Scotch Hill, Pennsylvania
Scotch Hill, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Clarion |
Township | Farmington |
Government | |
Elevation | 1,516 ft (462 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
16233 | 16233 |
Area code | 814 |
GNIS feature ID | 1187152[1] |
Scotch Hill is a community in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in the 19th century by James J. Scotch and William F. Hill.[2]
Per the History of Clarion County PA Edited by A.J. Davis:"In 1836 George Alsbach, a native of Union county, purchased the Anderson tract for $1,500, and removed to it with his family from Shippenville. The surrounding country north, east, and south was a howling wilderness. Mr.Alsbach soon replaced the two log cabins, and the half barn of the same material, " which required props to keep it from falling," by more comfortable and modern frame dwellings. In the spring of 185 1 Mr. Alsbach laid out a portion of his farm in lots and called the prospective village Scotch Hill, to commemorate its former occupant, Anderson, and his neighbor, McNaughton.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Dunaway, Wayland (1944). The Scotch-Irish of Colonial Pennsylvania. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. p. 165.
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