Strattanville

History

Originally laid out in 1828 by John Strattan Sr., Strattanville lays claim to be the oldest town in Clarion County. Indeed, the first settlement of the town predates the county by 11 years. In 1850 the village incorporated into a borough. As one of the three original towns of Clarion County, it was once in consideration for the county seat. Due to the political turmoil of the time, it was elected to erect a new, separate municipality to hold the county offices in Clarion, Pennsylvania only three miles away. Strattanville still has many auspices of this age in its history. The old school house now houses the local American Legion. The original store owned by Mr. Strattan still stands at the southeastern corner of Market St. and Main St. However, only the drug and furniture store are easily identifiable of the "four dry goods and grocery stores, a postoffice, one drug store, one hardware store, one foundry, two boot and shoe shops, two millinery establishments, one blacksmith shop, one tannery, one furniture store and undertaking establishment, one barber shop, a Western Union telegraph office, two hotels, one livery stable, and a lumber office" that once populated the borough.

Geography

Strattanville is located in eastern Clarion County at (41.202482, -79.328934). U.S. Route 322 passes through the borough, leading west to Clarion, the county seat, and east to Interstate 80. Exit 64 on I-80 is southwest of Strattanville via secondary roads. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  4,337
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  4,322
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,822
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,386
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  3,291
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,213
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,186
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,143

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2020-10-06
  5 km WSW of Bolivar, Pennsylvania