This cache is with the 2015 CCGT Forgotten Clearfield County Geotrail. Use your CCGT passport to collect 25 codes found in each cache to redeem for your 2015 CCGT geocoin.
Good news! For 2018, we upgraded our geotrail to an official Geocaching GeoTour! Learn more about Pennsylvania's Clearfield County GeoTour, which offers a series of 5 related geocaching adventures: Forgotten Clearfield, Hometown Heroes, Waterways, Cemeteries, and Parks and Recreation. Codes are hidden within each cache. Collect 25 codes from across all 5 series and you qualify for a collectible prize. If you complete all 5 and have your passport validated, you can receive a trackable geocoin.
This cache is placed by permission on the grounds of the Coalport Museum. The town’s name of “Coalport” actually came from a lumbering raft used to move coal down Clearfield Creek which passes through the center of town traveling through to Clearfield and eventually on to Williamsport via the Susquehanna River. During “King Coal’s” heyday, there were close to five operating deep mines in the area. Still visible in the area are spoil piles of by gone mines. One can even be seen directly behind the Coal Museum. Coalport, founded in 1883, was one of the very rare communities which had a large working mine and tipple right in the middle of town. Coalport’s downtown has the honor of being named to the National Register of Historic Places with 53 original buildings still in place. Stop in and browse the artifacts donated by former coal miners or their families who wish to have their memories preserved. Hours are Tues & Weds 10 am-4 pm, Thurs 12 pm,-8 pm, Fri. 9 am-12 pm and Sunday 1 pm-4 pm.