Leckrone is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
that is located in
Fayette County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States.
The community is situated northeast of
Masontown. Leckrone has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
, with
ZIP code 15454.
History
The most well-known industry in Leckrone was mining and coke ovens. Construction of the manufacturing plants began in mid-1899 with the first coke drawn on June 2, 1900. The operations were serviced by a spur of the Smithfield and Masontown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which opened on April 7, 1900. As of 1901, Leckrone No. 1 Mine had 525 acres of coal and 250 coke ovens, while the No. 2 Mine had 300 acres of coal tributary and 150 ovens.
[Brennen, J. P. 1901.]
The New Coke Plant
" ''Mines and Minerals: A Mining and Metallurgical Journal'', April 385-388.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania