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 ...
Pennsylvania Route 666
Pennsylvania Route 666 (PA 666) is an east–west state route located in northwest Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 62 (US 62) in the Hickory Township municipality of East Hickory, and its eastern terminus i ...
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Tionesta Creek
Tionesta Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Forest, Clarion, Warren, McKean, and Elk Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. Together with its West Branch, Tionesta Creek is long, flows generally south, and its watershed is ...
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History
The early settlement contained three lumber mills and was described as "a small but active little town".
Porkey was a stop on the Sheffield and Tionesta Railway, a now-abandoned -long railway that began operating in 1900.
A wagon bridge was built across Tionesta Creek at Porkey in 1918.