Reagantown, Pennsylvania
Reagantown | |
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  Reagantown Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°8′20″N 79°38′47″W / 40.13889°N 79.64639°WCoordinates: 40°8′20″N 79°38′47″W / 40.13889°N 79.64639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Reagantown is a hamlet in the Township of East Huntingdon in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It lies along Pennsylvania Route 981, between Smithton and . Suters, Smiths, Snyders, Lowes, McCurdys, Henkstellers, Reagans and Fosters were the most prominent settlers in the area.[1]
Economy[]
Traditionally, Reagantown has been a farming and coal mining community.[2] David Hixson farm lies to the south of Reagantown and contained the Hixson Well which tapped shale and coal in the 19th century under the .[3][4]
Landmarks[]
A Presbyterian Church was built in 1849, and there is also a Wesleyan Chapel about 2 miles to the south.[1] There is a lane leading south from the hamlet named after this chapel which leads to it.
Notable people[]
- Charles Rosen (1878–1950), painter[5]
References[]
- ^ a b Albert, G.D. History of the county of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. Рипол Классик. p. 685. ISBN 978-5-87171-373-0.
- ^ Peterson, Brian H. (2006). Form Radiating Life: The Paintings of Charles Rosen. James A. Michener Art Museum. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8122-3988-1.
- ^ Report of Progress ... Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey. 1800. p. 227.
- ^ Seventh Report on the Oil and Gas Fields of Western Pennsylvania: For 1887, 1888. (Following the Annual Reports of 1885 and 1886. Board of Commissioners. 1890. p. 227.
- ^ Shipp, Steve (1996). American Art Colonies, 1850–1930: A Historical Guide to America's Original Art Colonies and Their Artists. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-313-29619-2.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
- Unincorporated communities in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania