Ligonier Valley Rail Road Newspaper Articles
We have compiled over 1,400 newspaper articles that mention the Ligonier Valley Railroad, or related subjects. The articles were originally published starting in 1873 and our collection runs through 1995. Enjoy!
Altoona Tribune
Thursday, May 20, 1909
A deed entered in Somerset county conveys 3,492 acres of denuded timber land in Lincoln, Jefferson and Jenner townships from the Byers-Allen Lumber company to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania for $17,336.90. The land will be replanted with timber and become part of the proposed state reserve forests. Negotiations are pending for additional thousands of acres for this project.


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