Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Junction Railway Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Junction Railway The Mitcheldean Road and Forest of Dean Junction Railway was an independent railway company incorporated in 1871, to provide a northerly outlet for iron ore and coal products from the Cinderford and Whimsey area in the Forest of Dean, to the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway line; mineral traffic to industrial centres in South Wales and the Midlands was foreseen. The company ran out of money during construction, and the Great Western Railway purchased it and completed the line about 1882. By then the intended mineral flows were being adequately handled on
Dean Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Dean Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Dean Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 391 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dean Township is located in northeastern Cambria County at 40.59° N by 78.47°W, about northeast of Ebensburg, the Cambria County seat, and northwest of Altoona. The township is bordered by Blair County to the east. The western border of the township follows Clearfield Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River. Pennsylvania Route 53 runs through the west side of the township, following Clearfield