Eddyville, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
40°56′34″N 79°16′39″W / 40.94278°N 79.27750°W / 40.94278; -79.27750CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyArmstrongTownshipRedbankElevation
1,004 ft (306 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1173986[1]

Eddyville is an unincorporated community in Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Eddyville was established on May 21, 1857, Turney S. Orr, postmaster, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] Eddyville is described as a small town containing besides a gristmill about a dozen other buildings, and including a blacksmith shop, a store, a boatyard, and a post office.[3] Eddyville appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eddyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Post Offices:Pennsylvania, Armstrong County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Robert Walter Smith. "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 7, page 195". Chicago : Waterman, Watkins. 1883. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 67". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. in 1876. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
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