Fordham, Pennsylvania
Fordham is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]
History[]
A post office was established at Fordham in 1893, and closed the next year in 1894.[2][3]
Notable people[]
Steve Harrick, head football coach at West Virginia University Institute of Technology from 1935 to 1946, was born in Fordham in 1897.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fordham, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 234.
- ^ "Steve Harrick Wrestling Scholarship". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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Coordinates: 40°54′54″N 79°01′59″W / 40.91500°N 79.03306°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
- Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania