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Breakneck Creek

Coordinates: 40°43′21″N 80°01′36″W / 40.72262°N 80.02662°W / 40.72262; -80.02662
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Breakneck Creek is a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek that flows in a northwardly direction in Western Pennsylvania. It forms in the village of Bakerstown in Allegheny County[1] then flows northwest through the borough of Valencia in Butler County.

From there, it continues north through the boroughs of Mars, Callery, and Evans City. Breackneck flows a few more miles until it reaches the village of Eidenau where it flows into Connoquenessing Creek.

History

The only known train station to span a waterway was located in Evans City. The Evans City Station was constructed on a platform above Breakneck in downtown. This structure was included in the Ripley's Believe It or Not! archive. The building is no longer standing.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ An Historical Gazetteer of Butler County, Pennsylvania, pp. 113.
  2. ^ Cole, pp. 120.
  3. ^ Parisi, pp. 105.

Sources

  • An Historical Gazetteer of Butler County, Pennsylvania, Mechling Bookbindery., 2006, ISBN 978-0-9760563-9-3.
  • Cole, Wayne A., Ghost Rails VI Harmony Route, ColeBooks, 2009, ISBN 0-9727397-5-0.
  • Parisi, Larry D., Butler County, Arcadia Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-7385-3517-6.

See also

40°43′21″N 80°01′36″W / 40.72262°N 80.02662°W / 40.72262; -80.02662