Sweet Valley 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 ...
in
Ross Township,
Luzerne County
Luzerne County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is Northeastern Pennsylvania's second-largest county by total area. As of ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
.
History
A post office called Sweet Valley has been in operation since 1847. Josiah Ruggles was the first postmaster, and the community's first merchant.
Gallery
File:Sweet Valley, PA.jpg, A view of Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania, about 1930
File:North Lake, PA.jpg, A view of North Lake, Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania, about 1940
File:Church in Sweet Valley 4.JPG, Church in Sweet Valley in 2009
File:Main Road in Sweet Valley.JPG, Main Road in Sweet Valley in 2015
File:Harris Pond in April (3).JPG, A View of Harris Pond in 2015
References
Unincorporated communities in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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