Porkey, Pennsylvania
Porkey, Pennsylvania | |
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| Coordinates: 41°36′43″N 79°09′56″W / 41.61194°N 79.16556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Forest |
| Township | Howe |
| Elevation | 1,207 ft (368 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1209901[1] |
Porkey is an unincorporated community in Howe Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
The settlement is located within the Allegheny National Forest along Pennsylvania Route 666, next to Tionesta Creek.
History
[edit]The early settlement contained three lumber mills and was described as "a small but active little town".[2]
Porkey was a stop on the Sheffield and Tionesta Railway, a now-abandoned 40-mile-long (64 km) railway that began operating in 1900.[3][4]
A wagon bridge was built across Tionesta Creek at Porkey in 1918.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porkey
- ^ a b Pavlansky, Joseph; Hanahan, Paula (2017). Forest County. Arcadia. p. 104. ISBN 9781467126199.
- ^ "Stations of the Past". West2k.Com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Sheffield & Tionesta Railway" (PDF). LaBelle Woodworking Company. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |