Welcome
to 1891 lost Quinton, Pennsylvania
McKean County, PA
A partnership called T.H. Quinn
and Company moved into the Henry Timber Tract 4 miles South of Clermont,
PA two miles above the McKean County-Elk County line at the mouth of Gum
Boot and Buck Runs. The site is called Quinton. The new town
had its own post office which operated from April 15, 1891 until April
30, 1895. The postmaster was Martin F. Quinn, one of the owners of
the new mill town. After the office closed in 1895 the area was served
by the Clermont post office. (postal credit: Pennslvania Postal History
by John L. Kay and Chester M. Smith, Jr. Information provided by
Clifford W. Woodward.)
Henry Bayard and Company had 21,000 acres in Sergeant
Township and overflowing into Elk County. About 10,000 acres were
drained by Five Mile Run and would be cut by Henry Schimmelfeng at Instanter,
PA (Elk county). The remainder was drained by Instanter creek.
S.H. Moore had started cutting part of it near Clermont but operating less
than a year (he had a mill below Anderson Grove Farm on Red Mill Brook).
Quinnwood was a typical temporary sawmill community
with the mill, a company store, and a few makeshift homes. Martin
F. Quinn was administrator, F.S. Sherman ran the mill and Thomas H. Quinn
was the wood boss.
The mill operated five years, and the lumber from
Quinnwood was used to construct Straight, PA two miles south of Instanter
on the Clarion River. T.H. Quinn lived at Straight until he retired
in 1914 and moved to Olean.
Quinton even had their own currency which the
workers used to purchase goods at the Quinnwood Company Store, pictured
below.
Quinnwood Company Store Money
Front
photo credit: Jeanne Quinn
Williams
Back:
photo credit: Jeanne Quinn
Williams
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