Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania

History

A post office called Sweet Valley has been in operation since 1847.[2] Josiah Ruggles was the first postmaster, and the community's first merchant.[3]

  • A view of Sweet Valley, PA, about 1930.
    A view of Sweet Valley, PA, about 1930.
  • A view of North Lake, Sweet Valley, PA, about 1940.
    A view of North Lake, Sweet Valley, PA, about 1940.
  • Church in Sweet Valley in 2009.
    Church in Sweet Valley in 2009.
  • Main Road in Sweet Valley in 2015.
    Main Road in Sweet Valley in 2015.
  • A View of Harris Pond in 2015.
    A View of Harris Pond in 2015.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania
  2. "Luzerne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  3. Bradsby, Henry C. (1893). History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: With Biographical Selections. S. B. Nelson. p. 642.

41°16′56″N 76°08′41″W


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