Clearfield County PA Archives - Photos: 1906 Explosion of Electric Light Plant, Clearfield County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ellis Michaels, , Jun 2010 Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/ ________________________________________________ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/photos/electricplant-explosion.txt Photo may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/photos/electricplant-explosion.jpg Postcard, ca. 1906 1906 Explosion of Electric Light Plant, Clearfield, Clearfield County, PA. Taken From: CLEARFIELD COUNTY - PRESENT AND PAST, by Thomas Lincoln Wall Chapter 16 - Local Divisions of The County. Page 248 - CLEARFIELD BOROUGH The history of heating, lighting and power is contained in the chapter on that subject covering the county. The explosion of a boiler at the light plant one Sunday in November 1906, put the plant out of commission, at the time killing one man and completely wrecking Smith's grist mill adjoining the plant.