2019 Walking Tour Photos

Waterford 2019
Walking Tour
Autumn
POI-Point of Interest
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Talking Points:
Waterford was built by heroes, hardworking people and a few characters or two, after all
isn’t that what makes a town interesting? Some of those characters continue to roam our
town and buildings.
Picture this…1753, nothing here but Bisons, Forests, and Native Americans. The French
established a fort here. The fort was located in the area of the Judson House and Eagle
Hotel. That fort was followed by both a British and American Fort in later years, all
composed of soldiers who lived, worked, and died here. Those soldiers would also have
patrolled the area looking for danger. Remember, this was before there was a community
here. They never moved the bodies from the cemetery at the fort and built the town on top
of it. Other cemeteries were around what is now Nazarene Church and the Waterford
Library. When Judge Vincent settled in Waterford in 1797 he said "Fragments of human
skeletons pervade the soil.“
Many say they continue to see the soldiers, particularly on East 1st and 2nd Street. A local
woman saw a soldier pass by her kitchen window for almost 20 years, everyday around 5
PM until she saged her house a few years ago.

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Eagle Hotel
• Constructed in 1826 by Thomas King as stagecoach stop and hotel. Waterford was a bustling
community with more activity than Erie. Waterford was the connector and distribution
point for salt industry in New York and more.
• Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, 1881, states stone used came from Middleton
Quarry off Hare Road in Waterford Township. The shale contained a high percentage of
petroleum. Odor of oil could be smelled for many years and ran down sides of building
leaving dark stains.
• Documented by Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1933. Listed National Register
of Historic Places-November 28, 1977. Purchased by Fort Le Boeuf Historical Society to
prevent it from being demolished 1977. Waterford Borough Historic District listed March 9,
1990.
• President Zachary Taylor stayed here as well as other dignitaries over the years
• Rooms were shared
• Meat Market in Basement
• Evolution of Hotel Property.
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2A-Eagle Hotel
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2B
Eagle Hotel 1874
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2C-1920s
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2D-Many Owners

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1826-1842 -- Thomas King
1842-1853 -- Amos Judson
1853-1857 -- John Curtis
1857-1862 -- J. L. Cook
1862-1870 -- Robert Leslie
1870-1872 -- P. E. Judson
1872-1879 -- Guy C. Judson
1879-1899 -- P. E. Judson
1899-1944 -- Stanley Craker
1944-1954 -- Edith Craker
1954-1973 -- Carl Guyer
1973-1977 -- Robert Zelenak
1977-1977 -- Kathryn Zelenak
1977-Present – FLB Historical
Society
2 E-Grandson of P.E. Judson and Uncle to Carl Guyer

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Paranormal Occurrences-Eagle
• Frequent visits from Paranormal groups around country as recently as June, 2015
• Servers and others hear their name called
• Hair pulled
• Soldier leaning on steps
• Baby Crying
• Floor Mats flipped
• Cold air on steps
• Piano playing (also heard at Judson)
• Many EVPs
• Recent paranormal group (June) camera man was scratched
• Footsteps heard from the 2nd floor when on 3rd floor ballroom in the Eagle Hotel
• Various unexplained noises
• Bathroom water turns on and off
• Google paranormal Eagle or Judson House-many videos and information
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1D Washington Monument
1922
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Washington Dedication-1922
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Stop 3-West 1st to Walnut 3A-
• Oldest Commercial Building
• 1882 Fire behind Eagle (photo)
• Indian Skeleton found buried under the street during roadwork…how many more are
still there? Skeleton was found with beads, pipe and wrapped in cloth. Also found in
general area:
• Many arrowheads
• Tomahawks
• Combination Tomahawk and Pipe
• Swords
• Guns
• Many taken by visitors at the Eagle Hotel
Yellow Tavern-across from William Judson House. Owned by Kings and burned down while Eagle
was being built.
Telegraph Office

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1892 Fire behind Eagle Hotel-notice outbuildings

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Flat and
Keel Boats
May be seen at Judson House-early version of headlight with creosote soaked log and then lit
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William Judson House- Built 1845-Overlooking Lake LeBoeuf flooded

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William Judson House
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William Judson House
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Looking toward High Street from Judson House
Peter Parliament Judson
Building
Eagle Hotel

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Current Methodist
church originally
Presbyterian Church
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First Cemetery- headstones dated early 1800s, abandoned about 1865.
Some stones from this cemetery moved to a commemorative site in the Waterford Cemetery on the
southwestern side about 1920-not the bodies…just the stones.
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First
Telephone Office
2nd and Walnut

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Waterford Park with Presbyterian Church in the back ground, taken from the top of St.
Peters Church. Undated but before the Park House was built after the Civil War 1862
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Original Bandstand built 1876, Photo early 1900’s
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Park Hotel
North of Park…the Park Hotel filled block between West 4th, North Park Row, Walnut and High
Owned by Stancliff family who bought town’s first fire engine, hence the Stancliff Hose Co.
Torn down in 1922 due to a fire which gutted inside of the hotel 25
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Only known photo of Old Frank-buried in Ball Diamond

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Native American Trail or Elbow Trees
Sampson Road
School house once set at area of Ball Diamond-then moved to Himrod
House at corner of 6th and Chestnut
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NE Corner Oldest Building-1805-Judge Vincent (grandfather of
Strong Vincent) Served as home, civil war rehab unit,
dormitory for Waterford Academy, rental
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Waterford Cemetery
Old and New Cemetery
at opposite ends of
Second Street
Original fencing on new

cemetery was removed
during WW2
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Brotherton Inn-Oldest Public House

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High Street
Parade in
front of
Pour House
East

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The High Street Block from West 1st Street to West 2nd Street burnt
twice during the 19th century, March 1865 and March 1895
Photo 1873

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Underground
Tunnel discovered
when camera was
dropped down
electric pole

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Birthplace of Strong Vincent
Empty Lot corner of East 1st and
Cherry –House burned down

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Filler-Tarred and Feathered 1877

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Judson House
• Built 1820 by Judson who walked from CT.
• Two Story House with Store Attached to South 13A
• Barter and Trade store offering hides, building materials, dried fruit,
farm products, wool and more…all which could be purchased or
exchanged.
• Never Married but always full of nieces and nephews
• Original Door faced first street then called Union Street 13B
• House ripe with paranormal experiences
• Subject of many paranormal groups
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Judson House
Built 1820
Notice
Original Door

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Judson House-Built 1820
1936 Photo

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Thank you for joining us! If you did not already do
so, you may want to get your ticket for the
Candlelight walk through Judson House.
Plus, walk down to Museum over the hill by Judson

House Lawn for refreshments, see the forge, and
other artifacts.

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2 E-Grandson of P.E. Judson and Uncle to Carl Guyer

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Original fencing on new

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