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==Historical notes== * Is the oldest settlement in [[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk County]], first settled in 1810. * The U.S. Post Office attempted to rename Johnsonburg as "Quay" to honor Matthew Quay, U.S. Senator. That effort failed in 1890. * Like many towns in the 1920s and 1930s with organized crime, the borough carried the name of "Little Chicago." * It was once considered a booming town along the [[Clarion River]] where [[President of the United States|United States President]] [[Ulysses S. Grant]] visited during and after his presidency to fish with other retired [[American Civil War|Civil War]] generals that had lived there. Neighboring municipalities such as [[Kane, PA|Kane]] and Wilcox were named after generals. * During [[World War II]], the borough had, per capita, the highest number of soldiers entering into military service in Elk County. This fact was officially recognized years later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stockman |first=Brian D. |date=2021-05-31 |title=Two commemorations of Memorial Day in Johnsonburg |url=https://www.ridgwayrecord.com//news/two-commemorations-of-memorial-day-in-johnsonburg/article_2d6e28bc-c270-11eb-bcad-f30c7605f63e.html |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105210326/https://www.ridgwayrecord.com/news/two-commemorations-of-memorial-day-in-johnsonburg/article_2d6e28bc-c270-11eb-bcad-f30c7605f63e.html |archive-date=2024-01-05 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=The Ridgway Record |language=en }}</ref> * Paper from the mill originally was used for the ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]'' during the days that artist [[Norman Rockwell]] would do its covers. In later years, it would produce the paper used for the books in the [[Harry Potter]] series.<ref name="harrypotter">{{cite web| title=Harry Potter By 1910 practically all the U.S. Post Office postage stamp paper was made by the mill.| work=weyerhaeuser.com| url=http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/popups/pressReleases.asp?id=03-08-11_Grygotis| access-date=2006-12-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927084426/http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/popups/pressReleases.asp?id=03-08-11_Grygotis| archive-date=2007-09-27| url-status=dead}}</ref> * The [[Johnsonburg Commercial Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999.<ref name="nris"/> * As of 2010, Johnsonburg had the third-least expensive median house price in the United States at $38,588.<ref name="trulia-jburg">{{cite web|url=http://www.trulia.com/fun/least_exp_home/|title=Least Expensive Homes|publisher=trulia.com|access-date=2010-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822143417/http://www.trulia.com/fun/least_exp_home|archive-date=2010-08-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> * The first settler of Johnsonburg was David Johnson, who settled at the confluence of the West Branch River and the East Branch River that combine to make the Clarion River. The paper mill now lies where Johnson settled.
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