Wellsboro, PA

xzmattzx · #1 Posted **Apr 30, 2009, 2:23 PM**

Wellsboro is a borough in the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. It is the seat of Tioga County. Wellsboro has a population of around 3,300. The borough was named after Mary Wells, who was the spouse of one of the early settlers.

Businesses on Main Street.

Buildings on Main Street.

Houses on Main Street.

A house on Main Street.

A house on Pearl Street.

Businesses on Central Avenue.

Houses on Main Street.

A house on Main Street.

A house on East Avenue.

First Presbyterian Church, on Main Street.

The Penn-Wells Hotel, on Main Street. The structure was built in 1869 and was originally named the Cole House. The building was renamed the Penn-Wells Hotel in 1926.

The Arcadia Theatre, on Main Street. The theatre was built in 1921.

The Tioga County Courthouse, on Main Street. The courthouse was built in 1835.

JackStraw · #2 Posted **Apr 30, 2009, 2:45 PM**

Nice.

I am planning a camping trip to the Pennsylvania grand canyon this year and a trip to that town.

Top Of The Park · #3 Posted **Apr 30, 2009, 3:33 PM**

good ol' Americana town

dugdogmaster · #4 Posted **Apr 30, 2009, 5:50 PM**

Yes!

Robert Pence · #5 Posted **Apr 30, 2009, 6:48 PM**

Looks like good old-fashioned Americana! Some of those Pennsylvania county seats have wonderful historic courthouses.

kcexpress69 · #6 Posted **Apr 30, 2009, 10:04 PM**

Nice little town!! Looks well preserved!!

Mr. Franks · #7 Posted **Apr 30, 2009, 10:17 PM**

I would love to visit there. I love how there is no urban sprawl.

Austinlee · #8 Posted **Apr 30, 2009, 11:57 PM**

Wellsboro is my 7th favorite town in Tioga County.

Wheelingman04 · #9 Posted **May 1, 2009, 12:06 AM**

Wow!! I never knew what that town looked like. Awesome.

flar · #10 Posted **May 1, 2009, 2:38 AM**

Another fine little town. Are these pics from last year? It looks like mid summer.

theWatusi · #11 Posted **May 1, 2009, 2:45 AM**

Neato

ColDayMan · #12 Posted **May 1, 2009, 2:48 AM**

Thanks!

pj3000 · #13 Posted **May 1, 2009, 5:08 AM**

Nessmuk approves!

xzmattzx · #14 Posted **May 2, 2009, 1:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by JackStraw

Nice.

I am planning a camping trip to the Pennsylvania grand canyon this year and a trip to that town.

Wellsboro is pretty nice. If you are looking forward to exploring Wellsboro and taking pictures there, be sure to check out Coudersport, the little palce that the seat of the county to the west. It's very isolated, but it's a nice place. I think it's closer to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania than Wellsboro.

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Originally Posted by rob_1412

Looks like good old-fashioned Americana! Some of those Pennsylvania county seats have wonderful historic courthouses.

Yes, there are a lot of nice little courthouses up in Northern Pennsylvania: Wellsboro, Ridgway, Warren, Smethport, Coudersport, and others.

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Originally Posted by PA Pride

Wellsboro is my 7th favorite town in Tioga County.

What's your top 6? I don't even know if there are 7 towns in Tioga County. If course, my sarcasm meter might not be working right now.

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Originally Posted by flar

Another fine little town. Are these pics from last year? It looks like mid summer.

Actually, these are from August 2007. I never got around to them for some reason.

Evergrey · #15 Posted **May 2, 2009, 2:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by xzmattzx

be sure to check out Coudersport, the little palce that the seat of the county to the west. It's very isolated, but it's a nice place. I think it's closer to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania than Wellsboro.

Coudersport is about 35 miles from the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania; Wellsboro is about 10 miles from the canyon.

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Originally Posted by xzmattzx

I don't even know if there are 7 towns in Tioga County. If course, my sarcasm meter might not be working right now.

There are 10 boroughs in Tioga County.

denveraztec · #16 Posted **May 6, 2009, 5:27 PM**

Sweet looking town!

McBane · #17 Posted **May 12, 2009, 4:28 PM**

great looking town! being way up in the far north away from the state's rusty old industrial areas, i suppose this region never experienced the boom and bust of other former industrial towns. wellsboro seems to have quietly maintained a healthy, stable, vibrant downtown, unlike those industrial towns whose fortunes (for better or worse) were tied to coal, steel, etc.

is this true? or is there another reason why this town looks completely different from other small PA towns marred by dilapated buildings and vacant storefronts.