Chickentown, Pennsylvania
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Chickentown, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 40°40′52″N 75°23′20″W / 40.68111°N 75.38889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Northampton |
Township | Hanover |
Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
GNIS feature ID | 1210868[1] |
Chickentown is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Chickentown is located at the junction of Hanoverville Road and Pennsylvania Route 512.
The name "Chickentown" originated from the several poultry farms located in the area, especially those on nearby Jacksonville Road, which was previously called Chickentown Road because of the large number of poultry farms located on it. However, this name fell into obscurity sometime before the turn of the 21st century as the area became more residential.[2]
References
- ^ "Chickentown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Landauer, Bill. "Raising Chickentown: Odd Facebook address resurrects a bit of history". mcall.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
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