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CLARION COUNTY, situated toward the northwest part of Pennsylvania, on the northeast side of Alleghany river, and traversed by Clarion river. Area, 530 square miles. Seat of justice, Clarion. Pop. in 185O, 23,565. (Fanning's, 1853)

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County
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Pennsylvania

Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CLARION COUNTY, situated toward the northwest part of Pennsylvania, on the northeast side of Alleghany river, and traversed by Clarion river. Area, 530 square miles. Seat of justice, Clarion. Pop. in 185O, 23,565.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 82.
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Tornadoes in the northwestern Pennsylvania highlands devastate kill seven and injure thirty Crime/Disasters
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Clarion, PA City or Town
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