Echo, Pennsylvania
Echo is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[1]
History
A post office called Echo was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1940.[2] According to tradition, the community was named from the echoes bouncing off nearby ridges.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Echo, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 41.
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