WOPSONONOCK
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From
Railroad Time Tables
RAILROAD
On and after Monday, December 7, 1891,
trains will leave
day for Wopsononock at 10:30 a.m. Arrive
Wopsononock 11:15 a.m. Returning leave
Wopsononock at 5:00 p.m. Arrive
at 5:40
W. T. Forsythe, Superintendent
1890s Stereoview
Altoona Mirror, Saturday, August 9, 1890
Altoona Times, August, 1890
There will be only a limited number of
lots sold at Wopsononock at the present
low prices.
Ten car loads of steel rails were received
yesterday (165 ½ tons) for the Wopsononock
Railroad. They were manufactured at the
The coach for Wopsononock leaves G. A.
Patton’s store, on
morning (Sunday included) at 8 o’clock.
Round trip, adults, 75c
One way, “ 50c
Round trip, children 50c
One way, “ 25c
Meals at the Wopsononock Hotel, 50c.
Finest view in this country.
Wopsononock Cottage Lots
It has been decided to continue the sale
of Wopsononock lots at the same prices
as they sold for yesterday, but prices will
have to be advanced soon. It is one of the
most desirable places in the country to
spend the summer, and now that such excellent
railroad facilities are to be had soon,
it will more desirable than ever.
Wopsononock
There is but one Wopsononock, no other
place in the wide world like it, tip top of
the Alleghenies, 2,650 feet above sea level,
1,300 feet higher than
higher than Cresson. Pure air, pure water.
It is a privilege to own a lot at
such a place. Plot of lots now ready at
G. A. Patton’s. There is but one Wopsononock.
Catskill mountains for
and Wopsononock for
are both wonderful places. Go to the
Catskills if you can pay $1,500 for a lot,
and go to Wopsononock if you only have
$100 to spare for the same sized lot. The
their proportion of this advertisement to
G. A. Patton,
Andrew Carnegie Again
A short time ago one of Blair county’s
best known men was spending a day at
Wopsononock.
His store of interesting knowledge about
the different points to be seen from the
famous view attracted a number of eager
listeners, and as one point after another
was located and the various counties
pointed out to the gentlemen around, the
speaker ended by saying: “Yes, gentlemen,
this is magnificent. Never saw anything
to beat it. If Andrew Carnegie had seen this
place before he bought the location
for his Scotch castle, this would undoubtedly
have been his property today. Do you know
this very location has been laid out
in lots by the Wopsononock Resort
Improvement Company for summer cottages.
For one hundred dollars, you can buy a lot
50 feet by 150 feet.
Call at G. A. Patton’s store on Twelfth
street today and secure a lot. Is there
any reason why you should go to the sea
shore and spend a month of misery in the
hot sun when you can have a summer cottage
within easy reach of your home, where you will
find beautiful scenery and a cool, pleasant
breeze all the time. Don’t miss this chance.
Photo below courtesy of Jim Kennedy
New York World, July 14, 1900
Altoona Mirror, August 9, 1890
WOPSONONOCK.
The Pinnacle of
Right here at home---
Within six miles of
You can now have the privilege
Of buying a cottage lot on the
Tip-top of the Alleghenies.
Breath the air from the
Mountain-top, pure and cool.
Plenty good, crystal-clear water.
Finest scenery in
It surpasses the
passes the Catskills.
There’s no place like Wopsononock
These lots are but $100
They are 50x150 feet.
See plot at G. A. Patton’s, Twelfth
street,
Build your summer home on
The Pinnacle of