Ellmont, Pennsylvania

Ellmont is a ghost town site near Brockway, in the Elk County−Jefferson County areas of western Pennsylvania.

It is located along a present-day bicycle and hiking rail trail, built on the old railroad right of way along Little Toby Creek in Jefferson and Elk Counties.

History

A steel mill was built nearby in 1883, leading to the establishment of the town of Blue Rock, later renamed Ellmont. In 1892, a large timber forest known was the "Ellis Timber",[1] covering over 2000 acres in Ellmont, was sold, cut and milled.[2][3] After the mill burned down, the town was abandoned.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sold for a Good Figure; The Proctors Buy the Ellmont Property for the Bark". The Brockway Record. January 15, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The Ellmont Timber Sold; A Firm of Big Run Operators Will Manufacture It". The Brockway Record. May 6, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "At Ellmont; Six Million Feet of Logs to be Put in the Mill There This Winter". The Brockway Record. December 16, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved November 19, 2025.

41°14′53″N 78°47′49″W / 41.248°N 78.797°W / 41.248; -78.797

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