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Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania
Reynoldsville is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is northeast of Pittsburgh in a productive bituminous coal, soft coal region. The population was 2,759 at the 2010 census. Reynoldsville was originally called Winslow Township and was renamed after local postmaster Thomas Reynolds in 1850. History In 1855, a man by the name of Tilton Reynolds owned the land in what is today Reynoldsville. He began selling lots of property in the hopes of starting a town. Over the course of the 19th century, Reynoldsville would grow into the town that is it is today. Reynoldsville would grow its industries in the way of silk mills, brick and tile works, a tannery, a macaroni factory, and an asbestos plant to provide employment. The borough was greatly enlarged in 1913 when it annexed West Reynoldsville (population 993 in 1910) and three large adjacent areas. The Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop was adde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough (Pennsylvania)
In the Commonwealth (U.S. state), United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a borough (sometimes spelled boro) is a self-governing Municipality, municipal entity, equivalent to a town in most jurisdictions, usually smaller than a city, but with a similar population density in its residential areas. Sometimes thought of as "junior cities", boroughs generally have fewer powers and responsibilities than full-fledged cities. Description All municipalities in Pennsylvania are classified as either Local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, boroughs, or township (Pennsylvania), townships. The only exception is the town of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, recognized by the state government as the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania. Boroughs tend to have more developed business districts and concentrations of public and commercial office buildings, including courthouses. Boroughs are larger, less spacious, and more developed than the relatively rural townships, which oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Historic districts in the United States, districts, and objects deemed worthy of Historic preservation, preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". The enactment of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing property, contributing resources within historic district (United States), historic districts. For the most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the United States Department of the Interior. Its goals are to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reynoldsville PA Library And Borough Office, June 2024
Reynoldsville may refer to: * Reynoldsville, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Seminole County, Georgia * Reynoldsville, Illinois * Reynoldsville, New York * Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania Reynoldsville is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is northeast of Pittsburgh in a productive bituminous coal, soft coal region. The population was 2,759 at th ... * Reynoldsville, West Virginia {{place name disambiguation es:Reynoldsville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio River
The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi River in Cairo, Illinois, Cairo, Illinois. It is the third largest river by discharge volume in the United States and the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. It is also the sixth oldest river on the North American continent. The river flows through or along the border of six U.S. state, states, and its drainage basin includes parts of 14 states. Through its largest tributary, the Tennessee River, the basin includes several states of the southeastern United States. It is the source of drinking water for five million people. The river became a primary transportation route for pioneers during the westward expansion of the early U.S. The lower Ohio River just below Louisville was obstructed by rapids known as the Falls of the Oh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allegheny River
The Allegheny River ( ; ; ) is a tributary of the Ohio River that is located in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York in the United States. It runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border, northwesterly into New York, then in a zigzag southwesterly across the border and through Western Pennsylvania to join the Monongahela River at the Forks of the Ohio at Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny River is, by volume, the main headstream of both the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Historically, the Allegheny was considered to be the upper Ohio River by both Native Americans and European settlers. This shallow river has been made navigable upstream from Pittsburgh to East Brady, Pennsylvania, East Brady by a series of locks and dams that were constructed during the early 20th century. A 24-mile-long portion of the upper river in Warren County, Pennsylvania, Warren and McKean County, Pennsylvania, McKean c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redbank Creek (Pennsylvania)
Redbank Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Clarion, Armstrong, and Jefferson counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. Redbank Creek is born at the confluence of Sandy Lick Creek and the North Fork Creek in the borough of Brookville, then flows west to form the border between Clarion County on the north bank and Armstrong County on the south bank. The tributary Little Sandy Creek joins just upstream of the community of Mayport. The stream flows 50.3 miles (81 km) to join the Allegheny River and about 64 miles upstream from its confluence, just downstream of the borough of East Brady. Political subdivisions The political subdivisions Redbank Creek traverses, given in the order they are encountered traveling downstream, are as follows: * Brookville * Rose Township * Clover Township * Summerville * Clover Township * Beaver Township * Redbank Township (Armstrong) * Redbank Township (Clario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney (; Unami language, Lenape: ') is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 5,769. It is located approximately northeast of Pittsburgh. Punxsutawney is known for its annual Groundhog Day celebration held each February 2, during which thousands of attendees and media outlets visit the community for an annual weather "prediction" by the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. History Shawnee wigwam villages once occupied this site on the Mahoning Creek. The first settlement that included non-indigenous people was established in 1772, when Reverend John Ettwein, a Moravian Church missionary, arrived with a band of 241 christianized Lenape.''Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State'' (Illustrated). Oxford University Press, 1940. University of Pennsylvania, Federal Works Agency. p. 568. Google Books.''The WPA Guide to Pennsylvania: The Keystone State''. Trini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Route 310
Pennsylvania Route 310 (PA 310) is a state highway located in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 119 (US 119) in Punxsutawney. The northern terminus is at US 322 in Reynoldsville. Route description PA 310 begins at an intersection with US 119 in the borough of Punxsutawney, heading north on two-lane undivided Elk Run Avenue. The road runs through commercial areas before crossing a Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad line at-grade and passing homes. The route crosses into Young Township and becomes Harmony Road, heading into more wooded areas with a few residences as it comes to the community of Harmony. At this point, PA 310 winds north thorough more woodland with some fields and homes, passing through Crawfordtown. The road enters McCalmont Township and becomes Main Street, turning northeast and running through the residential community of Anita. From this point, the route heads north again through more forests before coming into area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls Creek, Pennsylvania
Falls Creek ()() is a borough located in Jefferson and Clearfield Counties, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,036 at the 2020 census. History Falls Creek was platted in 1891, and incorporated in 1900 from part of Washington Township, Jefferson County. The borough is named for the nearby waterway of the same name. In 1924, the borough annexed a tract in Clearfield County. The borough was situated in both counties until 2025, when the portion in Clearfield County was annexed to Jefferson County. Geography Falls Creek is located in eastern Jefferson County at (41.143688, -78.803252);. Most of the borough is located between Falls Creek to the north and Sandy Lick Creek to the south, into which Falls Creek flows. The creeks are part of the Redbank Creek watershed, draining west to the Allegheny River. Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 219 intersect just northeast of the borough limits. I-80 leads east to Clearfield and west to Brookville, while US-219 leads southeast into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Route 950
Pennsylvania Route 950 (PA 950) is a state highway located in Jefferson County in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 322 (US 322) in Reynoldsville. The northern terminus is at PA 830 in Falls Creek. Route description PA 950 begins at an intersection with US 322 in the borough of Reynoldsville, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Broadway Street. The road heads through residential areas a short distance to the west of a Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad line. The road crosses into Winslow Township and becomes Reynoldsville-Falls Creek Road, continuing through forested areas with occasional development, running to the west of the railroad line and Sandy Lick Creek. PA 950 curves to the east at Sandy Valley and passes through more woodland. Upon reaching the community of Pancoast, the route turns northeast again and continues into the borough of Falls Creek, where the name changes to 3rd Street. In this area, the road passes homes and curves north aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luthersburg, Pennsylvania
Luthersburg is an unincorporated community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located at the intersection of U.S. routes 219 and 322, and Pennsylvania Route 410, south-southeast of DuBois. Luthersburg has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ..., with ZIP code 15848. The community was named for W. H. Luther, an early settler. References Unincorporated communities in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{ClearfieldCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions. Canada In Canada, the Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. China County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the China, People's Republic of China. They have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty. The number of counties in China proper g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
