Oscar, Pennsylvania
Oscar, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Oscar | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′25″N 79°22′16″W / 40.84028°N 79.37111°WCoordinates: 40°50′25″N 79°22′16″W / 40.84028°N 79.37111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Armstrong |
| Township | Valley |
| Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1204339[1] |
Oscar is an unincorporated community in Valley Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
History[]
A post office called Oscar was established on July 25, 1861, with Francis Martin as its postmaster.[2][3] It remained in operation until 1886.[3] Oscar P.O. appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Oscar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Robert Walter Smith (1883). "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 17, page 390". Chicago: Waterman, Watkins. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 77". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. 1876. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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