Leckrone, Pennsylvania

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Leckrone, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Leckrone is located in Pennsylvania
Leckrone
Leckrone
Coordinates: 39°51′41″N 79°52′12″W / 39.86139°N 79.87000°W / 39.86139; -79.87000Coordinates: 39°51′41″N 79°52′12″W / 39.86139°N 79.87000°W / 39.86139; -79.87000
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
TownshipGerman
Elevation
968 ft (295 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15454
Area code(s)724, 878
GNIS feature ID1179107[1]

Leckrone is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) northeast of Masontown. Leckrone has a post office with ZIP code 15454.[2][3]

The most well-known industry in Leckrone was mining and coke ovens. Construction was begun in mid-1899 and the first coke was drawn on June 2, 1900. The plants were serviced by a spur of the Smithfield and Masontown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad which opened on April 7, 1900. As of 1901, Leckrone No. 1 Mine had 525 acres of coal and 250 coke ovens while the No. 2 Mine had 300 acres of coal tributary and 150 ovens.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Leckrone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Brennen, J. P. 1901. "The New Coke Plant." Mines and Minerals: A Mining and Metallurgical Journal, April 385-388.


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