Eighty Four, Pennsylvania
| Eighty Four | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Eighty Four
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| Coordinates: 40°10′55″N 80°7′59″W / 40.18194°N 80.13306°WCoordinates: 40°10′55″N 80°7′59″W / 40.18194°N 80.13306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Elevation | 1,049 ft (320 m) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,012 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 15330 |
| Area code(s) | 724 |
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Eighty Four is a small unincorporated community mostly within Somerset Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies approximately 25 miles southwest of Pittsburgh and is in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Eighty Four is home to the 84 Lumber company's world headquarters and home of the first 84 Lumber store. It is also a part of the Canon-McMillan, Trinity, Ringgold, and Bentworth school districts.
Eighty Four is accessible via Pennsylvania Route 519 and Route 136 and interstates 79 and 70. The closest international airport is the Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township.
[edit] Origin of name
Eighty Four was originally named Smithville. Due to postal confusion with another town of the same name, its name was changed to "Eighty Four" on July 28, 1884.[2] Though the origin of the name is uncertain, it has been speculated that the town was named in honour of Grover Cleveland's 1884 election as President of the United States, or for the town's mile marker on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.[2] Another theory states that the town was named after the year that the town's post office was built, by a postmaster who "didn't have a whole lot of imagination."[3]
[edit] See also
- Ninety Six, South Carolina, Eighty Eight, Kentucky, and Hundred, West Virginia are other examples of towns with numerical names.
[edit] References
- ^ "15330 Fact Sheet - American Fact Finder". http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=15330&_cityTown=15330&_state=04000US42&_zip=15330&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y. Retrieved 2007-08-08
- ^ a b "Eighty-four, Pa. turns 100". The Ledger. The Associated Press. 1984-07-28. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3tYSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fvsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2518,3962457. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ^ Greene, Robin (1984-07-26). "Eighty Four celebrates 100 years". The Bulletin. UPI. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y2gPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tIYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6832%2C5802890. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
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