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Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°16′56″N 76°08′41″W / 41.28222°N 76.14472°W / 41.28222; -76.14472
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Sweet Valley is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Luzerne County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]

History

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A post office called Sweet Valley has been in operation since 1847.[2] Josiah Ruggles was the first postmaster, and the community's first merchant.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ "Luzerne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Bradsby, Henry C. (1893). History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: With Biographical Selections. S. B. Nelson. p. 642.

41°16′56″N 76°08′41″W / 41.28222°N 76.14472°W / 41.28222; -76.14472