In 1955 the Curtiss-Wright Corporation purchased 7 acres in the Moshanon state forest to develop nuclear powered jet engines. The site was later used by various organizations before being closed around 2002. Decontamination work was completed around 2005.
Geographic names
- Karthaus 15 min. quadrangle
- Devils Elbow 7.5 min. quadrangle
- Clearfield County
- Covington Township
- (Karthaus Township – not the correct township but frequently referred to as)
- Riddle Road
- Reactor Road
- Meeker Run (which feeds into-)
- Mosquito Creek (which feeds into-)
- West Branch Susquehanna River (which feeds into-)
- Chesapeake Bay [watershed]
Other names
- Quehanna
- Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Research Laboratory of the Pennsylvania State University
- Permagrain , Inc.
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