place out near Romola Curtin Twps > > called Slabtown or Slab Creek at one time. Can anyone tell > > me what book could have info on it? > > > > ==== PACLINTO Mailing List ==== > The West Branch of the Susquehanna River still covers some partial "BOOMS" from the lumbering days. > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >