AKA:

Number of Burials (approximate): 8

Dates of Activity: 1863 - 1904

Documentation/Publication: 

CCGS, The Cemeteries of Gallagher, Pine Creek, and Wayne Townships (2005)

Directions/GPS: 

From the intersection of Jay and Water Streets in Lock Haven, PA, travel over the bridge to Lockport.  Turn right at the end of the bridge onto Route 664, and travel a total of 13.7 miles.  Turn left onto Queens Run Road.  Travel 2.7 miles, then turn left on Sawdust Lane.  After traveling 0.3 mile, bear right.  Starting on Queens Run Road, these roads are quite primitive and unpaved.  The cemetery is on the property of Wade Maurer. Ask before going out to the site.  As this area is heavily wooded, it is advised to avoid it during hunting season.

[This site not yet visited for GPS data collection]

Landowner / Caretaker:

Wade Maurer

Box 28C

Lock Haven, PA 17745

(570) 769-6945

Condition/Needs: 

Good / Brush should be monitored and leaves periodically removed

History:

Christian and Mary Maurersettled in Gallagher Twp., Clinton County, PA, at an early date, as did John and Mary Stechenfinger.  The Maurers purchased land from George Craig as early as 1 November 1862.  These two families lived as neighbors, and they are all buried in a small burial plot in the area where they lived.