Porkey, Pennsylvania
Porkey is an unincorporated community in Howe Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
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| Coordinates: 41°36′43″N 79°09′56″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] |
The settlement is located within the Allegheny National Forest along Pennsylvania Route 666, next to Tionesta Creek.
History
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 mi (64 km)-long railway that began operating in 1900.[3][4]
A wagon bridge was built across Tionesta Creek at Porkey in 1918.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porkey
- 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 | |
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