Revloc is an unincorporated community and

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in Cambria Township,

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, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the intersections of US Routes

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and 219, and is approximately west of the borough of Ebensburg, the Cambria County seat. As of the 2010 census, the population of Revloc was 570. "Revloc" is the reverse-spelling of neighboring community Colver.

History

The Revloc mine, located south of the community, was originally constructed by the Monroe Coal Company (also known as the Coleman & Weaver Company) in 1916–1917. These mines later fell under the authority of Bethlehem Mining (BethEnergy), which operated them until the 1980s. In 1978, the ''

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'' announced plans to reopen the mines after more than one year of closure, following a fire that resulted in over $10 million in losses. The original structures of the Revloc mines are still in existence, including a boiler house, an office building, and a red brick 1940s-era

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. The community of Revloc was founded in 1917 as a coal patch town to house the workers of the mines. The community was home to a notable amount of Eastern European immigrants, including those from

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Revloc profile
at PA HomeTownLocator Census-designated places in Cambria County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania {{CambriaCountyPA-geo-stub

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