Revloc is an unincorporated community and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Cambria Township,
Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the intersections of US Routes
422
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and
219
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, 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.
Demographics
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 ''
Beaver County Times
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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
bathhouse
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* Public baths, public facilities for bathing
* Gay bathhouse
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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
Ukraine
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and
Poland
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.
See also
*
List of geographic names derived from anagrams and ananyms
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References
External links
Revloc profileat PA HomeTownLocator
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Census-designated places in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania