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PAINT TOWNSHIP

PFILE CEMETERY

TOPO# 5

LOCATION/ADDRESS: Berwind-White Coal Company, Windber, PA

DIRECTIONS: From Davidsville, at intersection of Rt 219 and Rt 403, turn onto Rt 403 S, go 0.6 mi, turn left on Rt 601 N, go 2.7 mi up hill and park at crest of hill, on left side of curve. Cemetery lies left of curve in woods approximately 150 to 175 yds. Overgrown path leads to cemetery. 8 graves, most are inscribed.

INFO SOURCE: Somerset Planning Commission

WPA - AKA: WPA Wilmore Coal Co.

LATITUDE: 40 13 19N
LONGITUDE: 78 53 38W

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Site very difficult to locate. People at the corner in Seanor know where the site is located. Kaufman children and Pfile buried here.

PHOTOS: 4

Pfile Cemetery

Pfile Cemetery

Kaufman gravestone in Pfile Cemetery

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