Colt's Station | |
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 Historical Marker at Colt's Station | |
 Location of Colt's Station in Erie County | |
  Colt's Station Location of Colt's Station within Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 42°7′6.50″N 79°49′27.50″W / 42.1184722°N 79.8243056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Founded | 1796 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2) |
| Population (1799) | |
| • Total | 274 (surrounding area) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 16428 |
| Area code | 814 |
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History edit
First Settlers edit
[PPC owned the 'Triangle']
[could buy land for $20-40 per acre from PPC]
[Names of people preceeding colt]
Colt's Arrival edit
[1795 first trip: offers PPC $1 per acre for 30,000 acres]
[1797: Settles perminantly. Preceeded by the others]
Significant Events edit
[Joseph Shadduck Sr Kills Bear]
[Most expensive horse dies $120]
Demographics edit
[274 land purchases in Judah Colt Daybook 1798-99]
Religion edit
[Protestant at Colt's Station]
[Methodist Church]
[Methodist Episcopal Church in Little Hope]
[Second Greenfield Union Free-Will Baptist Church]
[United Brethren Congregation]
Infrastructure edit
Roads edit
[1797: Freeport to Colt's Station (now Rt 89)]
[1804 or 1806: Colt's Station to Waterford by way of Phillipsville]
[1813: Station Road from Wesleyville to Mayville (Now rt 430)]
Industry edit
[Judah Colt's Store]
- Store open from 1797 to ~1804
- In 1820 Joseph Selden open a store at the location. This was run by various people until ~1880
- In 1815 a tavern was opened on the property.
- In 1865 the tavern was turned into a farmhouse until ~1879
- In 1884 all that was left in Colt's Station was a schoolhouse, liberty pole, and 2 small dwellings.
[Cheese Factory in Little Hope]
Landmarks edit
[Judah Colt's House]
[Nearby Little Hope]
[Log City]
Mills edit
[Bissell Mill]
[Whiteside Mill]
Schools edit
[Unknown Named School]
[Station School]
[Miller School]
[Shadduck School]
Cemeteries edit
[Shadduck Family Burial Lot]
Recent History edit
[1940's built restaurant and store]
- The buildings as they currently stand were built in the 1940's
[turned into gas station]
- Sometime in the 1960's the corner building was turned into a gas station
[turned into store/movie and ski rental]
- In the mid 1990's a new owner opened the "corner store", as it was nicknamed, and eventually started renting movies and ski equipment. The business closed in 1998 and sat vacant for 3 years.
[private ownership and restaurant]
- The property where Colt's store was located is now a private residence. The restaurant is leased and operates for breakfast and lunch, and dinner on weekends.
[robert's trucking]
- Robert's Trucking began on the southeast corner of the village in _____. The company has since expanded and has two other warehouses in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
[currently 4 families, 4 businesses, ~11 residents]
- Avg gross household income: $575,000
- 2 farms, a restaurant, and a trucking company
- 4 houses, 4 barns, 1 pole barn, 1 old foundation, 1 restaurant building
Geography edit
[Include terrain descriptions]
General References edit
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