A Photo History of
Ridgway
Ridgway was founded by, and named for, the Philadelphia shipping merchant Jacob Ridgway. It was a center of industrial production for lumber, clay, leather and iron and is home today to many historic buildings. Ridgway is the county seat of Elk County.
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- Ridgway Vulcanizing Works tire store in the early 20th century.
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- Ridgway postal employees carrying parcels, Christmas 1904.
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- Illustration of Ridgway’s Main Street in the 1940s. The family owned Cliffe’s Drugs is still in operation today.
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- An image of main street in Ridgway
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- No. 3 baggage transfer wagon dating to around 1920.
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- Identified as the Klingel house on Main Street around 1915. Label identifies the vehicle as a threshing machine.
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- Postcard of Ridgway’s Main Street in the 1940s. The family owned Cliffe’s Drugs is still in operation today.
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- Elk County Courthouse in the snow with the original Blind Justice statue on top. The statue was destroyed by lightning in the 20th century.
