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THE WEEK IN AREA HISTORY
July 16, 1942 DuBois Lions Club founded
July 16, 1945 Test of first Atomic Bomb
July 17 1872 John Rumbarger settles in what later becomes Rumbarger Town then DuBois
July 17, 1911 Twenty-one miners killed in explosion at Sykesville's Cascade Mine
July 18 2013 The Wigwam, summer home of Major McCreight torn down
July 19 1882 First R & P RR passenger train exits DuBois
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THE WEEK IN AREA HISTORY
July 16, 1942 DuBois Lions Club founded
July 16, 1945 Test of first Atomic Bomb
July 17 1872 John Rumbarger settles in what later becomes Rumbarger Town then DuBois
July 17, 1911 Twenty-one miners killed in explosion at Sykesville's Cascade Mine
July 18 2013 The Wigwam, summer home of Major McCreight torn down
July 19 1882 First R & P RR passenger train exits DuBois
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The DuBois Area Historical Society and Museum Is Located On W. Long Ave. DuBois, Pa.
ADMISSION IS FREE: For information call 371-9006 during museum hours or visit duboishs.com on the web
Hours: April 1st to Nov 30th on Tuesdays & Wednesdays only from 10 am to 4 pm. Other days or times by appointment
ADMISSION IS FREE: For information call 371-9006 during museum hours or visit duboishs.com on the web
Hours: April 1st to Nov 30th on Tuesdays & Wednesdays only from 10 am to 4 pm. Other days or times by appointment
THE SOCIETY HAS HUNDREDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS, INFORMATON, AND OBJECTS ON DISPLAY. FOR A SAMPLE SLIDE SHOW TOUR JUST CLICK THE LINK BELOW THEN COME IN AND VISIT THE MUSEUM WHEN YOU CAN ... ADMISSION IS FREE
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CLICK HERE: RUMBARGER CEMETERY PRESERVATION INITIATIVE
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Upcoming 2018 Activities
September – Annual Society Dinner
Date and details TBA
October 6 – Lantern Walk
Annual Spirit of DuBois Lantern Walk: “Exploring the East Side,”
Additional details TBA
September – Annual Society Dinner
Date and details TBA
October 6 – Lantern Walk
Annual Spirit of DuBois Lantern Walk: “Exploring the East Side,”
Additional details TBA
YEARLY CALENDAR 2018
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MORE TIMELESS IMAGES
Go back to a time when you could simply hop on the trolley and go anywhere around DuBois
MORE TIMELESS IMAGES
Go back to a time when you could simply hop on the trolley and go anywhere around DuBois
Or catch the train at the B.R. and P. Railroad station (below) on Long Avenue and go anywhere in the country
Or take a trip on the Pennsylvania Rail Road Line
City Founders
John DuBois
DuBois Family Mansion showing gardens and John DuBois Memorial on the hilltop Now the site of the Penn State DuBois Campus
The Heart of the City of DuBois: The Intersection of Long Avenue and Brady Street
Con Allen Shoe Store Was located beside the Avenue Theater Later became Felix Men's Wear
B.R.P. Rail Station DuBois, Pa ca. 1935
Trolley adjacent to the Commercial Hotel; Corner of Long and Brady
DuBois Central School on Scribner Avenue ca. 1907
Main Street in Reynoldsville ca 1907 Courtesy: reynoldsvillehistoricalsociety.com
DuBois Family Mansion The Mansion stood where the DuBois Campus of Penn State is now located
One-time DuBois Country Cub and Tannery Dam
The DuBois Brewery
The Harris Theater on Brady Street Downtown DuBois September 1943 It later became The Playhouse
The Avenue Theater ( As the name suggests it was located on Long Avenue )
Long Avenue June 1907 Parade The same parade route we use today
DuBois Country Club and Tannery Dam ca. 1910
Elks Theater ca. 1926 Was located in the area of Washington Ave and Brady Street
Troutman's Department Store On Brady Street
B. R. & P. Rail Station DuBois ca 1912
DuBois - Falls Creek Street Car ca. 1908
DuBois High School 1910 Located on the Boulevard
Hotel DuBois ca. 1919
A Town Built On The Lumbering Industry
John DuBois Lumber Yard
Was Located in The Area Behind the Present Hoss's Restaurant Late 1800's
John DuBois Lumber Yard
Was Located in The Area Behind the Present Hoss's Restaurant Late 1800's
City Founder
John DuBois ( 1809 - 1886 )
THE HISTORICAL MARKER IS LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE DUBOIS MALL
John DuBois ( 1809 - 1886 )
THE HISTORICAL MARKER IS LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE DUBOIS MALL
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