Dangerous Hill (Clarion County)


  • COUNTY: Clarion
  • COORDINATES: 41.094477, -79.666302
  • MANUFACTURER: Carlisle Foundry Company
  • SHAPE: Standard 1-sided
  • STATUS: Owner found the broken pieces and welded it back together, he moved it from its original location and placed it in his driveway. Original location was approximately 41.096945, -79.672804 on the way down Perryville Road toward the old Parker Bridge.

This is another of the very few examples of the “Traffic” type signs on cast iron Keystones that is known to survive.  All highway traffic signs in the 1920s were of this type. This sign would originally have been painted with a yellow background and black text and border.

Full text is:  DANGEROUS HILL / TRUCKS GO INTO SECOND GEAR

Photo by Mike Wintermantel, April 2013.

April 2013 photo by Mike Wintermantel

Photo by Mike Wintermantel, April 2013.

April 2013 photo by Mike Wintermantel

Photo by Mike Wintermantel, April 2013.

April 2013 photo by Mike Wintermantel

Photo by Mike Wintermantel, April 2013.

April 2013 photo by Mike Wintermantel

Terwilliger Road (not original location) This marker is on private property, please respect the property owners.